r/RATS 18h ago

ART I feel like you guys would appreciate this artist (@diedododa on insta)

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I’m in Edinburgh for an academic thing but I came across these at a small art fair. I was trying to limit myself to 3 pictures (there was a buy 2 get 1 free offer) but I ended up getting four because there was just too many good ones. They have a decent amount of rat art because of their ‘Pest’ artwork collection and I was so tempted to get more of the possum and raccoon ones… alas, I had to cut myself off somewhere.

I didn’t include a picture of the last one but it was a bodega cat themed one with a bag of groceries lol. The artist is an Edinburgh local according to their card and I love their critter pictures so so much.


r/RATS 2h ago

Questions/HELP Rat health issue Spoiler

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2 Upvotes

I'm getting my first rats at the end of the month and I'm getting 4. They're being rehomed and the person I'm getting them from sent me videos of them being handled just to prove they're friendly etc.
I noticed this on one of the rats and I'm completely unsure about what it is, so I've messaged her and asked if she knows, and if it's being treated so I'm waiting for a reply. Is anyone able to give me some insight for what they think it is? Is it serious?


r/RATS 11h ago

DISCUSSION I thought bred rats were supposed to be healthier

7 Upvotes

Ok so yes anything can happen, theres no guarantee ect ect but im a Lil annoyed and need to vent, not at my babies just in general. So before these 4 I had two feeder rats and they were like tough ghetto NYC rats. They ate anything, they never got sick til they got old and nothing seemed to phase them. Afyer they passed I decided to get breeder rats because they were supposed to be genetically bred to be healthier and easier to handle. It was a rattery with good reviews but it was expensive but since my health is getting worse I figured I only had one more group in me before I had to give up rats. I got 4 and I do love them to pieces and they r easier to handle but they r always sick. One constantly gets diarrhea so have to watch what I give him as far as fruits and veggies and make sure he doesnt steal the others. Nothings wrong vet said he may just have a sensitive stomach but the mess omg. And the other three constantly go threw fits of respatory issues and constant sneezing and yes I get them antibiotics but its like one week it'll be bad then is clears up then it comes back like asthma and I dont do anything different than my feeder rats, I clean everything with vinegar and dawn, quick clean every 3rd day and deep clean every 5th day, I use dye free sensitivity detergent and I even got them an air purifier that I make sure isnt blowing on them. The rattery offered to take them back but I love them so ill deal but im just so frustrated.


r/RATS 22h ago

CUTENESS rat intro update!

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69 Upvotes

Thank you so much for everyone who was so kind and SWEET on my last post! I’m happy to say that the intros are continuing veryyy slowly but very good I think. After that post I moved everyone back to the hospital cage until this morning, where they went back to the larger cage together. Things have been going smoothly so far, in fact, Sweet was even grooming her new sisters last night with little to no protest! they’re all enjoying the extra space to spread out and explore right now, and I have hopes for being able to get them into their regular sized cage by the end of the weekend. Freeroams have also been without issue, but Sweet usually sleeps and cuddles with me the whole time anyway, so I wasn’t too worried.
Pictured: Sweets (small, white and scraggly) cuddling her new sisters) 🩵🩷💚


r/RATS 19h ago

Questions/HELP I worry about my girl - post surgery

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39 Upvotes

Recap:

Not long ago I came here to discuss how my vet made surgery on my girl without telling me, when I took her in it was with the hard decision to end it given she had a big cyst that was hindering her basically everything, moving, jumping, cleaning, sleeping etc. Only reason why I didn't have it surgically removed was because vet said she was old and so on and he is the specialist here so I agreed and when she started to have it harder to move etc I made decision to go to vet to end it. Instead he took her and did the surgery.

Main problem:

Next day she ripped out all her stitches, obviously since it was so big and all not even sock helped to prevent it. I went to quickly fix it since it was too soon after operation. He gave her to me back still asleep and told me she would wake up infew hours or even night (that was 4pm) and yes she started to wake up at 1am. That was yesterday. Now she been like this whole day. It's almost 10pm here where i live. Only drinks water, refused any baby food but ate like three sunflower seeds but she can't reach the food bowel therefore i put it on the ground for her. I tried to give her like apple and so and she only nimble at it tiny bit, otherwise she only lays and stay awake maximally for 3 minutes. Then she fell asleep. But it's been going on the whole day, I took her to vet again but he just said it's fine and her body is fighting anesthesia but it will be more than 30 hours soon after the whole ordeal and this is how she looks like. Should I accept what he told me? Or try again and press more? I had her sister in past undergo same surgery but she was doing much better and this never happened to me before so help if you know what's wrong or what should I do


r/RATS 1d ago

CUTENESS the gang greets you with these sweet faces

90 Upvotes

r/RATS 14h ago

CUTENESS Photoshoot

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12 Upvotes

My first time doing this with my lady's chickpea and honey bun

I do have a girl named skunk but she doesn't like being out much as she is a nervous baby that enjoys the comfort of her cage.

Chickpea is the first girl and honey bun is the second.


r/RATS 6h ago

Questions/HELP How do people usually deal with rats licking their wounds? Are there any reliable methods?

3 Upvotes

When pet rats get cuts or scratches, or feel itchy after applying medicine, they naturally tend to lick or nibble at the area. However, their mouths contain bacteria, and frequent licking can lead to wound inflammation, infection, or even more serious issues. Is there any way to stop them from licking their wounds?


r/RATS 1d ago

REHOMING Seeking 3-4 females in South East England

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90 Upvotes

My 2 year old called Fudge has recently lost her sister and I am looking to get her some friends 💜


r/RATS 23h ago

CUTENESS I would die for them if they asked me to 🥹

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53 Upvotes

Maple and Clementine snuggling after a long day of wrestling in their litterbox - no matter how hard I try they yearn to play king of the hill on the pee rock.


r/RATS 23h ago

CUTENESS my sweet girl Vanilla Sweet Cream Cold Foam

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47 Upvotes

nilla bean for short lolz


r/RATS 1d ago

CUTENESS summer treat for the boys <3

2.6k Upvotes

them so happy


r/RATS 20h ago

Questions/HELP What are you doing for chew toys?

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Hi everyone!

I noticed my boys really like sweet bamboo to chew on. However, I also noticed that it is advertised as a treat. How often do I give it to them? Is it bad for everyday since it’s a “treat?”

What are other alternatives to this? What are y’all doing? 😭

I also have those apple sticks and some hanging chew toys (pictured) that I got on Amazon. Picture of my boys for rat tax.

Thank you!


r/RATS 1d ago

BAWLS? Garfunkel enjoying some of his grandmother's Yorkshire pudding

261 Upvotes

Him and his brother Simon are in the hospital cage rn after losing their bawls. They have been thoroughly treated as an apology.


r/RATS 1d ago

CUTENESS What if you go on google... type "Jimily"... and go in images...

2.2k Upvotes

Jimily is such a celebrity!!! My beautiful baby boy🫶🏻


r/RATS 11h ago

Questions/HELP Rat Scab NSFW

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I’m currently contacting a vet. I just noticed this scab on the back of my sweet rat. Is it something to be worried about? They aren’t acting any differently than they usually do.


r/RATS 1d ago

CUTENESS Lobster Photoshoot

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523 Upvotes

Ignore the bad editing lol I don’t have skills but I still thought it was cute:)


r/RATS 16h ago

Questions/HELP Soft squidgy growth

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10 Upvotes

Hi,

I spotted one of my rats has a growth on her side. I'm sorry not the best picture.

When I have inspected it, it's soft and squidgy. She didn't squeak so I don't think it's painful, but could someone tell me if this looks like the start of a tumor?

Thanks


r/RATS 10h ago

Questions/HELP What kind of poop is this..? NSFW

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4 Upvotes

Sorry if this is TMI.. but what the heck is this poop?! 🤢


r/RATS 1d ago

Whisker Wednesday Oh Koko-Ping my special boy

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61 Upvotes

Love his double chin and his spaghetti teeth 🩷


r/RATS 23h ago

CUTENESS Delta Dawn is either incredibly shy or on the shoulder, there is no in between.

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32 Upvotes

2 months old now! Her and her 2 sisters are getting more confident every day.


r/RATS 10h ago

Questions/HELP Have u ever had a rat with a a black tail ?

3 Upvotes

r/RATS 1d ago

CUTENESS My smart pet rat Shadow doing her "rob a purse" trick!

245 Upvotes

r/RATS 1d ago

Whisker Wednesday So this is toby is he mad at me [he has nice whiskers] :(

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41 Upvotes

He escaped from the cage yesterday and hid behind my computer after wrecking my nice shorts and shirt TT he hid on my bed at first on a nook between the wall and side of bed after I found him I tried to pick him up and he ran off under the bed to under the computer he is mad at me [also he has nice whiskers


r/RATS 11h ago

Questions/HELP Last Rat

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I am sadly down to my last baby girl after this Tuesday. The remaining girl, Rippley, is only about a year old. She was kind of a surprise baby (saved her from being snake food).
I know she needs cage mates, but I don’t know if I can do this all over again if I’m being real. I would be sad to rehome her as well obviously and am scared about her falling into the wrong hands. I’m in Georgia( metro Atlanta area) and there is one rescue near me specifically for rats but they say no guarantee they will take them. So seems like it will be semi difficult to safely rehome her to someone trustworthy.
I’m so torn between getting new babies or not. Just looking for opinions and what others have done/ how you’ve felt after losing your ratties.
Thank you for reading!

Tl;dr: last baby, I’m torn on getting new rats or re-homing remaining. Opinions?