Unusual Rat Laundry Day
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Another Tuesday and another day of rat laundry. I do the rat laundry after work at a coin-op laundromat around the corner from our home. Today was a bit different than usual. Usually there is no one else doing laundry at this time so all is good. I can put on a podcast or a [...]
Cleaning Day – Part II
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Another cleaning day but not like other cleaning days. Yesterday we moved the new boys in with some of our resident rats and we thought all would be well. Sure there were a few squabbles and a bunch of screeching and some serious boxing matches throughout the night (yes, all night long) but it was [...]
Happy New Year
2008 was the year of the Rat, 2009 is not.
Old Man Jeremy
‘Twas his time to leave this place, to pass into the silence, full of grace. He struggled and fought, but this day no more life could be bought. The grim reaper had come calling, and his timing was nothing short of appalling. His brethren made no fuss, to them this is life and so must pass as thus. At the bridge [...]
Papa Ink Passes
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Inky, our oldest Berkshire pet rat took his final sleep last night. This morning at breakfast Mrs.R found Inky under the ramp, one of his favorite places, already gone to the Rainbow Bridge. We recently moved Inky to the lower level of the “big” FN to help with his advancing age. We moved a few [...]
We Gave You A Blog Award
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Imagine my surprise. The fine kitties at The Cheezits have given us an award! Please follow the link below to read their blog entry. We ranked first on their list. I feel quite honored. The award was given for the Pet Rat Barred post. The Cheezits: Colby and Cheddar: Belated Fank Yew
Rats Are Not Arsonists
Flaming Pet Rat Starts Fire, Damages Titusville Home – News Of The Strange Story – WFTV Orlando This is NOT the fault of the pet rat!!! Please read the whole story to see the real person responsible for this. Sensationalistic journalism is such a poor excuse for finger-pointing reporting. Maybe the strange sells newspapers, or [...]
Pain Medication Guide for Pet Rats et al.
Recommendations for Analgesia in Rats and Mice Oral: Drug name* Species Dose Frequency Controlled substance? Aspirin Rodents 100-400 mg/kg 1-2X per day No Meloxicam Rats 1.0 mg/kg Daily No Buphrenorphine Rodents 0.01-0.02 mg/ml drinking water Daily Yes Buphrenorphine Rodents 0.5 mg/kg in jello Daily Yes Carprofen Rodents 5-10 mg/kg in water or jello Daily or [...]
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It’s Their Tails!
Rat tails are soft, with a very fine covering of fur. When they are young, the fur is much like down and only as they grow older does the fur on their tails start to get coarser.
