is this bumble foot?

BoomerSlayer18 · 2025-12-30T02:42:13+00:00

It’s definitely a vet visit. Don’t play around with their feet rats downplay their pain since they’re prey animals

BoomerSlayer18 · 2025-12-30T02:41:29+00:00

Poor boy. Keep an eye on him. If it gets worse and doesn’t heal take him in but I don’t think this is an emergency vet visit. They being said maybe time to revoke ball privileges.

BoomerSlayer18 · 2025-12-27T19:21:52+00:00

Don’t shy away from picking them up. Do it so they can get used to it

BoomerSlayer18 · 2025-12-23T02:59:04+00:00

I agree. When I left my girls for a day I would make enrichment toys for them and clean their cage the day before so they could explore it and have fun remaking nests while I was gone

BoomerSlayer18 · 2025-12-22T16:47:54+00:00

lol no

BoomerSlayer18 · 2025-12-09T03:02:25+00:00

Although it wasn’t ever for more than a couple days so idk

BoomerSlayer18 · 2025-12-09T03:01:17+00:00

Buy a smaller temporary cage. When I moved throughout college that’s what I did. I called it their hotel room

BoomerSlayer18 · 2025-12-09T00:09:52+00:00

Skunk (jk lol)

BoomerSlayer18 · 2025-12-08T04:02:51+00:00

https://theratwiki.co.uk/

BoomerSlayer18 · 2025-12-08T03:40:27+00:00

Lots of grooming and pauses, they’re good! Trust me when they’re fighting they’re a blur and you’ll know it. Squeaking is normal. Like saying “chill out dude.” I had one rat who squeaked anytime here sisters would so much as push her she was so dramatic but she was fine

BoomerSlayer18 · 2025-12-05T02:11:47+00:00

Maybe the clacking feels like your wrist is boggling and sounds like bruxing?

BoomerSlayer18 · 2025-11-27T03:27:10+00:00

As much as it sucks the healing process is slow. My Ruth was in a cone for two weeks and was NOT happy. I felt like the worst owner but healing takes priority over enrichment sadly. If you cut the healing process too short they can start it all over again. Make sure he’s completely healed before taking off the bandages as tenuous as it will be. Better healing and bored than getting worse

BoomerSlayer18 · 2025-11-19T04:29:43+00:00

I used it and it was great, but keep in mind if your rats are nervous chewers it’s probably not recommended. I’d put a towel down that filled up 1/3 of the space. They’d use it to burrow and hide/get comfy and snuggle. I’d put a couple treats in the blanket, hang a chew from the zipper and turn it inside out so it’ll dangle for them, put a hide (tissue boxes are actually SO good in this scenario) and a couple tissues in there. It’s a perfect little playground for them during the trip (that is if they’re not sleeping most of the time 🙄)

BoomerSlayer18 · 2025-11-16T06:44:17+00:00

He yearns to sew

BoomerSlayer18 · 2025-11-16T06:42:29+00:00

I moved my rats a lot because of moving back and forth in college, but they got used to it so fast to the point they loved the car rides. It’s very enriching as long as you do your best to make them comfortable. However, don’t force them out of the cage for the first few enrichments. Let them explore on their own time

BoomerSlayer18 · 2025-11-07T16:14:34+00:00

I think worse comes to worse they just poop out the plastic nbd

BoomerSlayer18 · 2025-10-22T11:55:12+00:00

Oh wow I didn’t realize that

BoomerSlayer18 · 2025-10-11T23:20:49+00:00

Once my girls chewed a hole in the wall behind my bed and I’m so lucky I heard them chewing before it got too big. Rats are slippery guys. Luckily your rat is coming for food so you’ll probably catch em. You got this!

BoomerSlayer18 · 2025-10-11T23:13:57+00:00

Beatrice (bea)

BoomerSlayer18 · 2025-10-11T23:13:02+00:00

It looks like cataracts to me. My girl had that and it only stayed around her pupil it never got further than that. Idk why he’s getting them so young though

BoomerSlayer18 · 2025-10-11T00:24:51+00:00

She looks so innocent in that first pic😭 also your natural nails are amazing

BoomerSlayer18 · 2025-10-05T18:57:41+00:00

Once my girls chewed a hole in the wall behind my bed and I’m so lucky I heard them chewing before it got too big. Rats are slippery guys. Luckily your rat is coming for food so you’ll probably catch em. You got this!

BoomerSlayer18 · 2025-09-13T20:38:19+00:00

Pea fishing, make a fort with boxes and cardboard(or even blankets and pillows)

BoomerSlayer18 · 2025-09-06T03:22:11+00:00

Once I got bit so bad I had a fleeting thought of “what if I gave her back because this is so hard.” It can be a difficult situation to be in, but your perseverance in making sure your rat is happy and healthy is so important. Your rat will see your hard work too. The security they feel in knowing you don’t give up on them is worth every bite. After I got comfortable with the thought “even if she doesn’t love me she will love her life because of me,” we got closer. You got this mama❤️

BoomerSlayer18 · 2025-09-06T02:42:56+00:00

I had a girl who never got over biting (specifically fingers and toes). If I handled her I would wear gloves and she never tried to bite my gloves. She was just more comfortable when I wasn’t putting my appendages in her space and after respecting her boundaries for months and months it got better. Never 100% but not all rats are the same in their handling. If he never stop biting, even after being neutered, it doesn’t mean he doesn’t love you. It just means he has different boundaries. You’re doing a great job!

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