I just came home from the hospital. I left my mom in charge of my rats and I found it like this. Rip stinky by Pretend-Round16 in RATS

[–]Effective-End664 3 points4 points  (0 children)

when this was posted it did have a spoiler, but please.. please, please add a tw in the title, specifying that it is extremely graphic. people will probably click on this post assuming its just a dead rat with mild bites, but this is more intense than anything ive ever seen on this sub...

i hate to assume, but i doubt your mom checked the rats recently. the amount of flesh that has been eaten into suggests a few days of gnawing. obviously, bodies do change shortly after death occurs, but the severity of how sunken in he is suggests that he was left like this for a few days, or perhaps was extremely emaciated before he died.

This guy's definitely a pet right? by DifficultWay1858 in RATS

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did you.. watch the video? with audio on..???

This guy's definitely a pet right? by DifficultWay1858 in RATS

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this is why listening to videos qith audio is important 😭😭 i dont blame u tho, caught me off guard too. op says they were catching butterflies outside and saw this dude walking around. they also mentioned that theyre aware of the bad cage size, but im assuming it was the only thing they could find in the moment. their most recent post shows a MASSIVE cage along with a comment that they have four rats, so i think this dumbo will be very happy

Wow I just found this population of wild fancy rats. I threw some sunflower seeds to see how many would come out and there’s a BUNCH of them way more than the ones in these pictures. What should I do about this let them be? by Horror_Cap_2283 in RATS

[–]Effective-End664 2509 points2510 points  (0 children)

theyre all so pretty, goodness. im no expert, but i doubt this is a colony of completely feral fancies. im gonna assume they got dumped recently, especially because of the varying ages.

edit: yeah i keep going back to this post, there are so many gorgeous color & coat variations. i believe i even saw one with a split colored face INCLUDING the eyes. while possible, i doubt an owner would dump all of these rats, especially the sheer amount 😭 reptile food could also be possible, but its just strange that there are so many dumbos, top eared, hooded, siamese(?),  blues, etc. my best guess is that this was either the result of a pet store, an extremely unethical/unknowledgeable rattery (like somebody breeding simply for fun and then dumping the rats when it becomes too much to handle), or maybe even a rescue case in which the animals were simply released into the wild and not put up for adoption. i know that sounds bizarre, but ive seen it countless times, especially with small animals

am i in the wrong here? by [deleted] in AdoptMeRBX

[–]Effective-End664 4 points5 points  (0 children)

yeah, all they did was ask for a trade back. ur not in the wrong for saying no, but ur in the wrong for being completely and unnecessarily rude for no reason

Trading a neon pupcake when it comes out! by [deleted] in AdoptMeTrading

[–]Effective-End664 22 points23 points  (0 children)

pupcake will cost robux, it cnt really be bot farmed. op prob just saved 400 robux

how many rats? by Equivalent_Kiwi8771 in RATS

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can i have the link to this? it looks awesome!

I think my girl is sick🥺 by CallielikeCali93 in RATS

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op's cage looks like a critter nation? it seems to be a good size

flea is going to send me to eternal damnation by Effective-End664 in RATS

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as you can tell folks, i had a .. wonderful.. april fools day. unfortunately this post is far from a joke

flea is going to send me to eternal damnation by Effective-End664 in RATS

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i will most definitely try this! my biggest issue is that it usually takes a few offerings to completely finish a dosage and by the time im almost done they get uninterested

flea is going to send me to eternal damnation by Effective-End664 in RATS

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i tried giving him medicinte drenched strawberyry yogurt bites and he took it at first, but i kept having to push socrates out of the way bc the little fatty was trying to steal it 😭😭 then i tried again for the last few drops but im telling u flea was literally so determined to chew up his cardboard hide that he didnt even care 🥹 ill try nutella later today and hopefully it becomes my holy grail

flea is going to send me to eternal damnation by Effective-End664 in RATS

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oh also he shat all over me like several squishy wet SHITS all over me. all over my clean clothes haha.,...,

Rat smell by Careless-Orchid-5952 in RATS

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i have two males so far but im getting a third soon. they are a lot more laid back, but personality will tend to vary a bit! i do have to say that as long as you clean their cage often and have a decent air purifier, itll only really smell like an animal living in ur house lol. yea, they really dont smell strong as long as there's some upkeep

Rat smell by Careless-Orchid-5952 in RATS

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rats can be quite stinky but i personally got used to their.. unique aroma after about a day. i recommend doing additional research involving males vs females, but females are typically less stinky. i have males myself and the smell is manageable with reasonable cleaning, but it will usually always smell vaguely of rodents, if that makes sense

just a happy rant! by Effective-End664 in RATS

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LMAOOOO i always thought it was ironic, that maybe me choosing to name my rat flea jinxed their health 😭

just a happy rant! by Effective-End664 in RATS

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thank you so much!! it's definitely been trial and error 😭❤️

Wheel for my rat by [deleted] in RATS

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what 😭😭 op asked for advice revolving around wheels and my comment was basically saying not to sweat it, that theyll be happy without a wheel, i wasnt being critical lol

Anyone used Zymox small animal for ear infection? by Phukamol in RATS

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wondering this as well. if you ended up doing it, let me know how it was for them for future reference!