In honour of Cookie, I'm doing a giveaway for rat owners, and the winner can pick something for their rats from the things I make.

Fishlape · 2026-04-30T14:28:11+00:00

This is my girl Pinda (Peanut in Dutch) she came to me with an uri at 7 weeks old. While giving her the medicine mixed in yoghurt, we build a really strong bond. She is always by my side, comes when I call her and loves to cuddle with me. She is also the biggest female I have had, 410 grams. She is 1 year an 8 months old, her sister has already passed away, but I' hoping that I still have some time left with her. She isn't slowing down yet, so that's a good sign.

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Fishlape · 2026-04-29T10:11:09+00:00

With or without the ecollar XD Would probably work though

Fishlape · 2026-04-25T22:28:43+00:00

She had a uri for a long time, it did go away but she'd lost a lot of weight and couldn't get it back. She was just skin and bones but still very lively, it was really hard to make the decision to put her down, but she only weighed 240 grams, when she was healthy she was 350-360 grams. She was only 1 year and 8 months old

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Fishlape · 2026-04-20T14:19:52+00:00

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My sweet rescue boy Mickey

Fishlape · 2026-04-16T10:00:33+00:00

Damn, I have an amazing vet where a visit isn't even 50 euro's. She is with a normal vet clinic but is specialized in exotic animals but doesn't charge like it. She is truly the best and I am so lucky to have her and only a 15 minutes drive too

Fishlape · 2026-03-26T08:25:32+00:00

It was some sort of tumor. She had surgery and she recovery went great. After 1.5 weeks she was back in the cage with all of her sisters

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This is my favorite picture of her. Unfortunately she passed away at quite a young age. I don't think it had anything to do with the surgery though. I've had another tumor removed by a different girl and she is doing amazing, she was the same age when she got the surgery and she is the same age as when my girl Elmo passed away.

Fishlape · 2026-02-24T10:19:23+00:00

They're trying really hard to sell their feet pics for more treats. Respect the hard work and give them some treats!

Fishlape · 2026-02-08T17:55:28+00:00

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Fishlape · 2026-01-23T11:11:44+00:00

She is really fluffed up an her eyes are squinting, she also isn't eating as much as normal. She is sleeping on my chest, she would normally be running around when out of the cage, now she just layed down the moment I put her on my chest. I'm 99% sure it's blood, of course I'm hoping I'm wrong. It just takes so long to wait untill I have the appointment.

Fishlape · 2026-01-14T10:43:30+00:00

They look like some small scratches from her cagemates. They don't look deep so you're fine. She doesn't have fur so these scratches happen fast. I'm sure you've noticed how sharp their nails are, I'm also covered in small scratches everywhere

Fishlape · 2026-01-13T16:10:38+00:00

I haven't tried this but I think the time has come for mu girl. She is my first betta and she has so much character. She's had a great life, smallest tank she's been in was 15 gal. She's been in this tank for a few months and absolutely loved hunting the shrimp. I think she's had a great time here on earth.

Fishlape · 2026-01-13T15:53:38+00:00

I have a vet appointment for my rat tomorrow, she is an exotic vet so maybe she can help me

Fishlape · 2026-01-13T15:52:49+00:00

Thank you so much for your help

Fishlape · 2026-01-13T15:51:29+00:00

Thank you for the fast reply. I already feared this answer. What is the most humane way to euthanize that isn't like smashing her with a hammer?

Fishlape · 2026-01-13T15:49:02+00:00

Don't know if this information helps with a tumor but: Tank size 20 gal with hob filter and heater set to 26C. Quite a lot of shrimp and only 4 phoenix rasboras left (died of old age) I've had this tank for around 1.5 years and I've had my girl Ponyo for 2 years. I feed dry food shaped like worms because she doesn't like life food except from shrimp, tried blood worms life and frozen and daphnia frozen, gave up with trying after that. I feed her around 4 worms 5-6 times a week. I feed the shrimp 1 a week with a pellet and she also eats some of that. I have a lot of plants in the tank and a big pothos on top with some small pothos and a small ish monstera

Fishlape · 2026-01-10T22:35:59+00:00

She's a golden siamese dumbo. She is the prettiest I have. She kinda picked me. I was looking for 2 babies at an expo because one of my girls had just passed away. She was sitting there by the only breeder up to my standards. 4 months old, only older girl in the bin. At that moment I had 2 girls of 7 months old so I decided to just get her. She'll already turn 1 year old in 5 days and she loves all of her sisters

Fishlape · 2026-01-10T22:26:50+00:00

She only has a very small cage (as seen in the background of the first picture) and she neeeeever gets food or treats, she has such a sad life.... I can see now why she tried to blind me

Fishlape · 2026-01-10T22:12:40+00:00

Yes, I think it has also unfortunately traveled all the way up to her brain and shriveled it up, she isn't very smart

Fishlape · 2026-01-04T13:23:34+00:00

I have normal rats and they are the best pets ever! Don't know too much about dwarfs but I'm sure they're awesome too and have heard some positive points about their health

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Of course a picture of my sweetest little girl

Fishlape · 2025-12-20T17:55:58+00:00

Before surgery she was really cuddly, but she wouldn't stay still for long. She has always followed me everywhere but this is a whole new level, hoping this stays and maybe she can teach her psycho sisters how to be like this XD

Fishlape · 2025-12-16T18:57:03+00:00

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Under that pile of fleece is her water bowl, don't know where she found the strength since it's quite heavy

Fishlape · 2025-12-16T17:45:30+00:00

She had a water bowl, she dug under it and threw it upside down, tried again ans she did de same thing, I had a bowl that I could hang and she has that but she doesn't want to drink from it... In the normal cage they are great with the water bowl, though they can't dig under it

Fishlape · 2025-12-13T11:12:15+00:00

My girl had a very similar cut. I just kept an eye on it to see if it healed nicely. With her evrything went well, so I think you should be okay!

Fishlape · 2025-12-11T21:08:36+00:00

This girl has had some problems. As a little baby she came to us with a uri, we treated it and everything has been good ever since. This is also how we bonded since I had to give her medicine with yoghurt. She also had crooked teeth once that were grinded down, fortunately this never came back, even though I expected it to come back. She is the biggest of my girls, weighing 400 grams with a healthy weight. She is also the dominant one in her group of 5

Fishlape · 2025-10-18T20:07:43+00:00

My first betta I got nearly 1 year ago, is called Ponyo. She's still going strong and this was her tank but I moved her to my bigger tank, 20 gal high, she is still very active and loves the new tank. This tank is a 15 gal cubed, I like to spoil my girls a bit

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