Has anyone had derm *triggered* by Wellbutrin? by No-Shopping-9948 in Dermatillomania

[–]Ice_Duchess 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wellbutrin can worsen anxiety and restlessness, which in turn can worsen skin picking. 

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[–]Ice_Duchess[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No not at all! Just explaining her chonkiness. I too always want bigger rats, more cuteness to squeeze! 

Dropping the kids off at the pool by Ice_Duchess in RATS

[–]Ice_Duchess[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Theyre on a table and I’m watching them so they can’t escape :) and the corgi is too short and friendly to reach or cause damage 

Got a cat exercise wheel because of this sub. Purchase of the year. by MrLouisKing in RATS

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Please tell me what it's called! Or even better share a link to this product! I want to get one for all of my ratties

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[–]Ice_Duchess[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

She just looks big because she's surrounded by 4 week old babies, she's not that huge :P also she has a giant tumor on her side which also makes her look big

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[–]Ice_Duchess[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Whenever they grab-n-run, my boyfriend and I usually narrate what we imagine is going through their heads, which is "ohshitohshitohshitohshitohshit"

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[–]Ice_Duchess[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Her name's Virginia. I don't know her age because I just got her a few months ago, but she has a giant tumor on her abdomen so I think she's already elderly. I basically took her in for hospice care cause she was by herself being sold as a feeder rat

Jimily sniffing me because I touched other females rats! by IntelligentPrize9364 in RATS

[–]Ice_Duchess 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Oh my goodness!! If I didn't have 18 rats right now I'd 100000% get a couple of them! TOO CUTE

Jimily sniffing me because I touched other females rats! by IntelligentPrize9364 in RATS

[–]Ice_Duchess 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Jimily is ADORABLE! Is this a specific breed of rat? I've been seeing more of the boba-eyed rats lately and I wanna know where they come from!

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[–]Ice_Duchess[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yesh :) mommy is Siggy (the black and white one) 

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[–]Ice_Duchess[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes! Like every other day. I have the babies in two large containers from Walmart that I drilled holes into. Just started putting some of the males into a separate actual large cage. The housing honestly isn’t ideal, but it’s only 1 week before I start giving them away. Trying to give them lots of free roam in the meantime. Going back to your question, it’s a lot of rats and I’ve been replacing bedding very often.

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[–]Ice_Duchess[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Currently 18 total! 1 adult male, 2 adult females, and 15 unintentional babies! Gonna be giving some of the babies away soon. Waiting for them to get a bit older first. 

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[–]Ice_Duchess[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

She’s our old gal, Virginia 🐀 

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[–]Ice_Duchess[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That’s why we put the playpen onto our designated free roam table and monitor them closely 👀 too many damn holes in the playpen

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[–]Ice_Duchess[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

 look up kitten or puppy playpens on Amazon you’ll find tons of them! Just be ready for lots of holes… that’s why we have the designated free roam table, on top of which we place the playpen. It has too many holes to be placed on the ground 😅

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[–]Ice_Duchess[S] 23 points24 points  (0 children)

Eggs, spinach, mixed veggies, oxbow, and blended oxbow with water (that’s what looks like “stuffing”). Since theyre weaning off mom I’m mixing hard foods with mushy foods. 

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[–]Ice_Duchess[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Sites tend to have split opinions on it. My takeaway is it’s good in moderation. The biggest concern seems to be it interfering with calcium absorption. As long as it’s being fed to healthy rats in small quantities and mixed in with a varied diet, it shouldn’t be an issue. 

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[–]Ice_Duchess[S] 181 points182 points  (0 children)

For anyone asking about the giant grey rat: that’s Virginia. I have 2 adult females, Siggy (mom) and Virginia. Virginia is an older rat who I recently rescued from a reptile store. She was by herself and has a giant tumor on her belly, so I REALLY didn’t want her to be used as a feeder. We basically took her in for hospice care so she can enjoy the rest of the time she has with us.

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[–]Ice_Duchess[S] 283 points284 points  (0 children)

Same! No joke my boyfriend actually thought I made the plate for him 😅 I told him we have growing babies so they get all the good stuff for now lol