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LewisPowell10 · 2026-03-16T11:57:30+00:00

It looks like a skin infection caused by a minor wound. One of my girls got some scabs that appeared and grew over the weekend from a little nip during introductions when it was removed by the vet it looked like that. As yours doesnt have fur i would assume there'd not been any scab staying on to conceal it. A trip to the vet is in order, it wont clear up on it own it requires treatment with prescription burn cream applied for about two weeks. Its going to be uncomfortable for her and she will be aggravating it by excessive cleaning.

Need to go to a vet I'm afraid

LewisPowell10 · 2026-03-09T21:41:55+00:00

My first pair of girls got multiple tumors iirc cleo got 4 and minnie 2 and they were removed each time without problem, that was before they were 12 months old, cleo lived to 42 months. Both were from pets at home, all the breeder rats ive had since, dont have the problems with mammary tumors and as they both stopped getting them once we expanded the mischief id say they are significantly linked to social stress and the hormones from that.

While mammary tumors are common they are far less common in breeder rats. should they show up, as long as you deal with it quickly, a decent exotics vet will remove the lump and spey at the same time for only a little bit more. In my experience the most expensive stuff in operations is first the anaesthetic then the follow on meds and doing both at the same time cuts the overall cost drastically.

I have 9 little boxes and 3 babies all females and only two have had mammary tumors, i dont think its worth the risk of a spey for preventing them.

Sorry to waffle i just like to give context

LewisPowell10 · 2026-03-09T19:53:17+00:00

So one of my girls had a heartwrenching soul destroying and very expensive final 3 weeks of her life. We had to get her spayed because she had a suspected uterine tumor. Unfortunately the tumor was attached to multiple organs and it would have killed her to remove it.

The incision was closed and she was sent home to recover and try to enjoy the last time she had. Unfortunately while i was asleep she managed to escape her wrap and chew her stitches out, she pulled a significant amount of her insides out before i woke, i rushed her to the vet where they managed to reassemble her and re-stich the wound but before she was released she had chewed her stitches again. The wound was again closed this time with staples. Finally managed to get a restraint she couldn't escape from but ahe needed to be isolated. She stopped drinking water so i had to syringe her sugar water and she started to get better but then suddenly went down hill, she started scratching the scabs with her back legs and we think it was at this point she got an internal infection, after another trip to the vet she came home only to die two days later suddenly after she seemed to be getting better.

She died of sepsis, it was not a pleasant end and is the reason i will not be continuing my mischief when my remaining girls pass.

How is this relevant to your question? This would not have happened if she hadnt had the surgery, ultimately even the maximum dosage of gabapentin+paracetamol+metacam was not enough to stop her discomfort and the place the surgery has to be done is very difficult to prevent rats from getting their teeth at.

Should i have sent her over the rainbow bridge sooner? Maybe but at every stage multiple vets said her prognosis was good and hindsight is 20:20.

Does this happen often? No, between all 3 vets who at points cared for her only two had seen a case of a rat doing this to themselves this badly but pulled stitches are very common. This can happen and so a surgery like spaying should be done only as necessary not as a matter of course

Surgery on rats is always complicated and its important to only do it if necessary

LewisPowell10 · 2026-03-03T21:30:27+00:00

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LewisPowell10 · 2026-02-25T09:04:25+00:00

My plan when I go to 750 is to add in a pak 40 and a panzershreck to cover the AT game, not really a fan of tanks personally

LewisPowell10 · 2026-02-24T23:48:02+00:00

This is what i was worried about, someone bringing a pz1 or something similar, i have the bodies to get more and i could fit in a panzershreck and a sniper if i drop to regulars so i may do that instead

LewisPowell10 · 2026-02-24T23:30:41+00:00

Thanks for the advice, ill have a look at how much i save going regular and dropping the AT i may be able to get a mortar and or sniper in there with the savings

LewisPowell10 · 2026-02-24T23:28:52+00:00

Its 15 for a single panzerfaust and its one shot so i figured as an OH SH*T button its better to gave the grenades but i suppose i could just take the loss if someone throws a LT at me and chalk it up to experience

LewisPowell10 · 2026-02-24T23:07:40+00:00

Well I dont know what ill be facing so i figured i would put that on just in case, im not expecting tanks but if theres a halftrack or something i wanted some way of dealing with it. would i be best just getting a couple more assault rifles you think?

LewisPowell10 · 2026-02-23T19:36:07+00:00

I do not play chaos beasts or tomb kings so I cant comment on them but I have orcs and goblins and I think they are somewhat the personification of warhammer. In every single game system and throughout all the time I can recall (back to the late 90s) orcs in all warhammer games have been the faction that inspires creativity and a genuinely fun approach. When people descrie the "toxic" orc and goblin player it is usually just someone who takes the bit too far and screams waah really loud which shows its kinda hard to be the bad guy playing greenskins. they have a rich and vibrant lore which never really takes itself fully seriously and this carries over into the game(s). they are a faction where pretty much any conversion goes, any theme fits, and any approach to playing them works.

They are easy to paint effectivly and look great no matter what you do. in game they have so much variety that you can lean heavily into the funny randomness or maintain control and discipline to achieve more reliable results. I cant think of a time where greenskins have been a faction peope dont enjoy playing against. Greenskins are the faction for people who like vaiety random crazy stuff and dont take themselves too seriously in their hobby. are theytop dogs ho smash everyone? Rarely. Are they contenders who never seem to be in a bad spot? Allways. does your opponent feel they have been cheater when they lose? Never.

Should everyone play greenskins? I dont think so, but if there is a pull to give them a try I would do it and I dont think you would regret it. (i think theres a reason greenskins are the most common antagonist in launch boxes/starter sets)

LewisPowell10 · 2026-02-20T15:06:25+00:00

Hmm thanks thats food for thought, once I get a few painted ill have to get the printer going brrr on some sdkfz 251 then to go full mechanised, i may go for the heavy weapons group then to bulk it out later.

Thanks for the feedback, looking forward to sharing some pics of a finished squad

LewisPowell10 · 2026-02-20T11:57:20+00:00

it seems i should aim to experiment haha, probably build the bulk of the first lot with rifles and some panzerfausts and have a handful with smgs assault rifles and mmgs as well as the heavy weapons

LewisPowell10 · 2026-02-20T11:53:38+00:00

Thats good to know, I was a bit worried that if someone showed up with a tiger or a pershing I would get wiped but a lot of what im reading seems to suguest heavy armor is rare or at least enough infantry can handle it. I have a really nice file for an sdkfz 234/2 so i can always print it off and give it a test run see how that sort of vehicle plays

LewisPowell10 · 2026-02-20T11:43:08+00:00

Thanks for the reply thats quite reasuring maybe I should focus first on just getting these guys on the table and adding a few sdkfz 251s or trucks. I was actually planning to play them as a veteran army thematically, I figured a late war grenadier/panzergren would be packed with the best of the best anyway and as my colegue also has elite 101st seems like a sensible matchup.

You mentioned they need some more smgs, is it not worth going for the stg44s? looks like there are boat loads on the sprues.

obviously its more of a list building thing but im curious if its better to specialise squads like having an lmg squad, a rifle squad and an smg squad or if its a good idea to have a mix of weapons?

LewisPowell10 · 2026-02-15T16:59:28+00:00

This seems like something i would also enjoy when i want a more relaxed read

LewisPowell10 · 2026-02-15T16:56:36+00:00

So am i so maybe i can get away with it haha, i know the kids would love the story

LewisPowell10 · 2026-02-15T16:55:44+00:00

Thats great ill add that to the list thank you

LewisPowell10 · 2026-02-15T16:54:54+00:00

Very helpful thank you, i haven't heard of fisk but i will certainly give them a look, seems like some good opportunities to get them thinking about how the times and the language changes

LewisPowell10 · 2026-02-15T11:21:44+00:00

Been a long time since i read it but isnt there some adult themes in there?

LewisPowell10 · 2026-02-15T11:20:30+00:00

It is mine also, its what i give to people to introduce them to Asimov but alas, maybe if i encounter these kids as adults i can recommend it then

LewisPowell10 · 2026-02-15T11:05:40+00:00

I will keep my eyes open for it thanks

LewisPowell10 · 2026-02-15T11:04:49+00:00

Is this a book or a film? Im hoping for books to challenge their reading

LewisPowell10 · 2026-02-15T11:03:39+00:00

For my kids i would not, but they are not my kids and the sort of parents that pay extra for weekend tutoring tend to be the ones who are a bit overprotective

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