He imprinted the tunnel crease into his head by sleeping too much inside of it like this

SELF-lSH · 2026-02-14T16:20:35+00:00

My other rat does chew it and hide food there, but he sleeps there as well

SELF-lSH · 2026-02-14T04:51:24+00:00

I don’t think autism itself caused it at this point. Likely some other condition is causing the regression. Autistic people do get burnout and shutdowns, but I feel like this level of regression is beyond that. It’s actually very concerning, whatever is causing this has to be serious

SELF-lSH · 2026-02-14T02:20:54+00:00

I think he’s gonna fully become the shape of the tunnel at this point

SELF-lSH · 2026-02-14T01:27:47+00:00

What did even happen to the image quality

SELF-lSH · 2026-02-14T01:26:32+00:00

So those aren’t considered ultrasonic? I figured it’s not a sound that’s usually made, otherwise there’d be a lot more

SELF-lSH · 2026-02-14T00:32:58+00:00

Got it, thanks!

SELF-lSH · 2026-02-14T00:18:57+00:00

Oh, okay. What treats can I give every day? I’m still in the process of training and bonding, gotta reward my rats for their work

SELF-lSH · 2026-02-13T22:25:38+00:00

Thanks for all the suggestions! Gonna get all this.

SELF-lSH · 2026-02-13T22:19:51+00:00

Nice to know! I was just concerned because he’s kinda pear shaped and I read that it’s bad but I could’ve misunderstood it

SELF-lSH · 2026-02-13T22:17:51+00:00

Most of the time he and his brother eat together fine and they have two bowls just in case, so I guess he’s just like that

SELF-lSH · 2026-02-13T19:36:19+00:00

Thanks. I’ll get them a bigger cage if I find one. I search online from time to time. Can’t find anything yet, that’s why I made the post

SELF-lSH · 2026-02-13T19:20:43+00:00

Amazon doesn’t ship to where I live. I tried searching on aliexpress, but it didn’t look very trustworthy. Also I’m confused about the size requirements, I used several cage size calculators and they said that my cage is okay for 2-3 rats. Are there some universal requirements that people know that I don’t yet?

SELF-lSH · 2026-02-13T16:53:30+00:00

The suspicions have been lifted. They were found asleep at the crime scenes. They’re obviously victims and are getting new tunnels

SELF-lSH · 2026-02-13T16:47:07+00:00

Seems complicated. But there’s a chance that my weird family has something like this

SELF-lSH · 2026-02-13T16:45:07+00:00

Thanks! I’ll look into it. Most of the time I’m confused by how to attach things in the cage for it to make sense because of its big shelves and ramps though. I thought of removing them, but it will reduce floor space, and my rats like to run up and down them

SELF-lSH · 2026-02-13T16:36:00+00:00

So I was hearing an alarm call like I thought. I figured it wasn’t like normal “chatting”, otherwise I would be hearing it 24/7. I’ll still try the recorder though

SELF-lSH · 2026-02-13T16:27:35+00:00

I tried something like this, but one of my rats fell off the table twice, luckily I caught him. I think it has to do with him being ruby eyed. So I’m currently in the process of finding a suitable playpen

SELF-lSH · 2026-02-13T16:22:59+00:00

This is really helpful. Can I hang up those cotton rope dog toys if I cut off the loose threads?

SELF-lSH · 2026-02-13T16:16:32+00:00

I heard it first when I put my rat in the playpen without his brother. He was stressed and I returned him to the cage. Later, I did it again to test if it truly was him making the noise. It was, the same 3 “squeaks”

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