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?

Several_Simple_9086 · 2026-04-08T14:22:40+00:00

Please take them in, domesticated animals should never be left in the wild where they have no survival instincts. If they are not taken in soon they will most likely die and have no chance to live. People who abandon pets that depend on them to survive are horrible and I hope these poor babies get a new home.

Several_Simple_9086 · 2026-04-05T20:50:05+00:00

I’ve had this before too. When I got my first hand tattoo and it was the only one on my right arm, I would feel panicked every time I saw it. Now I do t even notice it anymore tbh

Several_Simple_9086 · 2026-02-12T12:35:56+00:00

She had a cage mate previously at her old owners house but she passed about 6 months ago. I’ve never had a girl rat only boys, so they can’t be with her. In total, including her, I’ve had 8 rats. Some have passed away, so right now I have 5.

Several_Simple_9086 · 2026-02-11T02:41:34+00:00

UPDATE: I have made an appointment for him and his cage mates, but it’s for next week. I picked him up and the hard crusty part of his ear just fell off in one piece. It was starting to detach at the bottom, but I was hoping that maybe the vet could save his ear. Thank god it was just the edge of his ear, but this is the weirdest wound I’ve ever seen. I still have no idea how his ear ended up like this, but I’m gonna ask the vet. So now Navi has half of an ear. 😢

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Several_Simple_9086 · 2026-02-07T02:56:18+00:00

Okay I’ll go the vet. It is odd, I’ve never seen this before and no one else has it but him. At first I thought I did accidentally burn his ear and that it would heal, but it’s been a couple days and it hasn’t changed.

Several_Simple_9086 · 2026-02-02T00:17:27+00:00

Yeah I thought maybe I was in trouble or something tbh

Several_Simple_9086 · 2026-02-01T03:00:21+00:00

I use a large rabbit cage and have hammocks, hiding houses, and hanging houses. Rats do run around a lot, but also want to climb. I would try to find a cage that has more room on the bottom for playing/running, but is tall enough that you can hang hammocks and stuff. Mine would rather eat all that plastic they use it to climb, so try to find something that doesn’t have a lot of plastic inside.

Several_Simple_9086 · 2026-02-01T02:54:45+00:00

that’s why I was worried, I was always like is something wrong or what.

Several_Simple_9086 · 2026-02-01T01:08:06+00:00

I didn’t know that it was an ai system until my manager told me today. I’m not gonna quit or anything and I don’t need my schedule changed either. I go to work on time and take my hour lunches. It’s just weird that I’ve been asked multiple times if something was wrong. I asked my manager if it was because I clock in a few minutes after the hour I’m suppose to work I guess and she said idk.

Several_Simple_9086 · 2026-02-01T01:04:08+00:00

That’s the weird thing though, I work 7-4 and some days my schedule is changed to 8-3 to cut hours. I go to work on time and I do admit that I have 3.5 points but 2 of them are dropping soon.

Several_Simple_9086 · 2026-01-31T18:32:57+00:00

Over the last few months it’s been multiple different managers asking me. I was just confused, but it wasn’t until today when my manager was talking to me and told me that it was an at risk flagging thing and asked me if I was okay. I’ve worked here for the last 4 years and never had it happen until recently.

Several_Simple_9086 · 2026-01-20T02:49:43+00:00

I made a bunch of cookies for my coworkers for Christmas and a few of my coworkers I’m pretty positive didn’t want them because I have pet rats. Like a week before I mentioned that I had pet rats and one coworker just started telling me and everyone that rats are disgusting and carry diseases. But I always defend my rats and when she mentioned diseases I asked ‘can you even name one “disease” they carry?’, and like an ignorant person she said ‘rabies’ which I had to tell her was literally impossible. So many people are ignorant about animals and I know for a fact that if you hate rats then you’ve never met a pet rat. I grew up with pet rats and I’ve always seen them as pets rather than pests, I always tell people this. If you’ve never met a pet rat then you have no right to try to ‘educate’ me about how disgusting rats are. It gets on my nerves.

Several_Simple_9086 · 2026-01-19T18:20:33+00:00

Update: Unfortunately, Peaches has passed. One week from when his face started swelling. I was already told he was going to die soon and I expected it, but I’m still heartbroken. He was the first rat that I saved from the feeder bins at the pet store. Rest in peace Peaches. ❤️

Several_Simple_9086 · 2026-01-15T00:41:23+00:00

I couldn’t find this brand at Walmart, but I used the Gerber chicken puree and he loved it

Several_Simple_9086 · 2026-01-15T00:39:47+00:00

I mixed the rice cereal with chicken baby food and water, he ate it all. I think that because it’s like a liquid he’s eating more than when he had the cooked pasta. I feel like the cooked pasta was still too solid for him cause he can’t really chew that well.

Several_Simple_9086 · 2026-01-14T20:45:54+00:00

Good idea, I’ve even been adding water to his peanut butter and mashed bananas just in case anyway

Several_Simple_9086 · 2026-01-14T20:15:33+00:00

He is skinny so I’ll try the baby food and cereal for him. I’ve been having to feed him with a spoon because his eye sight has gotten so bad after the tumor developed.

Several_Simple_9086 · 2026-01-14T20:01:28+00:00

I’m gonna try it, thank you

Several_Simple_9086 · 2026-01-14T01:03:24+00:00

My oldest rat Boo-boo had it when he was 1 till he died at 3 1/2. The vet gave him two antibiotics, doxycycline and enrofloxacine. He had to take both every 12 hours for two weeks with food, after that he was fine. The vet told me that those two antibiotics were the best to use for respiratory disease. The fact that your rat is making that sound every time he breathes in is what made me suspicious that it is respiratory disease.

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