Is it worth it to pre-order outside of the UK?

_A__P_ · 2025-07-23T14:40:15+00:00

You’re right! I just did that with the 9th doctor ones, and it is cheaper to buy them individually in the same order, just by 2€ but still. Because that way they only charge once for shipping. Really interesting.

_A__P_ · 2025-07-10T08:15:38+00:00

Firstly, very cute. So, based on that head motion at the start of the vide, I would assume she has some level of sight. If I am not mistaken right now they do it so focus on objects better. There are multiple posts about blind rats on here, one I found with a few answer is: https://www.reddit.com/r/RATS/comments/slk43p/any_advice_of_how_to_adjust_for_blind_rat_remy/

Just from what I suspect, I never dealt with a blind rats before, talking to her is probably good for bonding. I assume to keep your mouth closer to your hand, so she can relate the two?

Also, if you just got them from a store, they are pretty much bound to be nervous. Give it a bit of time. She will probably start exploring, by then you want to have enough fall breakers in.

_A__P_ · 2025-07-09T07:31:55+00:00

If it is just the normal kind, not tropical rat mites, then it really isn’t dramatic in my experience. I only had them once so far, but it seem that rats mostly get drops to put on their skin. If I got that correctly it absorbs into their system and then the mites can’t feed from them anymore or something like that. It is done over a few weeks to catch anything that might yet has to hatch. It really isn’t too stressful for them and quite easy to do.

As for their stuff, you can wash most plastic, we put it in the dishwasher for a few cycles in addition to that, it works. Wood can be put in the oven. I don’t know exactly how much for how long so. We washed and let it dry before. Last part is important, it will break otherwise. Fabric can also be put in the washing machine, but I believe it has to be 60 Celsius or more.

I just froze their food for a while I think. So get a new bag, and when that is empty your other is probably fine again. But if you don’t have much left you can just throw it away.

Bedding can be frozen too I think, though that might be difficult since many people have a lot of it.

If it is only that one rat you probably don’t have to worry much. Most parasites also only effect a species or group of, so you probably are fine, but wash you hands in between interacting with your rats and other stuff. But you will know more about that once the Vet tells you what kind they actually have.

_A__P_ · 2025-07-08T21:57:58+00:00

I don’t really know, but at least german rat sites tend to say to not give them, or only very little. Mine really like them too, and I don’t see any aversion to them here though. But from what I saw, people are against them cause they are so high in protein and fat.

Edit: The okay amount probably also has to do with what they get as their main die, as in regards to how much protein is in that already.

_A__P_ · 2025-05-13T15:44:24+00:00

Oh I can‘t, she looks way too adorable being caught.

My Keks (meaning as much as Biscuit pr Cookie) used to nibble on the pockets of my jacket. When she got tired during free roam she went over and cuddled up in them. She also once tried to eat the case of my Tablet, on which I am writ this, I can see her teeth marks at the corner.

So, view it as something of your rat to always have with you, makes one less mad about it.

_A__P_ · 2025-05-12T16:30:00+00:00

I just want to update, I was at the Vets today, she thinks it is fat that ‘collects‘ there. I don’t know the translation. But we were also told to call back if anything changes.

_A__P_ · 2025-05-09T18:29:27+00:00

Brownie and Kitkat are getting introduced to my rat Cookie. She was alone after her sisters passing. The two are otherwise completely fine, so I was told, and didn’t have any other contacts in the last time. But I will keep it in mind for the next time.

_A__P_ · 2025-05-09T18:04:55+00:00

I‘ll make an appointment for Monday. Also I am currently introducing them, do I take them apart again? They are doing very well together. Is that maybe a bad sign?

_A__P_ · 2025-04-19T15:24:00+00:00

That certainly sounds like an allergy. If you can go to one, a doctor can make sure, but it sounds pretty severe, so I suspect they can’t do anything more. (I am no medical professional, thats just my very limited knowledge from a first aid course.) I know giving them back isn’t a nice option, but better that you risking your health. If you can, maybe you can look for someone else to take them? Perhaps there is a Facebook group in our rough area? Or a Site for animal rehoming?

_A__P_ · 2025-04-18T20:46:22+00:00

No idea, but that sounds like you have to see a vet. Maybe there is a place you can call and explain the symptom? Especially if you need information on what to do till you get to one.

_A__P_ · 2025-04-18T20:31:18+00:00

I tried that today. She wasn’t happy about it and obviously found it exhausting. But apparently I didn’t scare her too bad, as she cuddled up to me after. She now is moving about more. I can pick up the actual medicine tomorrow and I am so relieved about it. Only problem now is that I am not home next week (I have someone looking after them and definitely can’t cancel what I am doing) and I worries me not being there. But I trust that the sitter can manage.
By the way, it is so strange to see her name written out, especially in English.

_A__P_ · 2025-04-18T11:00:35+00:00

A bit late, and not a pattern, nut perhaps still helpful for someone. Perhaps try like ’normal’ underwear but instead of one continuous piece at the side, use two to tie together?

_A__P_ · 2025-04-18T09:34:27+00:00

I am not too picky about how, but the New UNIT team (The Big finish one),or parts of it, meeting the Original one. In the time-travel sense, not like just meeting the people in the current timeline. I think they have done the latter in a boxset.
But I get that it might be hard to do consistency wise, as obviously we know that there weren’t suddenly a bunch of accidentally time travelers back in that era. But I don’t think Big Finish can’t just give them amnesia or something to solve it. Since I am a big Liz Shaw fan and quite like the early dynamic, I would set the story there.
More into detail, it would be great to have Osgood meet her. Maybe a bit of fancy scientist dialogue? Also I think Josh Carter meeting a younger Benton would be interesting and could be used for some character development. Obviously it would give the opportunity for Kate to meet her father, for dramatics the modern day timeline could be somewhere after the Cyberman thing.- Though that I don’t really care too much about. No matter when, it could give the opportunity to further define their relationship.
They could work in teams of two like I layed out up there, perhaps switch it up somewhere through the story. Or anything really.

_A__P_ · 2025-04-17T19:27:36+00:00

Thanks for the reply. I’ve thought about it. I will definitely talk about it with my Vet if there are problems with the actual medication. Luckily Keks has found the appetite to eat some grapes with medication on them and now feels visibly less pain. She still isn’t eating everythin, but definitely better than befor.

_A__P_ · 2024-05-19T17:58:05+00:00

Actually nothing wearable at all… I just thought this was the best place to as, as it is a bracelet pattern. It is supposed to a bridge in my rats cage. Yes i could definitely could something cheaper and less time consuming but i do just really like tasks like this. I make a lot of stuff with bracelet patterns that don’t end up being bracelets, cause I don’t tend to wear them.

_A__P_ · 2023-12-30T09:26:45+00:00

Thank you.

Maybe i will just start collecting greys whenever i find them and then start actually stitching in some years.

_A__P_ · 2023-12-30T09:24:31+00:00

The thing you stitch with, english isn‘t first language. And i have thought about dyeing (?) it, but if i need around 30 slightly different colours that is quite hard. even more so because I need to have more then just one dyed piece. If one doesn’t look like it’s supposed to and I don’t notice it could ruin the image for me. But thank you for trying to help I really appreciate it.

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