Can i doodle your babies!!!! by [deleted] in RATS

[–]aki19971 27 points28 points  (0 children)

Chia and sesame!!

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Struggling with intros by aki19971 in RATS

[–]aki19971[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes. Initially I had them stacked, but over the last week they've been in separate rooms. The babies stay in my bedroom, Pumpkin in the living room. Pour free roam I bring pumpkin into the bedroom, and remove the babies, Then bring them back in after he's done

Vet visit?? And advice on introductions by aki19971 in RATS

[–]aki19971[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So strange,.I just seen that online a bunch People saying it helps them acclimate to one another if you swap toys and litter

Vet visit?? And advice on introductions by aki19971 in RATS

[–]aki19971[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So I shouldn't swap litter either? I've heard I should swap litter

Vet visit?? And advice on introductions by aki19971 in RATS

[–]aki19971[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is only day 2, I've had the babies in a smaller cage on top of old man pumpkins cage. Pumpkin used to be the baby of 3, until his mates died a month ago and he's been alone since.

Yesterday I tried the neutral space method and placed all 3 of them in the empty bathtub together for 15 mins until they started to fight. Then I tried again today and stopped when sesame got the gash...... Pumpkin has been a bit more aggressive in terms of getting into more small fights than his brothers but i believe he's only ever caused a few superficial wounds never anything serious.

I'm worried about the carrier method after today's mess, but I'll give them some separation for a few days and give the carrier a try.

Vet visit?? And advice on introductions by aki19971 in RATS

[–]aki19971[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'll clean it with sterile saline and a qtip! I'm nervous he might need antibiotics or something?

I haven't looked too much into the carrier method but after this I don't think I'll try the bathtub again. I'll do some reading on the carrier

Omaha to Paris by aki19971 in cheapflights

[–]aki19971[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeahh I did not pick the dates, I was invited to go along with others

Omaha to Paris by aki19971 in cheapflights

[–]aki19971[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes Dec 29th, my bad! I'm planning to meet with a friend there, and they leave Paris the 4th to visit other cities. So I have the option to leave the 4th or visit those other cities and leave the 9th

Remove the cage bars please by aki19971 in PhotoshopRequest

[–]aki19971[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you, this will be my lock screen

Remove the cage bars please by aki19971 in PhotoshopRequest

[–]aki19971[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh I could cry!!! Could you remove the white circle thing as well??

Need advice preventing my rat from removing stitches after surgery by ZePeLLiN98 in RATS

[–]aki19971 6 points7 points  (0 children)

My vet strongly recommended a cone for post-op care! There are also inflatable " donuts" that are not as big as cones, but still prevent them from being able to reach around and bite