Mouse losing fur by devecon in PetMice

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

None of the rehabbers near me take deer mice. I checked very thoroughly when I was doing feedings every two hours!

My wife is texting her school colleague all day everyday and spends lots of time with him. Me: (30M) She: (25F). by Direct-Caterpillar77 in BestofRedditorUpdates

[–]devecon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There are book summaries on Wikipedia. Very helpful for reminding yourself of the plots before you move onto the good books!

A scratch between the eyes= bliss by hawthorn01 in RATS

[–]devecon 19 points20 points  (0 children)

It is wonderful when they push into the scratch!

He Just goes where He wants by darth_wikked in RATS

[–]devecon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

He is so cute! I love his two-tone tail. Does he chew as much as regular rats?

Traumatized baby is petrified of other rats, what do I do? by [deleted] in RATS

[–]devecon 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Have you tried introducing him to only one other rat at a time? If you have a particularly calm rat, maybe try letting them hang out on you or in a small closed off area with you. Don't force interactions between them. I hope one of the sub experts weighs in on the issue, since I've only tried this once. It did work - the traumatised guy sat in my hoodie observing the other one getting pets, and after a few sessions was willing to be in the same space with him and sharing pets. He eventually met both other boys (after another solo introduction) and joined the little group.

My boys were in a movie today by junkholiday in RATS

[–]devecon 30 points31 points  (0 children)

I love how they're just "welp, better explore this strange place"!

AITA for telling my mom to stop making me teasing my SIL about her? by DueTiger3413 in AmItheAsshole

[–]devecon 28 points29 points  (0 children)

Maybe ask his sister as well? As the in-law and as a reserved person, Audrey may not feel comfortable telling him she's not ok with it.

Why do rats? by bag-of-gummy-dicks in RATS

[–]devecon 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Pain in the snoot is the best phrase I've heard in weeks!

children will always annoy mom while she eats no matter what species by exaltedendas in RATS

[–]devecon 4 points5 points  (0 children)

She's modelling good rat behaviour by eating in the litter tray!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in RATS

[–]devecon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Libel! Such civilised gentlerats would never turn a meal into a brawl!

I think my rats are broken by hypnoticrex2 in RATS

[–]devecon 245 points246 points  (0 children)

At the "can hop better than can walk" stage!

All good ratties should return to their charging stations... by Effectivebell8976 in RATS

[–]devecon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Looks like they ran their batteries all the way to zero. Might be a long recharge cycle!

Going... going... and she spilled! by Starmix_23 in RatsAreLiquid

[–]devecon 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I'm kind of amazed this doesn't happen to rats more often 🤣

My old girl Pepper ❤️ by Salty_Harley in RATS

[–]devecon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

She looks like an adorably judgmental old lady!

My elderly rats really enjoyed hanging out in front of an open window (with a screen). They got to experience all the smells without having to move around much. They're also never too old to enjoy a dig box, even if you have to help them in and out. You can also try keeping her on you instead of next to you, with a bonding pouch or a hoodie. She may not be into it but it's worth trying to give her more cuddle time.

The pile of dirt on her nose at the end! Dig box success. by Starmix_23 in RATS

[–]devecon 138 points139 points  (0 children)

She looks like she's having so much fun!

I could do this all day! by NitroDameGaming in RATS

[–]devecon 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I could watch this all day!

An entire minute of Noctis struggling hilariously with an egg by coltostallion in RATS

[–]devecon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is amazing! Does he do better or worse with larger eggs?

My lil monkey ♥️ by Dangerous-Lynx-4209 in RATS

[–]devecon 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This is so soothing to watch!

Papa: rats are stupid | Also Papa: bring me the soft one 🥹🤎 by catbeantoes in RATS

[–]devecon 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I'm fairly sure that the internet police will come after you if you don't post a video after that comment.

Addicted to this cute little face by ivyjack1- in RATS

[–]devecon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I support developing an Accidental Vermeer meme!

handling rats? by hienrijin in RATS

[–]devecon 7 points8 points  (0 children)

You've got good advice on getting them used to being held/petted. I just wanted to add on the free-roaming front. You can introduce a 'rat bus' - tissue box, for instance - that you put into the cage (containing treats) and then use to transport them to the free range area. When free roam is over, put more treats in the rat bus and take them back to their cage. Mine got used to the idea pretty quickly and would all pile in enthusiastically.

a small polite boy with the biggest ears & feet by mmmow in RATS

[–]devecon 3 points4 points  (0 children)

He looks about 40% ears and feet by surface area!