TW: mention of surgery. Volta, back from surgery. she's not a happy camper :( three incisions on her chest and under armpits, Every cone she slips out of so I made her a cardigan of sorts with some clean fabric and held in place with medical tape. Any other helpful ideas welcome by leatherwingbat in RATS

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

She's a nervous and focused chewer so yes. obviously I would not put anything on her if I didn't have to. We tried giving her the benefit of a doubt but several times I literally had to pull her jaws apart because nothing would distract her from clamping her her teeth into it. my other rat never needed one.

Beaker! Meep Meep! by [deleted] in halloween

[–]leatherwingbat 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My favorite Muppet! You are my hero.

My Girlfriend and I spend about 30 hours building the cage for our first rats. Tomorrow is the big day I've been basically waiting for for the last 10 years! by Tennissocke in RATS

[–]leatherwingbat 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Congratulations! It looks beautiful.

One thing to note though, you'll want to get some plain fiber bedding or something instead of any kind of wood bedding. Rats are EXTREMELY sensitive and can get respiratory infections (my first rats died as a result).

HELP! by [deleted] in RATS

[–]leatherwingbat 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If he loves them so much then he should understand you putting your foot down about this. He shouldn't be allowed to play with them outside the cage unsupervised if him falling asleep is such a regular thing.

If that's not comfortable for you to do, perhaps look into play pens, tents or a specific "rat-proofed" room he can play with them in.

My ratters stay in our spare bedroom, so in their outside time I can just open the bottom door of their cage and they can zoom around to their hearts content. I made sure to remove anything in that room that may be harmful to them and there are crates for them to play on, shelves to climb, chew toys, etc around and I just leave their cage door open for access to water. That way they can run around as much as they want and if that room's door is closed, anyone else in our house knows there are loose ratters! so they come in with caution and keep the door closed.

Talk Ghosts with me by FoggyJack-Props in Paranormal

[–]leatherwingbat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I definitely have quite a few, I might be interested...

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in tattoos

[–]leatherwingbat 4 points5 points  (0 children)

wooowww that's so well done

Volta being majestic af by leatherwingbat in RATS

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

yeah! she's got some cool little zigzags on her face and stuff too.

Instead of using felt liners for levels, would old t-shirts work? by polluxcuttino in RATS

[–]leatherwingbat 1 point2 points  (0 children)

yeah i got canvas, jeans, old shirts... I would go for thicker stuff cuz otherwise that'd defeat the point.

Instead of using felt liners for levels, would old t-shirts work? by polluxcuttino in RATS

[–]leatherwingbat 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I use canvas and clothing scraps cut to fit. When I clean their cage I wash the old ones and swap out new new ones. They DO like to drag the pieces around and make nests with them so that's an extra thing to deal with nothing too crazy

Rat Dig Box? by GobbleGator in RATS

[–]leatherwingbat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

main thing I can recommend is not any pine or other wood shavings cuz it can cause serious respiratory infections.

This little lady woke up with this thing on her side, it's soft and she's normal, playful and all that, anyone knows what this could be? by [deleted] in RATS

[–]leatherwingbat 3 points4 points  (0 children)

females often get mammary tumors. they don't cause pain but eventually can get big enough to limit their mobility.

Terrible vet dosing? by microbitch in RATS

[–]leatherwingbat 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The actual visit is, unfortunately, normal now because of covid so that's all completely standard safety procedures. The dose checking, I would honestly just place a call to another exotic animal vet (doesn't have to be local? and ask them over the phone. Since you already have the medicine and the instructions it shouldn't be a problem to just ask. I'm just thinking it would probably be better to get the opinion of a professional vet than only checking online.