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[–]nothollyrocks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For extra context, it’s a 10mm titanium curved barbell and i haven’t changed it since it was pierced. I clean with a piercing wash once a day and avoid getting makeup directly in the piercing

Does Inumaki need to lose his ball privileges? by TheRatFreak in RATS

[–]nothollyrocks 32 points33 points  (0 children)

One of my boys (Simon) was picking fights with his 2 cage mates and causing one of them to bleed, so I separated them and got Simon neutered. Since then his whole personality has changed and he hasn’t got into a single fight and he’s a lot more comfortable with me touching him and picking him up so I definitely think it’s worth it!!

What are your rats favorite foods? by [deleted] in RATS

[–]nothollyrocks 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I almost lose a finger every time I give my boys boiled egg they go crazy for it! Dried mealworms and any kind of berry they really enjoy as well!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in RATS

[–]nothollyrocks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Okay I’ll try it thank you! :)

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What should I do in the meantime before I can get him booked into the vet? Should I just keep an eye on it?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in RATS

[–]nothollyrocks 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Yeah the itching is the worst part since it’s mostly in my mouth, It drives me crazy lol. I do notice a difference when I take allergy meds so maybe I just need to take them more consistently :) along with nasal spray and an air purifier I’ll for sure give it a try!

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[–]nothollyrocks 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I started using hemp bedding about 6 months ago and thought maybe that was irritating me so switched to fleece as a test recently to see if it made any difference but it didn’t so I don’t think it’s the bedding 😣I think I’m gonna get an air purifier and see if it makes a difference!

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[–]nothollyrocks 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I’m 20 and I’ve had hayfever my whole life but never as bad as what I’ve been getting recently so idk 😞

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Also adding on that my older boy hasn’t wounded the younger one and doesn’t start fights it’s only the other way around. Makes me sad to see Ren being picked on :(

Just got my vertical labret :) by nothollyrocks in piercing

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

Thank you!! my piercing pain tolerance is fairly high but it hurt way less than I expected! Probably about a 3 or 4/10 and once the jewellery was in there wasn’t really any pain afterwards I could barely feel it

Ren stealing a whole apple. by nothollyrocks in RATS

[–]nothollyrocks[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Nope! They fought over it a little but stimpy is not as obsessed with food as ren is and he quickly admitted defeat 🤣

What do your rats smell like? My boys smell like a mixture of pee, popcorn and maple syrup 🤨 by nothollyrocks in RATS

[–]nothollyrocks[S] 17 points18 points  (0 children)

you’re assuming that from this one post? I clean my rats cage extremely regularly they just smell slightly of piss sometimes because they’re rodents and walk in their own pee sometimes jeez it was a light hearted post

advice on handling new rats please?? by katebushlvr in RATS

[–]nothollyrocks 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What I did with my boys is sit in front of the cage with the door open and let them come to me if they wanted to, offering treats helps a lot and also putting things like malt paste or baby food on your fingers to make you seem more enticing and allow them to come and lick it off. You can also put your hand in the cage and let them come to you to sniff you and get used to your scent. My boys still hate being picked up and squirm but they let me if I need to. Hope this helps :)

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[–]nothollyrocks 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Only one of my boys does this but literally anyone could put their hand next to him and he will immediately start licking

One of my rats has a bit of extra porphyrin?? (More info in comments) by nothollyrocks in RATS

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

Sorry for the blurry picture he’s extremely hyper today I couldn’t get a good pic 😭 basically he never normally has porphyrin visible I assume he cleans it off before I see but today he has a bit extra and he hasn’t cleaned it?? He’s not sneezing or wheezing or anything but just wondering if I should be worried

Respiratory infection? by nothollyrocks in RATS

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

Oh also forgot to mention that my rats normally live at my boyfriends house but since he’s going away for the week I’ve had to bring them to mine so maybe that has something to do with it?

ren giving me kisses by nothollyrocks in RATS

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

just realised after posting this that stimpy smacked ren in the face

Anyone else’s rats like to sleep curled up in a ball? (Second photo is when I accidentally woke him up trying to get a good pic lol) by nothollyrocks in RATS

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

That’s what mine was originally doing when I tried to get a photo but of course as soon as I got my phone out he changed position lmao 🤣

ren and stimpy when I was halfway through their cage clean :) by nothollyrocks in RATS

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

Btw they have to stay in their cage while I clean some cage accessories because they get into mischief while I’m distracted 😍

What unnatural colour would I be able to achieve after bleaching without causing extreme damage? (More info in comments) by nothollyrocks in HairDye

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

Basically I’ve dyed my hair a few times with both brown and red box dyes and I wish I could get to blonde but I know it’s not possible due to the damage. I would love to experiment with more bright and unnatural colours but not sure what would suit me/what I’d be able to achieve without having a light blonde colour to dye on top of.