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hey guys ! Just heard my chin "bark" for the first time last night. At first, I thought he was hurt because I have never heard him make that noise, but when I when to his cage he was just sitting on his favorite level that he prefers to be pet on. This happened like four more times...

I want to get some rats really bad! :)!! they're really cute, but mainly their attitude is just what im looking for in a pet!! :D! but, my mom doesnt like rats and doesnt want one in the house, especially more than one... :(! I got 3 books on rats and have been reading them a bunch, then telling...

Me and my girlfriend picked up a young dwarf lop rabbit the other day from the pet shop, before getting him we did some research on bunnies and so we expected an uphill fight getting him to like us. Suprisingly it seems to have gone much better then expected, but I would like to ask a few...

Hi all, i was just looking for some advice on how to make my girls as happy as can be. me and my hubby got two beutiful little girls Ness (the white one) and shelk (the cute hooded one)....Unfortunately our landlord at the time decided he doesnt alow rats (a nd rats only the jerk our next door...

So my grandma had 2 chinchillas (believed to be girls) and she got too told to take care of them and asked me to take them. When handling them i discovered one is indeed male, and the other is not only female but deffinetly pregnent.(big stomach, long nipples the whole 9 yards) Is there any...

Hi guys i just took my 3 month old dwarf lop mix benji to the vet yesterday and got his first vaccination (i live in australia). And then today i put him on the bed so he could run around and watch tv with me (his favourite ;) ) and he was just walking around exploring then just started...

Well, I just got wind of something sort of distressing - I am basically killing my daughter's goldfish in the tank I have them in. That being said, I want to get them out of there ASAP and into something proper because frankly, I feel like a terrible fish mommy. But the problem is, I have never...

Hi everyone, I've joined this forum because I have concerns with my female chinchilla. She has demonstrated a few behavioral problems, the latest being fur biting. She's pulled out the shiny fur on one side of her body, revealing the woolly under-layer, but not down to her skin. In the past she...

My friend is buying a columbian rainbow boa next week and im helping him learn more about them so i was wonderin if anyone has them as pets and has and advice? the one hes getting is a 1 1/2ft female from petco shes very sweet and friendly the girl that works there say shed handled her every day...

How many days can my ACF'S (one male and one female) that are about 8 months old safely go without worms (or food in general) if I feed them 4 maaaybe 5 red wigglers before I go w/ a treat of HBH pellets? Right now they live in a 20 gallon tank and live on a schedule of 3-4 worms very other...

Hey! A friend of a friend is having to give up her baby rats, they are un-named at the moment and they were just going to be given to a pet shop. Instead i have said i will adopt them. I have had rodents before, i have had gerbils and such before and i have been looking to get some pets. I...

The title of this thread is kind of a lie. I've had my two male rats for about a month now, so I guess they're not TECHNICALLY new to my home. These two boys are my very first rats. I did loads of researching before I got these two rats, and I feel as if I'm doing everything right so far in...

I've written about her before, but my little peanut, Macey, is about 3/4 of an inch long and her spots have just started to really show. She's really little. In your opinion how much should she be eating & how many times a week? As of now I'm taking our adult ADF, Siriya, out when Macey eats...

Hi! I'm thinking about getting a chinchilla from a nearby breeder (with my parents consent) and am wondering about what to expect and/or a few things to buy for the new chin? I've already researched from several places, but it's nice to have even more input from experienced owners. I live...

Ok so i have this HUGE farrett( dont know if thats how you spell it) cage and the bars are way too wide for my little girls :binkie:. I getto rigged it with wires but my little escape artists always find a way out, does anyone have any suggestions on where i could find a good cage that is large...

Hello everyone, So my squirmy little hamster leapt from my hands and fell about three feet on his butt and now one of his hind legs has an awkward limp. I've waited it out a few days and took it to the pet shop for them to look at it (surely they've seen a few broken hamster legs before). It...

Hi! My name is Cameron Oz and I am an animal lover! I’m 19 years old and live in Central Alabama. I have two babies: a miniature schnauzer and my newest addition, the hairless rat Phiona. I bought Phiona from PetSmart three days ago and have SO many questions! Before continuing, I should note...

Hi there, I have been breeding Rats for a while now, almost 2 years. Recently I got into mice as well (quite accidentally, but that is another story...) Anyway, I know there are some lethal combinations when it comes to breeding mice, I am just wondering if anyone can help me out a bit with...

Now that I have multiple ADF's frogs I need to find tongs so they can all nom-nom on the cubes at once when we do feed them said cubes. Everything I find seem to be "cooking tongs"...does anyone know of places for the device I'm looking for? You know the slimmer ones?

something is wrong with my rat's eye. Please help!!! I attached the picture to the post