Rodents

  • [Rodents] is this ok what my rats are doing? Hits:168

    so i try to let my older rats play with my younger rats in the bathroom at least once a day. (if they get along they will eventually all live in the same cage). when the little ones are running around on the floor, the bigger ones will follo...

  • [Rodents] Hamster got thrown against wall? Hits:97

    Yesterday my mom kinda threw my hamster against the wall by accident and it made a kind of loud thud. When o picked him up he was ok just making kind of sneezing sounds. He is ok I think I just want to know if I should be worried about somet...

  • [Rodents] Question about Breeding Rats? Hits:84

    My boyfriend and I have two females, both over 7 months old and our friends have two boys. They are all fancies. I know the basics: bedding, when to wean, pregnancy period, handling, when they open eyes and walk, not to watch birth, looking...

  • [Rodents] How many times a day do guinea pigs eat? Hits:77

    They eat on and off throughout the day. I feed mine a bowl of veggies in the morning, change their bowl of food pellets in the evening, and they have hay all the time. Guinea pigs are grazers which means they graze on food all day long. You...

  • [Rodents] Will a dwarf hamster be bothered by having the light on at n Hits:66

    I bought a robo dwarf hamster on Tuesday and have noticed that he sleeps during the day and the night. Tonight I was out (the light was off) and came back around midnight, and when I came in he was pretty active. Well ten minutes after I cam...

  • [Rodents] At how many weeks gestation are fetal guinea pigs calcified Hits:60

    I am trying to get a due date for my pregnant sow. I don't know what day she was mated. Any answers would be great! Not a good idea to expose unborn guinea pigs (or unborn any animal) to X -rays....

  • [Rodents] Guinea pig name please help? Hits:131

    So Im thinking of getting a guinea pig boy hes probbably gonna be black or grey Any NBames will help thank you! Magic Shadow Misty Charcoal Ebony Velvet Echo I thought and thought and thought on what to name my little guy ... as soon as I sa...

  • [Rodents] What is Ringtail? (Rats)? Hits:185

    Kk so I posted a question earlier and someone suggested it could be ringtail. My rat has a scab in a ring near the tip of her tail, it looks a bit raw almost like she got it caught in something. I was told to just watch it clean it and try t...

  • [Rodents] My guinea pig makes a mess of his cage? Hits:62

    I bought a male guinea pig around six months ago, his name is Cosmo. Recently he started knocking over his food bowl and pulling his hay out from its container thingy, he pushes it all around the cage making a mess and starts whining for mor...

  • [Rodents] How to wash the fleece? Hits:126

    The type of anti-pill fleece usually used can just be thrown in the washing machine. However, do vacuum it first to keep the hay and pellets from clogging up your systems. I need for information. What fleece?...