I'm exhausted so no photos (long complicated family day), but I'm looking after another rat foster's rats for the next few days.
They are ✨gorgeous✨ they look like little badgers, with dark patches and white blazes on their faces.
I'm exhausted so no photos (long complicated family day), but I'm looking after another rat foster's rats for the next few days.
They are ✨gorgeous✨ they look like little badgers, with dark patches and white blazes on their faces.
Tomorrow I will have the sad duty of constructing a euthanasia chamber for a pet rat. Poor Jenelle has a huge tumor and can barely drag herself to the water bottle. The euthanasia gold standard for small mammals is CO₂ — they quickly go unconscious and painlessly pass away. I will be filling a small aquarium with CO₂ produced by good old fashioned baking soda and vinegar.
Rats are particularly susceptible to tumors, particularly mammary tumors.
Mail's here, #Squeakross stickers arrived today
Bathroom at night works well for free roam time. I spread a blanket over the side of the bath so they have something to climb.
Twyla and Zen argue about a peanut.
The video is much better than these screenshots:
https://youtu.be/-ufyJHpeGsk?si=RZ65eGQ6HPWZky1n
I've just heard that I'll soon be fostering two baby rats called Raisin and Peanut! Watch this space...