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.

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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.

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Mail's here, #Squeakross stickers arrived today  

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this happened to me on sunday but i redrew it with my ocs so it's less embarrassing

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@mwl I think that my dog is *very* interested by your prefered pet
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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.

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Twyla and Zen argue about a peanut.

The video is much better than these screenshots:
https://youtu.be/-ufyJHpeGsk?si=RZ65eGQ6HPWZky1n

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I've just heard that I'll soon be fostering two baby rats called Raisin and Peanut! Watch this space...

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