Ok, I wouldn’t feed dairy yogurt to pet rats, if I were you. 😘🐀
“We’ve known that galactose, the breakdown product of the milk sugar lactose, can cause cataracts from studies dating back to 1935 with titles like “Cataracts Produced in Rats by Yogurt.” Galactose buildup in the eye causes an injurious swelling of the lens. Thankfully, human livers have a greater capacity to detoxify galactose than do rat livers.”
I’ve always mixed a teeny pinch of matcha green tea in our companion rats’ breakfast. 🌾🍵🐀🐁✨
“International studies on rodents show that green tea extends their lifespan.”
*I must find and read this study*
It’s a curse and blessing at the same time that many nutritional studies are done on rodents. I bow to serve the knowledge for the sake of pet rats.
@otterX love the statue in russia honoring the mice that... errm "contributed" to science
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monument_to_the_laboratory_mouse
@darkrat so cool!😍
Yeah, they “contribute” so much to modern human existence. Without rats and mice, many of us wouldn’t be alive, medically speaking.
Photo found on nhm.org (Natural History Museum) *not my photo*
Takako 🐀
DarkRat