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Xeras posted:Not peanut butter. I have read they can have a hard time with getting it down. Baby food though on a finger I already use peanut butter a lot for mixing meds in. It's fine as long as you mix it with something that makes it thicker, so it doesn't stick to their throats. Chilling and/or aerifying it with a toothpick it work too.
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We've been giving ours baby food (human baby food, Gerber) as a treat for a long time. Once I was buying just baby food and Scotch at the store and a guy said "I hope you're not mixing those."
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Nov 13, 2023 00:26
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All rat food is baby food, technically
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Nov 13, 2023 00:34
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ive never hosed with peanut butter, poo poo's too much a risk. gerber poo poo like animal-mother mentioned is the way to go imo
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Nov 13, 2023 00:35
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ive had boys and girls and theyve all gone gaga for Gerber
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Nov 13, 2023 00:36
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When my rats needed to go on antibiotics, I mixed it with meat based baby food - it was easier than the burrito method, particularly when I needed to get it done and get on my way to work in the mornings. They go nuts for the stuff, and my girls definitely fattened up a bit before they were done with their meds. Down side, though: I don't think they've forgiven me for cutting them off of the stuff when all was said and done.
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Jack Trades posted:I already use peanut butter a lot for mixing meds in. It's fine as long as you mix it with something that makes it thicker, so it doesn't stick to their throats. Oh I apologize then! I was just going based on what I had read and didn't want anything unfortunate to happen
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Nov 13, 2023 05:02
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Xeras posted:Oh I apologize then! I was just going based on what I had read and didn't want anything unfortunate to happen It's a good warning just in case. Peanut butter just out of the jar the rats will absolutely choke on.
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Nov 13, 2023 06:50
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Every morning I curse my mortal form for not having enough hands to pet all my rats at the same time.
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Jack Trades posted:Every morning I curse my mortal form for not having enough hands to pet all my rats at the same time. Should have taken the extra limbs mutation.
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This morning I was thinking, I should get rats again. I still have the cage and play stuff. Then I remember the medical costs and the heartbreak and having to find a pet sitter and think no.
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Dec 21, 2023 11:34
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Yeah, I'm pet-sitting some rats for my friends who just pet-sat mine. Two babies and one old, old lady. And my lady is old too and had surgery. We go to the same vet, who is an absolute soldier, and I really hope I don't have to call them. The trouble with these creatures is that they're very good at hiding how ill they are until it's way too late. Not that there's a cure for old age, anyway.
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Dec 22, 2023 12:09
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I have so much scientific curiosity for them
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Dec 22, 2023 22:15
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So this has been my first time doing fleece-lined platforms instead of bedding, so I ended up sewing liners for the big platforms as well as the bottom one. I've also got hammocks set up for my rats, but I've learned they'd rather chew holes into the underside of the platform liners and make their own hammocks:
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Dec 24, 2023 22:53
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Rat knows better.
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Dec 24, 2023 23:01
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I give my rats a small bowl of yogurt twice a day because they go crazy for it and I can't help myself from spoiling them. Recently they started to alternate between dramatically licking the empty bowl and staring at me. Little manipulative assholes.
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Dec 25, 2023 21:59
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Aww, they're training you!
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Lauren has a wound that will not heal. Vet said this happens sometimes to the older ones. She's been on antibiotics for a while and we put Sulfadiazine on the injury. She's old and huge, so while the vet thinks the thing can be removed surgically, that's not necessarily a great option. And vet stuff has gotten a lot more expensive in the last couple years. Oh well. 
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Dec 28, 2023 21:09
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https://hbr.org/2015/01/rats-can-be-smarter-than-people
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rats are smarter than people the totem is dogs > rats > people, ive not enough research to decide where cats go
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Fuzzies. :3
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Playtime is thirsty work!  Yes, there is a second water bottle in the cage. Yes, they're responsible for pushing their teepee that close to it. Sometimes I see three rats at that bottle at once after playtime.
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yeah i gave up on having 2 different bottles when i'd constantly come across all 3 boys locked in the war for water. i'm sure if i had 4 it'd be no different
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Jan 13, 2024 18:49
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 Look at this ridiculous looking child.
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Gosh I love seeing these rats.
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  My boys tucking themselves in.
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One of my rats decided that pooping into the toilet takes too much effort and that placing only his front paws into the toilet before pooping is good enough.
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lol. owned
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Jack Trades posted:One of my rats decided that pooping into the toilet takes too much effort and that placing only his front paws into the toilet before pooping is good enough. they got your rear end
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https://youtu.be/bV2JrFIaChs Two boys destroying a mint plant. There's some cute yawns.  10 seconds after the video, I looked away and they instantly uprooted it completely.
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This old gal is retiring to a smaller cage now that her back legs don't work so good and climbing up and down the ramps of the big cage is quite the hassle. It's like moving into a bungalow. She's alone but we shower her with attention and she seems happy in her advanced years. This will almost certainly be the last rat I'll have for quite a while, maybe ever. They live short lives and vet stuff has gotten a lot more expensive lately. 
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And that was that. She had an appointment to get euthanized but she passed quietly in her sleep in her comfy hammock. I kinda knew she wasn't gonna make it to the morning. I hope I have half a life as good as that rat had.
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Animal-Mother posted:And that was that. She had an appointment to get euthanized but she passed quietly in her sleep in her comfy hammock. I kinda knew she wasn't gonna make it to the morning. I hope I have half a life as good as that rat had. Sorry brother You did well by that ratto
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it's nice when they can pass away in the comfort of their own home. wishing the best
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She's pissing down at us from rat heaven
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