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Serella posted:Rats seem to choke on things a lot. When I was visiting my friend, I was sitting by the rat cage when one of hers began to choke, so I picked him up and gave him a little rattie Heimlich and then some water all while the friend was flipping out and trying to figure out what to do. How does one perform a "Rat Hemlich"?
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Jul 16, 2010 23:09
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The rat in question went back to scarfing down his food just as quickly as before when put back into the cage, and apparently learned nothing from his experience, having another choking episode the next week which my friend was able to deal with.
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I don't know if I mentioned how I got my rats but basically my former neighbor got evicted and just left his rats in his apartment. They were all less than a year old at the time. He had cobbled together two bird cages and one rabbit cage to form a bigger cage. My husband and I dubbed it Frankenstein. I really hated it. It was a bitch to clean and they were constantly flinging food out of it and would somehow manage to crap through the bars. I know many of you like the Critter Nation Cages but I'm more of a do it yourself type of person and I was inspired by the Rat Grotto -http://www.dapper.com.au/grotto.htm Last week I found a shelf on wheels behind my local grocery store and took it home. I've been working on it and it's almost ready! I just need to complete the door and get a ladder or two and a small litter pan. I let them play in it yesterday and they seemed happy with it.  Have a cute photo of Bywater munching a Cheerio!  Click here for the full 604x340 image.
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