Rodents

I have a rat that I got about a week and a half ago and I'm afraid she might be lonely when i'm gone so do you think it would be alright to get another?

2007-10-19 17:22:57 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

How can I entertian them when im not there so they wont think I dont like them?

2007-10-19 12:42:08 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-10-19 10:49:36 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

I've had him for two years, I bought him when he was 8 weeks old. He pretty much trusts me, I guess. He doesn't run away from me or anything, and he trusts me enough to eat from my hand. He never licks me though, so I think he doesn't like me very much. He won't ever let anyone pick him up. Why??

2007-10-19 09:13:45 · 24 answers · asked by ♪audrey♪ 4

i got a syrain hamster , male, he eats fine but i fill his water on staurday, next saturday, it will be almost full, also im not sure of what to feed him exept hamtser mix.

2007-10-18 08:09:42 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

there's been a wild raccoon coming to my yard for the last week. well, he's not really wild, in fact, he seems quite tame. he comes almost right up to me when i have food for him. i know they're usually pretty clean animals, but he seems to have lots of foamy stuff around his mouth and i was wondering how i could clean that up for him without stressing him out. do you think he'll let me hold him and wash him? he's actually on my porch again lol. i'm gonna try to catch him - brb

2007-10-18 04:54:47 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous

We are moving to Guam and all of the pet shipping companies I have found just ship cats and dogs. The airline will not allow rodents. PLEASE HELP!!

2007-10-17 18:28:27 · 6 answers · asked by PettyFan 2

2007-10-17 04:59:12 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

My rat was giving birth lastnight and this mornig still hasn't given birth. The baby is right at the end of the birth canal, worried she will die but this isjust a rat that i use for breeding purposes for my beardies

2007-10-17 03:15:13 · 11 answers · asked by Kat 3

I have two hamsters, I believe they came from the same litter. They had two sets of litters of their own, and well the female killed both sets. COuld it be because of incest?

We now have the male with another female and vice versa.

2007-10-16 14:13:14 · 7 answers · asked by tk 1

my guinea pig chatters its teeth is it good or bad? how can i get him to stop?

2007-10-16 12:04:54 · 12 answers · asked by dancer<3 3

2007-10-16 09:22:30 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

I bought her a new cage for her a little while ago and it has a different type of water bottle. She used to drink out of her old one all the time, but I've never seen her drink out of her knew one and it's always seems to be at the same level. How can I be sure she's getting enough water?

2007-10-16 08:58:42 · 12 answers · asked by Shanny 2

my girl hamster got out for about 2 weeks. then we put her back up and the boy started attacking the girl... PS:the boy started to escape at first but i got him home

2007-10-15 10:11:50 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

ok i have a mice problem and i had a choice of a snap trap or poison, I chose a snap trap because poison causes them a painful stomach pain and blood swells up in there insides and i want the poor mouse to die in a more humane way. My question is do they feel it when the metal thing hits them?

no jokes please im serious.


thank u :]

2007-10-15 04:38:13 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

i am 15 years old and am allowed to get a small pet. i have a few problems though. hamsters can be pretty mean, gerbils don't like to be held, ferrets are too stinky, ( but i love them to DEATH!), mice aren't as mellow as i'd like, and my mom HATES rats( these are all from experience). the only cheap choice left is a guinea pig. i need at least 50 people's Experience with guinea pigs. pros, cons, and any other info i should know. i am getting one for my birthday on Nov. 26, so i need to know soon. my mom thinks they're adorable so i need to seize the opportunity. please give me ALL the info you have from EXPERIENCE. no guessers please. thanks

2007-10-14 18:49:28 · 38 answers · asked by ferret_hamsterlover 1

My hamster is a love I cannot stop touching it, one friend says that he can die if I touch it too much. Is this true?

2007-10-14 17:32:55 · 11 answers · asked by Stifler 3

So things have happend this weekend. Friday I discovered a massive tumor on my baby and we brought her to the vet to be put down Sunday. Then we ended up getting these adorable four and six week old babies that are getting along great with my two year old rat. They are from a pet shop that breeds rats at the place and I got to meet the babies sweet parents. I chose these two from different litters because they were the best. The babies are really well adjusted and have gone on to my hand willingly and are very healthy and courios. The only problem is that they nip a lot. The older rat nips but she is not as friendly. How can I get them to stop nipping?

2007-10-14 15:09:59 · 11 answers · asked by Jenn 3

ive had my rat since nov,22 of last year please help i really need to know how long she will live?

2007-10-14 12:59:50 · 13 answers · asked by kendal w 1

i have a bunch of questions...

1) how often do you need to clean the cage?
2) how often do you need to handle them? [once a day enough?]
3)how much/what food do they need?
4) can i use horse shavings in their cage? [i work at a barn]
5) if i get 2 should i get males or femals [pro&cons of each]
6) will they be oka in my room w. the door closed all day when im at school? [in a cage or course]
7) what do you do w. them when you take the out of the cage? [play, teach, feed?]
8) what the best/most in expensive cage you can find?

thank you SOO MUCH!
will def. pick a best answer [if one deserves it]

2007-10-14 12:56:47 · 7 answers · asked by TB eventer! 4

Is it ok 2 put unflavored pediatric electrolyte in my nursing mothers water?

2007-10-14 12:44:22 · 7 answers · asked by brunette91191 1

tips, suggestions, how to's...

2007-10-14 11:59:50 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

I've got 2 female chipmunks and 1 male. My female chipmunks keep fighting, 1 has lost both her ears and the other has nearly lost both ears has a wound on the back of the head, under her cheek and just above the tail. I have seperated the females but I was just wondering if anyone knows why they are fighting? They are from the same litter.

2007-10-14 07:56:44 · 8 answers · asked by Nicole 3

iam scared they will fight

2007-10-14 05:51:45 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

I feed them nothing but veggies and regular rat food, but they seem to be gaining too much weight. They have a large enough cage to run around in(3 stories). I'm not sure what to do about it, because I don't want them to be unhealthy. They are too long to fit in any exercise wheels sold in the stores near us, and the only ones that are big enough, are TOO big and owuldn't even fit in the cage. Is there anyting else I can do besides letting them run around on the bathroom floor for more room?

2007-10-13 16:13:06 · 8 answers · asked by Bryanna 3

2007-10-13 14:04:26 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous

I've heard WD-40 can hurt them, not sure though, maybe bees wax? But how to put it on? Any ideas would help...

2007-10-13 13:00:18 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

i just bought a couple of hamsters. but when i finally had then settled in this cage (old one, my old hamster died) . they won't eat. is it because of the food? or what? help me pleaaaaaaaaaassssssssseeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!

2007-10-13 12:46:32 · 11 answers · asked by kiki 1

I have two guineapigs. And My dad just got me a donut while i had them out. He put the donut on my bed(on a pplate) and he did not relize one of my two guineapigs where up there. I did not think anything of it, Cause i was taling to my dad, we turned around and saw my baby eating the chocolate donut. I am very careful with my guineapigs and i love them to death. She is 1 almost 2 years old. I feel so bad cause i am usually so careful withthem, and watch them evey sec. What should I do?? Should I bring her to the vet. I know the otherone did not get into it because my dad was holding her. Help!!!!! How bad is chocolate for guineapigs??

2007-10-13 11:59:15 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

well we had 2, one was 6 and one is 1 and a half. We kept them separate because the older one didn’t like the younger one. The 6 year old just died yesterday, it was pretty devastating even though she was a small animal. I’ve had her since I was in the 4th grade, now in 10th. She wasn’t eating or drinking or peeing or anything, the one time she did pee, it came out with blood. This was 2 days ago, so we took her to the vet and they said she had a cancerous lump on her ovary the size of an egg. We wanted to do whatever we could to save her so they took a urine sample to see if she had a bladder infection because her bladder was enormous apparently and every time she got scared, she would run up to me. They shaved her and did an ultrasound and made sure that it wasn’t her kidneys or a bladder infection and since it was on her ovaries they said that they could spay her and remove it that way. We decided to do it and give her a chance because the vet said she would have 2 months or less

2007-10-13 09:56:00 · 10 answers · asked by vondee 3