One day they will figure out how to extend our ratty friends lives(I read there is now but extend by only a year so far. We have had many rats over the past 20 yrs and to us it was worth it.
Yep I’ve probably been keeping them for about ten years, too. They’re such great pets, other than the short lifespan. We spent a week syringe feeding the last one after she ended up half paralysed at 3 years old. No exotics vet here so there was no option for euthanising her.
My rats just died a couple weeks ago.
One day they will figure out how to extend our ratty friends lives(I read there is now but extend by only a year so far. We have had many rats over the past 20 yrs and to us it was worth it.
I’m sorry for your losses. They cram so much life into such short lifespans.
They’re such amazing little animals. It’s not fair how short their lives are.
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Yep I’ve probably been keeping them for about ten years, too. They’re such great pets, other than the short lifespan. We spent a week syringe feeding the last one after she ended up half paralysed at 3 years old. No exotics vet here so there was no option for euthanising her.
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We would feed them tiny amounts of edibles in their last few days. Seem to help alleviate.