I have 3 mice and two dwarf hamsters in separate cages and was wondering if there could be any health problems in connecting their cages so they could live together? They get along fine when I have them sitting in my hands or when I let them run around in the bath tub. They don’t fight or even play fight. I have 2 Critter trail cages and I can easily connect them. I thought it would be fun to experiment but wanted to make sure that combining two species in the same environment wouldn’t cause health problems. Thanks!
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Could mice and roborovski dwarf hamsters live together without health problems?
Saturday, January 18th, 2014Are hamster tumors contagious to other hamsters?
Saturday, February 16th, 2013My hamster has a tumor but it doesn’t seem to affect her but currently I am babysitting my neighbors hamster. Are hamster tumors contagious? Will it get the other hamster have a tumor too? Hamsters are in two different cages.
Donna – Anaheim,CA
What should I give my sick pet rat?
Monday, July 2nd, 2012I have a rat probably six months or a little younger that has a pretty bad weeze and cough. She is eating and drinking fine and isn’t acting weird, but the cough sounds really bad. Is there anything I can give her?
Can ferrets catch any diseases from pet rats?
Thursday, June 21st, 2012I have a pet rat and two ferrets. My rat’s cage is pretty near the ferret cage. We keep her very clean, but I think she has something wrong with her. She has a huge lump on her abdomen. She’s 3 years old, and I lost her sister to a tumor about a year ago so I’m pretty sure this is the same, but at the same time I’m worried she may have some kind of disease that she could pass along to my ferrets. Is that possible?
Timid pet rats when out of cage
Monday, June 11th, 2012I have 2 female rats and I’ve had them since this summer. They are great. They’re very friendly and sociable. The problem is, when I get them out of the cage, they still seem a little timid. When I take them out, I put them in my room and usually do homework. If they get close, something as simple as the flip of a page will make them bolt. I take them out almost every day. I’m not worried about it, I just want to be able to play with them more outside of the cage. Thanks.
Do all white pet rats have sight problems?
Wednesday, March 7th, 2012
I know that albino colored rats have problems with sight. Is it because of the red eyes? And do Black eyed white rats have the same problems with their eyes just because their white?
Thanks.
Rose
Are there any problems with owning a pet toad?
And can they roam free in the house?
Is there any ways to prevent breathing problem of my rats?
Monday, February 13th, 2012I know that my little boys down the line will face some sort of respiratory distress. How can I prevent/slow the effects of that? Are there any foods that I should give/not give to increase immune strength in rats? One of my boys is sneezing a lot and I have at my disposal various antibiotics (cefadroxil, etc) don’t ask how… but is it ok if I give my boys a prevention dosage?
Thanks
Could my pet rat have respiratory problems?
Friday, January 20th, 2012He’s 9 months recent and fairly good sized. He sneezes a heap, though. I use carefresh bedding so I understand its not that, I’m just not positive if I ought to worry. The only different thing that creates me worry is that generally he’s terribly lazy and can just lay in his house. Not sleeping though. But he sneezes SO MUCH! Should I worry concerning him?
Thanks.
Edna
Rat health problem
Thursday, December 29th, 2011My boyfriend has a pet rat named Agatha, and she is less than a year old. However, she has been acting strange and we just noticed it, but have never even seen or heard of these symptoms. I can only describe it.
She walks forward, sucks in her stomach at the waist, to the point where she looks emaciated, and this makes it hard for her to balance as she keeps walking, so her hind legs drag a little. He says it looks as though she’s trying to turn by standing with both legs, limp, in one spot. I think it looks as though she tries to bend herself in half like a hose.
We looked everywhere for symptoms list, and could not identify what was going on. She still eats, is active, playful, but does a look a little tired. The problem just started today.
If anybody knows what’s wrong with Agatha, please help!
Rosie
Rat health problems
Tuesday, December 20th, 2011I’m an experienced rodent keeper; I’ve had everything from hamsters to guinea pigs to chinchillas! I’ve never had any problems with them but I’ve been considering getting some pet rats because people say they are more rewarding. But I’ve also heard that pet rats tend to have a load of medical problems – is this true? & are they really worth the burden?
