Reeds Rats

19/05/2026

Boy howdy is it hot! Cooling tower in the rat room is keeping it about 75 to 77 which is warm,but over 80 you have to watch for dehydration and them getting over heated...so far everyone's doing well with the heat although I'm worried a bout a few of the older girls just because it's hot and their age...2 to 3 bottles on each cage.. little fruit offered in each cage. Thankfully i have trees that shade the room so it stays shaded and cooler then most of the house. Pls remember if you use an ac and or a fan to not aim or direct them at the rats themselves that can cause issued in itself.

Also remember if u have a fan to cool u can add frozen water bottles to the back or front if it's a rotating one.. box fan u could put a bowl of ice behind or front and it will help cool down an area ( learned that while working in a nursing/ retirement home a couple decades ago lol)
Also frozen tiles or water bottles with cloth wrapped around so coolness comes out but not so cold it will give them burns..( with bottles they might get chewed on n leak n make a mess so 🤷) hope that helps for anyone having cooling issues! Stay safe and cool!

18/05/2026

It's hot! Down to 88 but it got up to 92 here today... rattery room was 78 most of the day but I got a fan and the cooling unit from last summer up and going and it's starting to cool down a bit.. tomorrow's going to be just as hot...
Checking water and refilling any that needs filled.. I have 2 to 3 on each cage. Also checked meris litter 3 days old and look good! Still have 7 beans. Anyhow hope everyone stays cool in this heat! Stay safe

16/05/2026

2 12 wk old boys pending pu...

16/05/2026

Update: the 2 I was thinking were ftt, did end up passing yesterday.. baby 5 n 9 in the collage pictures of the album. The other 12 seem to be doing well, eating and playing.

so i uploaded newer pics of rosie, galadriel, and elanors babies - baby 3 is missing cus after i found it passed this am......3 all together i was worried might be failure to thrives and he was 1 of them.. i also had to quickly move mom n babies late lastnight cus the lil turd chewed a hole in the bottle and the bedding was wet....so there are 14 babies i think as of right now.......i am keeping the visual whiteside as its the first one ive produced. i figured out why i was loosing so many, 1 of the moms was not producing enough milk, an currently 1 - rosie is producing the most, while elanor is barely producing and galadriel isnt producing at all.....so since they are 3 weeks im offering mash and hopefully i wont loose anymore.....i am still worried about the 2 smallest though... will try to update again in a few days.

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16/05/2026

16/05/2026

Meri has birthed...I wasn't sure she was prego she looked just a bit plumper then usual..but 7 beans, she's doing well I moved her to a bin as she was still with faramir who I planned removing this weekend.. so hopefully I found intime and he wasn't able to re impregnate her.. not the best pics cus I did them quickly with my phone so I didn't over stress her as they are hrs old.

15/05/2026

Reminder starting Monday in this area and surrounding are it's going to be getting very earm and hot n muggy for a few days.. 80s to 90s....
Make sure you have ways of keeping them or their areas cool...
If you use a fan do not point directly at their cage point it up or off side .. you can put ice in a baggie and tie it to the back of a circulating fan, or if u have a box fan a bowl of ice behind or in front can help cool..
Some use ac but you need to make sure the room doesn't get too cold either so if you use one make sure to monitor the temp. I usually have 2 or 3 bottles for each cage. And I fill extras about half way n then add water when I exchange them out on hot days. Many will also do pea fishing on hot days.. offer fruits like watermelon, cantaloupe, apples, berries and grapes to help them stay hydrated, just be very careful on the amount or they may end up with the poops!
Some also use slate tiles and freeze them and then lay 1 or 2 out with thin cloth over it so they can lay on it, others freeze bottles of water and lay them under towels or cloth so they can lay up against them to cool down .. only thing is chewers may chew holes in the bottle and make a mess so be wary of that.. lol
Have a good day.

15/05/2026

Hi all so my current pairings which are the same as they were recently. A couple I kept together a few I just paired again recently. However I will be separating all pairings this weekend. I will be taking a couple months hiatus from breeding. Due to eye surgery coming up most likely in July. I seen my specialist/ surgeon today and I have to do an mri to verify which surgery he will be doing. I believe it's called a strabismus surgery.. which will be a 1 to 2 week recovery to be able to do a few things with a full recovery taking 6 to 8 weeks in which I won't be able to some things so it makes sense to not breed and not be able to care for the rats properly so I hope everyone understands. Hopefully this will be the last surgery for a long while..

On a sad note, today when I got back I did checks and found gabriella my red eye rec hairless girl passed. No reason as she was 10mnths, no illnes or visible injuries.. was fine when I checked this am and about 8hrs later boom gone.. she had been in for breeding with her sister Riley to their brother bode again but those 2 seem to be fine.. rooms temp has been staying low to mid 70s.. so I'm a bit stumped... could be something genetic in the line I'm unaware of as her parents were first gens from ttsr honey daughters x apollo..and i have nothing on honeys daughters or honey.. I know 1 daughter lived to be 2yrs n Apollo over 2yrs..n Apollo lin3 usually lives 2ish yrs so to lose before 1yr is mind blowing..

Sorry the post is long, hope everyone has a wonderful night.

13/05/2026

Last couple days been sad, lost Vulcan 2days ago he turned 2yrs that day.. no signs of illness... lastnight I found one of the small babies gone, today after getting home from hubby's Dr apt I found luann passed, possibly le heart attack or stroke due to her position she was 2yrs n almost 2mnths old and then I checked on all the babies and found 1 more passed.. so I'm down to 16 babies but they all have eyes open and are moving around...looks like 10f and 6m. caught a couple trying to chew on regular foods. ....

Also I will not be available Thursday, and most of next week will be hit or miss due to Dr apts. Hopefully things will be much calmer after that atleast for a while...pls don't hesitate to reach out, just be prepared that I may take a few hrs or possibly a day to respond. Have a safe and happy tuesday!

10/05/2026

Happy mothers day to all the moms, grammas, nanas,aunties, daddy's n grampies poppies/ poppa or uncles pulling double duty.. also to the pet moms.. may you all have a blessed day.

08/05/2026

Not the greatest due to being off cell and them moving around alot.. so in carrier is Erin and enid with Erin's daughter I've decided to name Athena, and I introduced them to the 2 available girls to move them into top of a dcn for now to get used to a larger cage and hopefully the 2 available girls will learn better from Athena and Erin n enid..
Now the tote pic is very terrible but it's my 10 girls that are 2yrs and over.. except tigris she's in with a dif group. You will see queenie with a very large tumor she's going in. This up coming week to let go to rainbow Bridge.. vets wouldn't remove it and it's growing fast, her ans her sister are last of their line no offspring was produced so no health issues to worry about future gens.. you'll also see a thinner white one that is my oldest girl Kiara who is 2yrs 8mnths old and has a medium tumor so she will also be joining queenie this week.. she did have a litter a little over 2yrs ago and several have passed and I still have a couple girls.. but that line also ends as the girls never took... so I moved them all into a dcn together. 0 issues..

I know sometimes I share a bit to much but I'm one who always tried to be upfront with things, good and bad. I know others hide things or they do not keep breeders long enough to see what pops up later in their life. To me that's the only way you know for sure if it's a health issue that's in a line or if it's environmental, and how long a line could possibly live to. Anyhow, I'm not feeling the best so I'll probably relax the rest of the day and pick up cleaning mote cages tomorrow and posting more pics.. have a good afternoon/evening!