Reeds Rats

29/06/2025

Late start to cleaning cages. But 2 boy dcns are clean just waiting for pieces to dry. Hope to get the 3rd one done tonight and then just leaves the girls 3 dcns, 2 dwarf prevue cages and the breeding pairs to clean.. I still have to go slow n make sure I don't over due things due to my elbow n knee. Thankfully I restart pt tomorrow it's been 3 weeks since I was able to go.. also I apologize for not being on or responsive as much I've just had many things going on family wise and Dr Apts and testing and still have a biopsy and it's results to do and waiting for results for another test I had done friday.. lol seems like the closer I get to 50 the more things pop up! I'll also try to take more group pics as I clean the cages. Still no litters some have been paired for 3 to 4 weeks and some look a little chubby while others dont..fingers crossed to have some soon...sorry this came out long lol. Have a good rest of your day and hope you all stay safe and comfy!

29/06/2025

29/06/2025

not sure if its the net or the phone, but the cell wasnt connecting so i wasnt ignoring anyone if they tried to message in the past 20 mins~ but i decided to jump on the pc really quick cus i didnt realize it wasnt connecting so appologies to anyone i was in messages with. ima head back to sleep now, hopefully it will be connecting when i wake up.....stay safe ~

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26/06/2025

Hope everyone has been doing well with the extreme heat!.. was able to keep the rattery room under 80.. no losses. Everyone's been kind of spread out a bit lol but I've also caught a few cuddling. I bought a fan thingy last fall I didn't get to use but have to switchboard the ice packs every couple hrs...but it helps keep them cooler so it's an improvement over the past yr. So far no new babies.. a couple look like they could possibly be pregnant but they aren't really showing so fingers crossed.. thankfully next 2 days will be under 80 .. so stay safe!

23/06/2025

So I was asked for ideas to try to keep ratties cool...
1. Extra water bottles, take 1 or 2 extra n fill half full let that freeze then take out and add water.
2. Take bottled water stick in in freezer then take out and put a sock or 2 on outside and then stick in the cage for them to lay against if rhwy choose.. rhey may chew on them too though.
3. U can use tiles and freeze them n use a pillow case when u stick in the cage for them to lay on or I like to put in the bottom of my fridge for a bit so they are cold but not too cold..
4. Frozen treats like veggies in a bowl ( it can get messy when they go dipping)
5. Fresh fruits cold like cut apples or berries watermelon cantelope.. just be very careful not to feed too much fruit or they can get the poops!
6. If u don't have an ac. U can use a fan do not blow directly on the cage but if u have abox fan a big bowl or tote full of ice behind it will blow in cool air, if u have a standing fan u can attach a frozen bottle or 2 or however many to the back and as they melt it will blow air..
7 if u have an ac and a fan blow the cooler air from the room with the ac towards the area the rats are in ( I used to use an ac in my kitchen and use a fan to blow air into the rattery room which is off my kitchen..
8. Dark curtains or black out curtains on the super hot days will keep it cooler granted it sucks for night vs day time ..
Make sure to monitor the room temp though. If I can think of anything else I'll add to it. If others have tried things that worked to keep cool don't be afraid to add it to comments. Sometimes there are things we don't know about that could help save others.. stay safe !!

20/06/2025

Kina crappy due to being from my phone.. but intros of baby Noah ( blk) to his half brother elliot( fawn) and my marten velveteen boy mufasa who's missing his 1 front paw. Noah's been with the dwarf boys n he's 2xs bigger then them now lol. So far intros are going well. And they'll be moved into my single fn with wire wrapped.

19/06/2025

Hey local peeps it's gonna be warm for the next week! Make sure to add those extra water bottles and offer some fresh cool fruits like apples, or watermelon to help keep hydration up!

18/06/2025

finally named the 2 girls and the single boy from mika x apollo litter....since no ones inquired about him, i named him noah and decided to keep him.........the girls are - enid - blue dal possum, erin - burmese silvermane berk.

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18/06/2025

finally got some of the pics to upload... still having issues with getting all of them up though.......please remember the bins are for pics only they do not live in them... will try again tomorrow to get more pics to upload.

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17/06/2025

Ugh so I've tried 5xs to upload pics from over the weekend and fb is just being a turd n they aren't uploading...

13/06/2025

Hey all sorry no updates for a bit, just have had alot going on with family and many Apts. No new babies born yet..I will be working on cleaning cages over the weekend possibly into monday as I have to make sure I do things at a slow pace for right now and not over due things... I will try to get some updated group pics when I clean and some of the ones paired. I know I need to update the page a bit I'm also going to try to work on that this weekend..... as always stay safe!