Consumme is like her mother. Actually many of the Souplings are into crime like their mother, Pippa, but this one is into organ theft.

Hi all,

So long story short, myself and my partner are moving interstate for her job, and likely her cousin will be moving in with up after a break up with her bf.

Originally and ideally id keep them in my study (if we're able to get a place with an extra room, as im in uni for my masters).

A few things, we wont be putting them on the lease as its difficult to get a place, and while we could do a pet application after getting accepted we dont want to risk it.

My partner has an issue with the smell, when it does get smelly (usually right at the end of the week when theyre due for a clean). And her cousin is apparently not thrilled with the rats.

We are moving from Brisbane, QLD Australia to Melbourne, VIC Australia. It will be much, much colder. It can get to -2°C or lower and the weather is known to be temperamental.

Now, my partner suggested the rats have a cage on the balcony. She told her cousin (whos older, we're both abt 23 and cousim is 26-27) and her cousin said if they come inside they must go outside Immediately early morning, cant be let out inside etc. She is scared of getting kicked out if we get found out for the pets (understandable but ive hidden rats in multiple rentals before).

I dont mind having them on the balcony when it isnt super cold and when im home. Balcony would be an enclosed balcony.

But i am NOT comfortable leaving them out there, or letting them out to play outside on the balcony.

No matter how i try to explain to my partner that im worried it will greatly affect their health, and that im not comfortable/happy w what her cousin is saying and that cousin needs to compromise as shes the one wanting to move in with us, they dont listen. My partner doesnt dislike the rats but she isnt a huge fan, especially of the 'smell' (again, i know they get a bit smelly towards the end of the week, im keeping on top of it as best as possibly and trailing new beddings).

My issue as well is my partner and her cousin wouldnt mind getting a cat. Im fine with that, have no issues as long as rats amd cats are kept very seperate. But it seems unfair to be like this towards my rats and then get another animal.

I know rats aremt for everyone. I dont like spiders, but i would NEVER risk someones pet spider and make them stay in conditions that affect their health just cause i dont like them.

I love my girlfriend immensely, but im struggling to get her to understand this isnt just me being overprotective and that there are genuine health issues.

If anyone has any stories, facts, info/sources they are willing to share on why rats shouldnt be kept outside, i would really appreciate it.

Sorry for the rant/vent 😅

I brushed my teeth after I swear. But he wanted in SO BAD he pried my mouth open with his little hands.

Woke up in the middle of the night and heard a utensil fall on the ground, when I check the kitchen I saw a rat swimming in a small bucket, what kind of rat is this

Literally, the first rule of this sub is "Be kind, respectful and open minded", and sometimes it feels like NONE of you follow that rule.

People come to this sub asking for help and advice, and you all literally dogpile on them like some cracked up Tumblr SJW Hivemind. It is especially sickening when it's clear that the OP is a TEENAGER. You know, an actual honest-to-god child?

I don't know if the mods here are swamped or what, but I see some really unhinged, shitty attitudes and holier-than-thou behavior that needs to be shut down but gets a free pass for some unknown reason.

People ask questions. People make mistakes. None of you were born with all the correct knowledge of how to take care of animals. You act like everyone is lesser than you, and lazy and stupid, and say shit like, "wHy DidN't yOu rEsEarCh??" as if the internet isn't chock full of bad information, conflicting information, and AI schlock. As if actual VETS aren't poorly equipped to deal with small animals and will confidently give the wrong diagnosis, medication, or care advice.

And I see you little keyboard warriors typing away, saying "B-b-but THIS op was CLEARLY wrong--"

I don't want to hear it. This is a call out, not an invitation for a debate. If you reply with anything less than, "You're right, this community needs to be better", I am just going to ignore you.

You are making rat owners as a whole look bad. You are driving people who want to learn away with your shitty attitudes. And it needs to stop.

Y'all need to do better. A lot better.

This is photography it isn't Ai and or self promotion really the qr code while yes it leads to my shop also A. Helps to keep it from getting scraped

B. People tend to use my art for various things and don't actually support or give me or my adorable models credit. So take the tag with it. 🤷‍♂️

Hello everybody! I know this title may cause some problems, but I want to first clarify that if I can’t have rats without feeding them meat, I just won’t get them. I’m vegetarian, so I want a pet that lines up with that lifestyle. I just want to know if a vegan diet is healthy for rats.

It is clear from recent events that there continues to be significant disquiet and concern on the sub regarding the situation regarding Perky, specifically how the Moderators of the sub failed to exercise due diligence and effectively enabled animal abuse.

We were specifically told that they had "thoroughly vetted" the situation; Perky posts were flagged as such and that they were not animal abuse. From what I gather, sub users have been banned for continuing to flag Perky posts as animal abuse.

In the interest of openness and transparency, I personally think the only way forward is clarity, transparency and openness on the part of the Mods. Moderating a Reddit sub is challenging, and there are clearly issues here.

What should Mods do?

Earlier I made a post about her trying to kill the baby but now she seems ok with her? Although at the end she does attack sorta.

This happened when I went to the bathroom and left her cage open by accident, I came back to her ok with the baby (baby clearly not that comfy since she was attacked earlier) but then all of the sudden she attacked again when I put the baby closer to her? Can anyone explain what was going on and why she was chill for a little bit?

I put her back in her cage afterwards.

I noticed this new ridiculous trend of rat baths. It makes for hilarious pictures, but the reason people wash their rats is frankly ridiculous. Your pet stinks? Yes, you do too at times. So do 1000s of other things in this world.

You're not supposed to wash your rat. Wipe them, change their food, put a bowl of water so they can wash and play. If my rats get dirty, I wipe them off, with a wascloth with some water. Old rats that can't keep themselves clean? Wipe them off and give them a nice brush with a soft toothbrush. Feed them herbs (they groom more that way). They love it. You can also buy a drink fountain for birds, they can't play in them, so they exclusively can use it for drinking and grooming. Absolute game changer for their grooming habits.

Yes, I do recognize there are exceptions, but since we're so darn critical of anyone who houses their rat in an improper manner, why are we promoting this content? We don't see any immediate harm, so we ignore any harm that can be done.

Is it bad to get a clear rat ball for the girls to explore parts of my house that aren’t rat proof?

Not as their free roam time, just an extra fun activity? Or is that not good for them?

my rat has a question

he got one smell and it’s over now so

if it’s a no he will probably not be happy as seen

I have a genuine question for y'all, why are so many of y'all obsessed with rat balls? Like the amount of attention that body part is getting is a bit off-putting NGL, so I'm genuinely curious as to why it is lol

My rats has a Instagram account that I originally made for my first rats, but after they passed my current boys took it over. Now, it's SO hard finding a good pfp. I don't want one of my rats specifically, since I expand the group pretty frequently, so there always ends up being someone left out, or i be needing to switch it often to include everyone.

But I also don't wanna take one from Pinterest, because idk which ones are reposted art (which means i cant ask the actual artist if i can use it) or if anything god forbid is AI 💔

So now I'm asking for a bit of help. If anyone wants to make me a pfp for my rats Instagram, please do 🥲 I'm not picky. I add some examples of the vibe I like, all from Pinterest. Idk the original artists but I will involve who posted it so someone can look it up hopefully.

I'm aware that commissions should be payed for! But i can't afford it atm and I thought asking never hurts

I have two girls, extremely well fed, and hydrated however they love to crawl in my mouth it's funny but I'm confuused cuz they don't go for food particles but rather my saliva? At first it was only Cream but now Coffee is doing it too and I'm not sure why they do it

Hi all, I’m thinking of adopting either rats or guinea pigs in the next few months, and I’m leaning towards rats- however I’m vegan, so I’d rather have pets that don’t need to eat animal products so I don’t have to buy/prepare them.

I know rats are omnivores so they can eat meat and eggs etc. but as long as they have enough protein, can they still thrive on a plant based diet?

I’ve been doing research and seen they can eat tofu, edamame, lentils, wholewheat grains etc. which all contain protein- has anyone had experience raising healthy, happy rats with no anima products?

If the consensus is that rats really should be eating animal products then I’ll go with guinea pigs instead, at the end of the day I want healthy animals that are getting all the right food they need! Thanks :)

Nothing else to say.

hi guys! so my girls are about 4-5 months old. i got harnesses, string ones (image below) and i was wondering how i could harness train them? I put a harness on one of my girls and it was a pain in the ass to get it on. A minute after it was on she started screaming and got stuck while trying to get out of it. I know they're little and getting them use to harnesses is a journey but its really pissing me off. I don't wanna hurt them and i dont want them to hurt themselves. I've tried to put a banana down then put it on but they have no interest. I have to hold them up in the air and hassle it on. They have little bells attached so i took off the bells as trying not to overwhelm them.

Any tips for harness training would be helpful.

Okay, so today I went to get my snake Morpheus his weekly mouse, and the guy offered me a baby rat to try instead. Well I seen the baby rat and just fell in love with his cute little face. Uuummmmmm let's just say I now have a pet rat lol. So I have been doing my research on what they can eat, he is about 2-4 weeks old. I read that baby food was okay and all, but since this is last minute, I do not have baby food on hand, what I do have is all the fruits and veggies to make homemade puree (baby food). I have seen some sited say that apple, blueberries, tomatoes, mangos, spinach, kale, cucumbers, bell peppers, carrots, and celery are all fine, but then there are sites that says not to give them spinach and mangos. So my question is, would mango and spinach be fine if it is in very small amounts and made into a puree with some of the other listed fruits and veggies?

I've been considering getting rats as emotional support animals and I've done a decent amount of research into cages, food, enrichment, socializing, general safety, free-roam time, etc..

Now, I haven't found any cons that really clash with needs, but I wanna be absolutely sure that they're right for me, and that I'm not missing anything, so please share any cons you can think of with owning rats? (especially less talked about ones)

Thank you<3

(Edit: I'm not uncomfortable with animal death, even if I care a lot about the animal. And the emotional support/comfort they'd be providing would be mainly through the form of getting to take care of them)

Where do you send a rat criminal? To Alcat-ratz!

How do you call an adhd rat? Dist-ratted!

How do you call a rat that steals food? Pie-rat!

I swear we had more but I can’t think of them 😭 (probably bc we usually speak in Italian and I’m trying to think about the ones in English lol)

(007 rat for the rat tax!)

Please send me rat pics to redraw with her or add a silly lil ponytail and purple ears and gold eyes to

(If you can tell what source material she is an OC for, please be respectful and do not bash the source material, that doesn't make you cool, that just means you're being an asshole while i am just looking for rat pics to turn into my OC)

Is it like a cat where it has a natural distribution system and find them in a trash somewhere and said "you're my friend now, we are making soft tacos later dodosodo"

Or did you get yours from a breeder/pet store? What's the tea sis tell me