Roof Rat born with split tail: is it genetic?

By: Lindsey Broman|In: Animal Rescue|Last Updated: December 6, 2022

Roof Rat born with split tail: is it genetic?

She is otherwise normal, friendly and healthy

Roof Rat with split tail birth defect or mutation

She was one of a litter of 5 babies. The rest were apparently normal.

Roof Rat with two tail tips. Possible birth defect or mutation.

Her mother also had a normal tail.

Roof Rat with abnormal tail. Is it a genetic defect or a reabsorbed twin?

However, her father’s tail was groomed off by his mother sometime after birth, so we cannot confirm it was normal.

As you can see from the video, her and her mother both appear to be perfectly healthy, tame and friendly.

Close-up of rat's tail tip showing possible birth defect or genetic mutation — Close-up of rat’s split tail tip showing possible birth defect or genetic mutation

Anyone that is interested in her or knows what caused this, please contact us: petroofrats@gmail.com

Close-up of possible rat tail birth defect. Anyone know what could cause this?

Want to see our rats and maybe

By: Lindsey Broman|In: Animal Rescue|Last Updated: November 26, 2022

There’s a new kind of pet rat: here’s how it happened

Until recently, nearly all pet rats were Norway Rats (Rattus Norvegicus.) Also known as “Fancy Rats”, these were sold in pet stores, bred by breeders and even used in research. The domestication of these fosserial (burrowing) animals was a fascinating and somewhat shocking story: National Rat Fancy Society: The Domestication of the Rat.

The blood sport of rat-baiting was an antecedent for the practice of keeping rats as pets.

The blood sport of rat-baiting was an antecedent for keeping Norway rats as pets.

Norway Rats are not the only kind of “true rat species”, but for many years they were the only one that you could get as a tame, domesticated pet. The other common rat species, arboreal Roof Rats (Rattus rattus or Black Rats), are often found near people, but were not being bred as pets. A rescued or captured Roof Rat might learn to be tame, but their offspring would not inherit

By: Lindsey Broman|In: Animal Rescue|Last Updated: November 12, 2022

Roof Rats in Risk!

Hurricane Ian struck Central Florida September 28th and 29th, 2022. The Rat Residence was instantly in its route and the Roof Rats and I acquired just a flavor of Mom Nature’s entire fury these two days. This was our story.

At 7:30AM September 28th, and the roof rats are waiting nervously for Hurricane Ian to hit. It is currently cold, windy and raining frequently. But it will no doubt get a lot even worse. The path of Hurricane Ian is forecast to go extremely in the vicinity of us, but ideally it will be downgraded to a tropical storm by them.

Then, Ian struck! We expert major wind and rain.

And then, at about 4AM on September 29th, 2022, the energy went out in the Rat House, chopping off the rats’ air circulation, even though boosting flood waters threatened to engulf them! It was a terrifying,

By: Lindsey Broman|In: Terrier Dog|Last Updated: August 28, 2021

What has Soquel rat terrier anxious about leaving the property?

Dear JOAN: Etta is my 3-12 months-old purebred rat terrier. We have a excellent yard that is her sanctuary.

We utilized to choose walks at unique spots. She has generally experienced a slender comfort and ease zone, but normally would go together for a stroll. Lately, she receives enthusiastic to go and within just minutes, she stops, sits down, begins to shake, looks all all around and desires to go back to the motor vehicle, which is also a sanctuary.

I would respect information. Some say make her go, but I never see myself dragging her together.

Jill, Soquel

Dear JILL: There are usually some individuals who suggest forcing a doggy to do one thing obviously demanding, but I arrive down on the aspect of gurus who say that’s not a good strategy.

The idea is that when the pet realizes there is practically nothing to fear, she will not

By: Lindsey Broman|In: Tom Cat|Last Updated: August 12, 2021

Questionable Confrontation Concerning Cat And Rat Attracts Comparisons To Tom And Jerry

The war between cats and rodents began prolonged before the arrival of contemporary individuals. In the TikTok online video down below a rat attempts to hoodwink a tabby cat by taking part in dead. Some end users are calling the pair the authentic-daily life Tom and Jerry. *With language warning*

For The Rat, This Was No Cartoon.

TikTok person Dylan Aguillard, who goes by @notdolan, shared the footage and it shows the cat toying with the dwell rat on the toilet flooring. The cat looms above the rat for several seconds as if choosing what to do following. Then it offers the rat a few of tentative smacks and the minimal rodent falls spinning on its facet, evidently actively playing dead. What is much more very likely is that the bad rodent was stunned following the left hook.

We really do not know what happens to the

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