Adorable! I do that with my 4 rats, too. For some reason rats in America seem to live longer than here in Finland. I´ve heard of several 4 year old rats in the US but here if your rat lives to be 2 it´s really good. 3 years is the oldest I´ve heard of in Finland. Different genetics I guess since we take very good care of them.
@hamali1975 Thanks! Chancy lived to 4 yrs, 3 mos, and 2was euthanized just a few months ago because a tumor was too large and affected her quality of life. She was on Baytril and Doxy for over 2 years as an offensive strategy for myco pulmonis, even though I almost never heard symptoms. I wonder if aggressive treatment for myco helped with longevity. At what age do Finland rats show signs of myco, and do you have an aggressive approach to treating for it? Thanks for visiting Chancy.
@gwenlbzd Finnish rats may show signs of myco at a very young age, when they are just a few months old. I don´t think this is very common, though. I had a rat who started having severe symptoms before he was 6 months old but they stopped on their own. The myco progressed "silently", however, and he died at 2y 4mo. He was on medication only during the last 2 weeks of his life. We don´t have an aggressive approach to treat myco and usually medicate our rats only when severe symptoms appear.
@hamali1975 Very interesting... is the non-aggressive approach enforced by vets, or, do you think it's a matter of education? The best vet guidance here (Ratguide) is to treat aggressively and offensively. Myco begins in the nasal passages, so any snotty noise can be considered myco. I also use an extra-strong air purifier 24 hrs/day. It sucks all dust from their cage and room. Avoiding dusty beddings is important also. Rats are "bubble kids" who should live in an oxygen-pure plastic tent. :(
@gwenlbzd I think it´s a matter of tight regulations in the use of antibiotics, both human and veterinary. Even if someone would want to treat the rats offensively with antibiotics it would be forbidden by law. This is to minimize the risk of antibiotic resistance, not in the rats that are treated, but on a larger scale. Breeders do a lot of work trying not breed rats with poor immunity. So even though 99%of rats carry myco in their system they would not get really sick. Nice to meet you BTW :)
@gwenlbzd cont. I´m not aware of anyone who would have used antibiotics for myco for more than 1-2 weeks at a time. We don´t use profylactic/offensive treatment at all, I don´t think any vet would agree with such treatment. I think this could be the biggest reason that explains the shorter life span among our rats. One of my current rats is showing signs of myco and it may claim his life one day. However, we try to enjoy every day with him and the others, they are so precious to us:)
This makes me miss my pet rat, who died in a horrific accident. She fell into a pot of boiling water and only seconds passed, but it was too late. She died in the pool of boiling water it was so sad.
Thats insanely adorable! My rat doesnt really like it when I kiss his belly, but he loves a good belly rub. I used to think rats were kind of freaky but now I love love looove them.
you guys have such an amazing bond!!! i had a pair of male rats last year but sadly they both past away. im going to search several pet shops tuesday for another pair. any tips on how to get my rats to trust me as much as yours do?
@lexichard Please join my Yahoo group, JoinRats (find it via a Yahoo search), where we love to help walk folks through different ways of interacting with pet rats to increase trust. And/or, visit my visual aid site, JoinRats (a dot com), the Earning Trust category, for many ideas. And thank you so much for visiting Chancy and me. Sadly, I had to have her euthanized last week, at 4 years, 3 months old. I think this video is more than 2 years old. Chancy was an angel.and I miss her terribly.
@LadyKi77y Hi, there! No, at the time I had four females. 3 have passed, but this rat, Chancy remains. She is over 4 years old! And I have 3 boy brat rats. Please visit JoinRats (google it), click the link to Friends/Gwen, and visit my boys and girls pages. Or, at the top is a link to New Baby Rats What To Do Diary, with helpful information. Thanks for visiting my page! Chancy is a star in many videos on JoinRats, including a fantastic video in the Snuggle with Rats gallery. Enjoy!
@NoonJoon It's hard to know. Perhaps her genetics helped. I kept an air purifier on 24/7 to control dust (Myco pulmonis disease), I kept clearn cages. Fed good. Chancy was amazing: she got a serious cancerous tumor at 18 mos; had it removed; it returned; had it removed aggressively (wide margins), and it never returned after that! Then a benign tumor on her side grew too large, which was why she was euthanized. I gave her tons of hospice care and attention to the end of her days.
She was trying to push away your face at one point, after licking you. When they lick, they're cleaning you so you don't get them filthy. Then she pushed your mouth away with her hands. It's pretty obvious. That's how animals are. I love how people try and say "THEY LOVE ME." Yeah, they love how you provide them with food, warmth, and attention. But the love is totally selfish.
@Slappy2112 That is very untrue, yeah.. Alot of people skip out on caring for a ratfully, like I used to, but I made an effort... And there is this thing ratsshare with you ... It's called a BOND, after that you will have an inseprable friend.
Animals think. They've even found rats specifically can think about thinking; meta-cognition. They can recognize when they do or don't know the answer to something, identify and create bonds with different people and animals, and (like squirrels) have the ability to purposely deceive (which was first thought to only been seen in primates).
Thanks so much for your sweet comment. So, you don't have a rat???? Please visit my website, JoinRats (it's a net or com, just google it), and enjoy lots of ways to enjoy and love pet rats.
Awww! She loves you! You're one lucky owner!
Gmancrap 1 month ago
N'awwww what a cutie! Boys are so relaxed compared fo the girls.
Mooimacat1990 3 months ago
Aw so cute !!! Looks like my Monty <3
rabbitsarecuteable 4 months ago
HAHAHA SOO TUBBY. :)
GrlWhoLoves 4 months ago
Adorable! I do that with my 4 rats, too. For some reason rats in America seem to live longer than here in Finland. I´ve heard of several 4 year old rats in the US but here if your rat lives to be 2 it´s really good. 3 years is the oldest I´ve heard of in Finland. Different genetics I guess since we take very good care of them.
hamali1975 5 months ago
@hamali1975 Thanks! Chancy lived to 4 yrs, 3 mos, and 2was euthanized just a few months ago because a tumor was too large and affected her quality of life. She was on Baytril and Doxy for over 2 years as an offensive strategy for myco pulmonis, even though I almost never heard symptoms. I wonder if aggressive treatment for myco helped with longevity. At what age do Finland rats show signs of myco, and do you have an aggressive approach to treating for it? Thanks for visiting Chancy.
gwenlbzd 5 months ago
@gwenlbzd Finnish rats may show signs of myco at a very young age, when they are just a few months old. I don´t think this is very common, though. I had a rat who started having severe symptoms before he was 6 months old but they stopped on their own. The myco progressed "silently", however, and he died at 2y 4mo. He was on medication only during the last 2 weeks of his life. We don´t have an aggressive approach to treat myco and usually medicate our rats only when severe symptoms appear.
hamali1975 5 months ago
@hamali1975 Very interesting... is the non-aggressive approach enforced by vets, or, do you think it's a matter of education? The best vet guidance here (Ratguide) is to treat aggressively and offensively. Myco begins in the nasal passages, so any snotty noise can be considered myco. I also use an extra-strong air purifier 24 hrs/day. It sucks all dust from their cage and room. Avoiding dusty beddings is important also. Rats are "bubble kids" who should live in an oxygen-pure plastic tent. :(
gwenlbzd 5 months ago
@gwenlbzd I think it´s a matter of tight regulations in the use of antibiotics, both human and veterinary. Even if someone would want to treat the rats offensively with antibiotics it would be forbidden by law. This is to minimize the risk of antibiotic resistance, not in the rats that are treated, but on a larger scale. Breeders do a lot of work trying not breed rats with poor immunity. So even though 99%of rats carry myco in their system they would not get really sick. Nice to meet you BTW :)
hamali1975 5 months ago
@gwenlbzd cont. I´m not aware of anyone who would have used antibiotics for myco for more than 1-2 weeks at a time. We don´t use profylactic/offensive treatment at all, I don´t think any vet would agree with such treatment. I think this could be the biggest reason that explains the shorter life span among our rats. One of my current rats is showing signs of myco and it may claim his life one day. However, we try to enjoy every day with him and the others, they are so precious to us:)
hamali1975 5 months ago
This makes me miss my pet rat, who died in a horrific accident. She fell into a pot of boiling water and only seconds passed, but it was too late. She died in the pool of boiling water it was so sad.
draggin99si 5 months ago
a little bid fad??
lisa1997love 6 months ago
Thats insanely adorable! My rat doesnt really like it when I kiss his belly, but he loves a good belly rub. I used to think rats were kind of freaky but now I love love looove them.
MrFishieHat 7 months ago
you guys have such an amazing bond!!! i had a pair of male rats last year but sadly they both past away. im going to search several pet shops tuesday for another pair. any tips on how to get my rats to trust me as much as yours do?
lexichard 7 months ago
@lexichard Please join my Yahoo group, JoinRats (find it via a Yahoo search), where we love to help walk folks through different ways of interacting with pet rats to increase trust. And/or, visit my visual aid site, JoinRats (a dot com), the Earning Trust category, for many ideas. And thank you so much for visiting Chancy and me. Sadly, I had to have her euthanized last week, at 4 years, 3 months old. I think this video is more than 2 years old. Chancy was an angel.and I miss her terribly.
gwenlbzd 7 months ago
SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO CUTE
nerual11 7 months ago
omgoodness. that is adorable. rat tummies are the best
winterscat 8 months ago
is that your only rat?
LadyKi77y 9 months ago
@LadyKi77y Hi, there! No, at the time I had four females. 3 have passed, but this rat, Chancy remains. She is over 4 years old! And I have 3 boy brat rats. Please visit JoinRats (google it), click the link to Friends/Gwen, and visit my boys and girls pages. Or, at the top is a link to New Baby Rats What To Do Diary, with helpful information. Thanks for visiting my page! Chancy is a star in many videos on JoinRats, including a fantastic video in the Snuggle with Rats gallery. Enjoy!
gwenlbzd 9 months ago
@gwenlbzd how did you manage to keep her alive for 4 years?!
NoonJoon 5 months ago
@NoonJoon It's hard to know. Perhaps her genetics helped. I kept an air purifier on 24/7 to control dust (Myco pulmonis disease), I kept clearn cages. Fed good. Chancy was amazing: she got a serious cancerous tumor at 18 mos; had it removed; it returned; had it removed aggressively (wide margins), and it never returned after that! Then a benign tumor on her side grew too large, which was why she was euthanized. I gave her tons of hospice care and attention to the end of her days.
gwenlbzd 1 month ago
Awww! Belly kisses!!! I have 6 boys and they looooove to be kissed!
TheBahaiGirl 1 year ago
i love kissing my rats belly :D
jlynneme 1 year ago
aw, she reminds me of my little oreo RIP I miss her so much. she had cancer and sadly passed away about a month ago.
LadyBlackthorne 1 year ago
@LadyBlackthorne I'm so sorry for your loss of Oreo! Hugs.
gwenlbzd 1 year ago
I love rats, and I think it's so cute how she licks you like that.
twilightdivamidna 1 year ago
thats a silly rat!
JoJoXerxes 1 year ago
Chancy doesn't think anything. She's a rat. You're just a meal ticket and a fellow rat to her.
Slappy2112 1 year ago
@Slappy2112
She was trying to push away your face at one point, after licking you. When they lick, they're cleaning you so you don't get them filthy. Then she pushed your mouth away with her hands. It's pretty obvious. That's how animals are. I love how people try and say "THEY LOVE ME." Yeah, they love how you provide them with food, warmth, and attention. But the love is totally selfish.
Slappy2112 1 year ago
@Slappy2112 That is very untrue, yeah.. Alot of people skip out on caring for a ratfully, like I used to, but I made an effort... And there is this thing ratsshare with you ... It's called a BOND, after that you will have an inseprable friend.
00KetumiWolf00 1 year ago
@Slappy2112
Animals think. They've even found rats specifically can think about thinking; meta-cognition. They can recognize when they do or don't know the answer to something, identify and create bonds with different people and animals, and (like squirrels) have the ability to purposely deceive (which was first thought to only been seen in primates).
RatongaBruiser 1 year ago
SO ADORABLE!!!!! OMG, what a precious little rat Chancy is!!!!!! <3 I want one!
Kudos to you for putting the message up in the beginning, too. The more people informed about how to treat rats the right way, the better. =)
Ainurah 2 years ago
Thanks so much for your sweet comment. So, you don't have a rat???? Please visit my website, JoinRats (it's a net or com, just google it), and enjoy lots of ways to enjoy and love pet rats.
gwenlbzd 2 years ago