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(My Current Pet Rats)
*Note: Pet rats only have a 1-3 year life expectancy. I have owned pet rats since 2007.
(My Current Pet Rats)
*Note: Pet rats only have a 1-3 year life expectancy. I have owned pet rats since 2007.
✯ Rainbow
Bridge Angels ✯
Girls: Sugar, Spice, Cinnamon, Nutmeg, Ginger, Saffron, Holly, Ivy, Pepper, Poppy, Olive, Jasmine, Iris, Hazelnut, Rosie, Fern, Clover, Honey, Lily, Daisy, Sweet Pea, Cherry, Belle, Violet, Pumpkin, Buttercup, Molly, Toffee, Willow.
Boys: Sage, Basil, Barley, Fennel, Curry, Aspen, Teddy, Templeton, Emile, Remy, Jasper, T.J., Chester, Waffles, Ben, Fry
*Note: Pet rats only have a 1-3 year life expectancy. I have owned pet rats since 2007.
Female. Variety: PEW. Brought Home: 10-23-07. Passed: 11-23-09. Health Issues: 3 Mammary Tumors, Abcesses in right front paw. Sugar was in the newspaper 06-29-09.
Spice:
Female. Variety: Himalayan. Brought Home: 10-23-07. Passed: 12-26-08. Health Issues: 1 Mammary tumor removed, Passed from PituitaryTumor.
Cinnamon:
Female. Variety: Berkshire. Brought Home: 02-15-08. Passed: 01-28-10. Health Issues: Was spayed due to bleeding from suspected Pyometra. Passed away from old age.
Nutmeg:
Female. Variety: English Irish, Dumbo. Brought Home: 12-29-08. Passed: 02-03-10. Health Issues: Passed from suspected Mega Colon.
Ginger:
Female. Variety: Blue Hooded. Brought Home: 12-29-08. Passed: 07-23-10. Health Issues: Multiple Mammary tumors and Lymphoma cancer (Put to sleep at vet).
Saffron (Saffy):
Female. Variety: PEW. Brought Home: 05-13-09. Passed: 07-23-10. Health Issues: 1 tumor near urethra, 1 abscess. (Put to sleep at vet).
Holly:
Female. Variety: PEW. Brought Home: 01-29-10. Passed: 08-18-10. Health Issues: 1 mammary tumor. (Put to sleep at vet.)
Ivy:
Female. Variety: PEW. Brought Home: 01-29-10. Passed: 06-21-11. Health Issues: 1 tumor near urethra.
Pepper:
Female. Variety: Black, Hooded. Brought Home: 02-05-10. Passed: 1-5-11. Health Issues: Mammary tumor under left arm, lung and breathing issues.
Poppy:
Female. Variety: Black, Hooded. Brought Home: 02-05-10. Passed: 1-8-11. Health Issues: Passed from Pneumonia.
Basil:
Male. Variety: Blue Hooded. Brought Home: 03-01-10. Passed: 02-11-11 Health Issues: Was neutered due to aggression. Suffered from Degenerative Osteoarthritis in old age. Cataract in left eye.
Sage:
Male. Variety: Blue Hooded. Brought Home: 03-01-10. Passed: 04-17-10. Health Issues: Abscess on back, passed from suspected infection?
Fennel:
Male. Variety: Hooded Agouti. Brought Home: 04-17-10. Passed: 11-17-11. Health Issues: Cataracts
Barley:
Male. Variety: Hairless Rex. Brought Home: 04-17-10. Passed: 10-12-11.
Rose (Rosie):
Female. Variety: PEW. Brought Home: 07-23-10. Passed: 02-13-12. Health Issues: Prolapsed Uterus, passed away at vet during emergency spay.
Clover:
Female. Variety: Tan (Beige), Hooded. Brought Home: 08-31-10. Adopted from: Star's Rat Rescue of South Dakota. Passed: 2-23-12. Health Issues: Contracted pneumonia.
Hazelnut:
Female. Variety: Black, Berkshire. Brought Home: 08-31-10. Passed: 02-12-12. Adopted from: Star's Rat Rescue of South Dakota. Health Issues: Mammary Tumor.
Jasmine:
Female. Variety: Blue Hooded. Brought Home: 10-01-10. Passed: 12-20-11. (Put to sleep at vet, due to ulcerated eye and respiratory infection).
Iris:
Female. Variety: Blue Berkshire. Brought Home: 11-28-10. Passed: 12-29-11 Health Issues: Abscess in paw, paralyzed tail from back injury when younger, tumor in belly.
Olive:
Female. Variety: Hooded Agouti. Brought Home: 4-17-11. Passed: 11-11-11. Adopted from: Star's Rat Rescue of South Dakota. Health Issues: Passed from Pituitary tumor
Fern:
Female. Variety: Black Capped. Brought Home: 4-17-11. Adopted from: Star's Rat Rescue of South Dakota. Passed: 2-22-12. Health Issues: Respiratory issues, leading to pneumonia.
Honey:
Female. Variety: Silver Fawn. Brought Home: 08-31-10. Passed: 7-1-12. Adopted from: Star's Rat Rescue of South Dakota. Health Issues: 2 mammary tumors, abscess on leg that got infected, and vet needed to surgically close.
Lily:
Female. Variety: Tan (Beige), Hooded. Brought Home: 07-23-10. Passed: 07-21-12. Health Issues: Sprained foot twice during lifespan. Passed from Old Age.
Curry:
Male. Variety: Beige Berkshire. Brought Home:
4-17-11.
Adopted from: Star's Rat Rescue
of South Dakota. Passed: 9-8-12.
Health Issues: Passed from old age. Was showing signs of Degenerative
Osteoarthritis.
Daisy:
Female. Variety: Russian Blue Rex Berkshire. Brought Home: 11-28-10. Passed: 11-21-12 Health Issues: Passed from old age.
Male. Variety: Beige Berkshire. Brought Home:
4-17-11.
Passed: 04-16-13.
Adopted from: Star's Rat Rescue
of South Dakota. Health
Issues: Passed from old age. Had a history of abscesses. Had late stages of
Degenerative
Osteoarthritis.
Sweet Pea:
Female. Variety: light cream hooded with red eyes. Brought
Home: 12-21-11
Passed: 07-06-13
Health Issues: Inner ear infection that caused permanent head tilt.
Respiratory infection/Pneumonia.
Cherry:
Female. Variety: Black self Dumbo. Born: 12/25/11. Brought Home: 8/4/12 Adopted from: Star's Rat Rescue of South Dakota. Passed: 07/29/13. Health Issues: Two mammary tumors.
Bluebelle "Belle":
Female. Variety: Black self Dumbo Born: 12/25/11. Brought Home: 8/4/12 Adopted from: Star's Rat Rescue of South Dakota. Passed: 08/16/13. Health Issues: 1 mammary tumor.
Templeton:
Male. Variety: Beige variegated. Brought Home: 2-16-12. Passed: 09/14/13 Health Issues: Passed from Pneumonia, had a sprained foot when younger.
Teddy:
Male. Variety: Mink Berkshire. Brought Home: 2-16-12. Passed: 09/12/13 Health Issues: Passed from Pneumonia, had abscess when younger.
Female. Variety: PEW. Brought Home: 08-04-11. Passed: 10-21-13. Health Issues: Mammary tumor near bladder area. Had to be put to sleep at vet due to abscess infection on the tumor.
Emile:
Male. Variety: Black Berkshire. Brought Home: 12-8-12. Passed: 3-25-14. Health Issues: Had seizures in old age due to possible pituitary tumor, also lost use of back legs due to hind leg degeneration.
Pumpkin:
Female. Variety: Beige Berkshire. Brought Home: 6-29-12. Passed: 07/22/14. Health Issues: 1 mammary tumor under back leg, pneumonia.
Buttercup:
Female. Variety: Beige capped with a blaze. Brought Home: 12-21-11 Passed: 07/23/14. Health Issues: 1 mammary tumor under arm, 1 mammary tumor near lower leg.
Male. Variety: PEW. Brought Home: 12-8-12. Passed: 12/21/2014. Health Issues: Degenerative Osteoarthritis.
Molly:
Female. Variety: Black capped with a white blaze. Brought Home: 08-31-13. Passed: 03-05-15. Health Issues: Pituitary Tumor.
Jasper:
Male. Variety: Himalayan. Brought Home: 09-15-13. Passed: 06-01-2015. Health Issues: Degenerative Osteoarthritis, Renal Failure.
T.J.
Male. Variety: Beige capped with a white blaze. Brought Home: 09-15-13. Passed: 07-19-2015. Health Issues: Passed away from pneumonia.
Toffee:
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Female. Variety: Black Berkshire. Brought Home: 07-26-13. Passed: 09-13-2015. Health Issues: Mammary tumor that was removed, another small mammary tumor on opposite side.
Willow:
Female. Variety: Hooded blue. Brought Home: 08-31-13. Passed: 12-7-2015. Health Issues: 3 mammary tumors.
Ruby:
Female. Variety: Cinnamon Berkshire. Brought Home: 11-13-2014. Passed: 4-21-2016
Chester:
Waffles:
Male. Variety: Silver Fawn Berkshire. Brought Home: 05-22-2015. Passed: 02/15/17. Health Issues: Passed from old age and stroke.
Male. Variety: Variegated Agouti. Brought Home: 05-22-2015. Passed: 05/18/17. Health Issues: Passed away in his sleep from old age.
Male. Variety: Blue Berkshire Born: 3/24/17 Passed Away: 09/12/17. Health Issues: Passed from pneumonia.
