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Incredible life of motherless mice

I fed these cuties from a dropper with human formula milk when their mother died and they were very small and breastfeeding. I had the best bond with these mice because they new that im the only one feeding them. All 12 survived exept 1
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Bart Weetjens: How I taught rats to sniff out land mines

At TEDxRotterdam, Bart Weetjens talks about his extraordinary project: training rats to sniff out land mines. He shows clips of his "hero rats" in action, and previews his work's next phase: teaching them to turn up tuberculosis in the lab.

Rodents' House 1- Rats, Mice & Gerbil Living together

These whites lived together pretty well, except for time when i got another teen rat that started humping the gerbil every 30 seconds...

In the Window House

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Viper Rat meets a Big Dog

In this amazing video,my rat viper displays calm behavior during his first exposure to a dog. Viper was tamed, so I think since I held him in my hands and trained him, he was able not only not to freak out, but even show a lot of interest in the dog.

Viper Died

Viper died after suffering from mycoplasma pulmonis. He was an amazing rat pet and tought me a lot about rats. Viper was very affectionate and always maintained fully cognitive eye contact and was great with my kids. Observing him made me realize that humans and rats are really close relatives on the evolutionary scale. I think all animals will eventually develop like humans-become very intelligent and self conscious. Evolution made them the best survivors, just like us. I will miss him.

Vipers Goodbye Video Treatment of mycoplasma pulmoni in rats: First of all, if you see your rat breathing abnormaly and fast with hacking sound, take him to the animal ER. It will cost from $50 to $200 with meds, but thats the only way. Also dont use cedar or pine badding for rats (rodents). There is no cure or vaccine for mycoplasma pulmonis. However, infection and symptoms can be suppressed with antibiotics in the early stages of the disease, but will most likely become a chronic condition requiring periodic or even constant treatment. This disease progressively worsens, eventually causing consolidation of the lungs and abscesses in the lungs, leading to death. Some antibiotics proven to be effective against mycoplasma are tetracycline, tylosin, gentamicin, amikacin, chloramphenicol, doxycycline, and enrofloxacin (Baytril). Doses are as follows: Tetracycline orally at 5 to 10 mg per pound three times daily for at least 14 days Tylosin orally at 4.5 mg per pound twice daily or 66 mg per litre of water for 14 to 30 days Gentamicin (best used in combination with Cefadroxil) at 1 to 2 mg per pound injected twice daily for 7 to 14 days Amikacin at 5 mg per pound injected twice daily for 7 to 14 days Chloramphenicol at 15 to 25 mg per pound injected twice daily for 7 to 14 days Doxycycline orally at 2.5 mg per pound twice daily for 14 to 30 days Enrofloxacin (Baytril) orally at 5 mg per pound twice daily for 14 to 30 days. Baytril and doxycycline also work extremely well in combination. Viper during his bliss period. Viper doing challenging tasks during teenhood