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Janell McMorran

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 I am quite knowledgeable on housing, care, genetics, hereditary defects, color identification, breeding practices, socialization, rat rescue situations, raising orphaned babies, trapping feral rats, and basic illnesses and disorders a pet rat is prone to. I can answer any question related to every day circumstances and even those a bit more unusual.

Sandra Todd

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 As one of the top experts here at allexperts for 2008, I am happy to be able to help advise others on the proper care of pet rats. I am a rat care specialist/advisor for area vets and have 20 plus years experience working with rodents. I can advise you on the most current treatments available to your rat for common and also complicated ailments that seem to affect domestic rats during their life time. I do telephone consults and have even had some wonderful Vets call me to compare notes/stories. I also have training in animal behavior with the .....

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2009-11-06 respitory disease:

Hi there I dont usually suggest vitamins to be honest. As long as the rat is getting a properly balanced diet, thats what is most important. As for Dr.Hinds page on respiratory infection, it is very

2009-11-05 The Grrreat wall:

You can save your money and simply use cardboard. If its at least 4 feet high, they cant jump it and they cant climb the cardboard. I make a huge wall myself using cardboard. Check out my Critter City

2009-11-05 Affordable SF rat vets?:

Hi there; I'm over 12 hours from San Fran, so I can't honestly give you an idea of where to go. It's fairly normal for them not to give you a price estimate because it varies depending on the size and

2009-11-04 Introduced 2 baby girl rats to existing year and half old female:

To me, this seems like a sign of something more serious than just a tuckered out rat. I'd see about making an appointment to have a basic wellness check done, and look for any underlying infection (i.e

2009-11-04 Penny's lump:

This is outrageous in price, the highest I have seen in a long time. I disagree with the vet. He should know right off if its a tumor or an abscess or cyst so this shows me that his lack of education

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