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#1869414
LilKitty
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Rat Tail 
i have a Hairless Rat Her name is pipsqueek and i love her to death but i have a question about her tail. towards the end of it it kind of gets smaller like she may have broke it and it grey back is this possible? if not does it hurt her or what? it looks fine i noticed it a few weeks shortly after i got her she may have already had it and i just hadn’t noticed it i got her for 3$ because she was a feeder that was a pet for sale but no one bought. she is the sweetest thing ever. also i have her in the same cage with my other female rat Tinkerbell i notice they scwabble and fight sometimes is this normal and they are just learning their places with one another or am i just gonna have to separate the two of them??
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09/27/08 04:51pm
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#1869442
Manderzratz
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Message To: LilKitty In reference to Message Id: 1869414
Rat Tail
they are just arguing. it could be for dominance or just for a favorite item or treat. as long as there is no blood or serious fighting, separation isn’t necessary. does the tail curve or like indent at all? i have a rescued rat who’s tail was caught in a trap and broke and grew back and now is indented. i wouldn’t worry too much about it unless it is degloved (which your description says it isn’t), it has something severely wrong like big lumps or something, or it seems to bother her. my boy is fine with his tail and it is barely noticeable. i just know because he was still healing when i rescued him.
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09/27/08 05:37pm
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#1869596
LilKitty
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Message To: Manderzratz In reference to Message Id: 1869442
Rat Tail
well it’s noticeable because it doesn’t have the same thickness as the rest of the tail it just kinda drastically gets thinner it doesn’t sem to bother her but i was just curious there is a slight bump in a ring all the way around but it’s very small and barely noticeable unless you rub it. but oh well her deformities make her unique and the way she is so i just making sure it wasn’t something to worry about.
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09/27/08 08:42pm
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#1869614
Manderzratz
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Message To: LilKitty In reference to Message Id: 1869596
Rat Tail
yeah i meant like a large tumor kinda bump. and yeah it should be fine though that makes it sound like a nice chunk came off rather than it broke. my guy’s is inverted a bit like a small v like his snapped. but he’s heading on two with no problems from it. her’s really sounds just like it got shaved off all around somehow. though i can’t picture anything that would cause that. i like animals with deformities. it makes ’em all the cuter. and hairless ratties are so awesome.
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09/27/08 09:00pm
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#1869698
LilKitty
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Message To: Manderzratz In reference to Message Id: 1869614
Rat Tail
yeah i was amazed i got her for 3$ though because the pet shop was selling them for 30$ and i brought 40$ to come buy one and they were gone. we asked about them. and they put them in the breeder/feeder collection in the back because no one had bought them in about 8 months so they gave me her for 3$ we were gonna go back for another but my stepdad said no more ratties for awhile  i LOVE them though. they make the best furry pets a person could want!
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09/27/08 10:57pm
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#1869717
Manderzratz
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Message To: LilKitty In reference to Message Id: 1869698
Rat Tail
yup except not furry (maybe a tiny bit) but their skin is so warm. good luck with her. here’s to hoping someone rescues all the rest of the feeders too.
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09/27/08 11:51pm
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#1869878
LilKitty
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Message To: Manderzratz In reference to Message Id: 1869717
Rat Tail
yeah i’m gonna ask again if i can rescue some more of the feeders. to possible start a breeding colony to Feed the pinkies for the snake.
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09/28/08 11:09am
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