Rattus Choki Pet Blog

Rattus Diary 2013

2013-03-22T00:09:00.001+08:00

March 11, 2013... more wild rat babies!!! =) January 16, 2013 Here's Thor (front) the wild rat I raised, and his two sons, dining on my noodles March 11, 2013 Here's Zelda, my English Irish female I first had berkshires back in 2009, when markings like this ocassionally popped up, I used to think that they were just undermarked berkshires. Now that I've been getting alot of this

Dosage for Amoxicillin and Doxycycline

2013-03-21T23:54:00.001+08:00

Hello folks! I'd like to share this useful DIY medication dosage from ratguide.com AMOXICILLIN 2.50 Pesos per capsules (Generics Pharmacy) 10 mg per pound of rat, administered from 10 to 14 days http://ratguide.com/meds/antimicrobial_agents/amoxicillin.php DOXYCYCLINE 2.00 Pesos per capsule (Generics Pharmacy) 2.5mg per pound of rat,

AFRMA Guide for Breeding Marked Rats

2013-03-21T23:46:00.000+08:00

This excerpt from the AFRMA page is a great reference for breeding with regard to markings (husky not included) ======================================= “A general rule that USUALLY works well for marked rats” The levels are as follows: 1. Self 2. English Irish 3. Irish/Berkshire 4. Hooded/Variegated/Bareback 5. Capped 6. Masked/odd head spots/BEW >CLICK HERE<

Rats have strong empathy

2012-12-09T16:17:00.000+08:00

I am re-posting in verbatim a post that a friend tagged me in FaceBook... and it goes... ======================================== In a simple experiment, researchers at the University of Chicago sought to find out whether a rat would release a fellow rat from an unpleasantly restrictive cage if it could. The answer was yes. The free rat, occasionally hearing distress calls

Wild Rat Patrol... July to November 2012

2012-11-15T21:19:00.000+08:00

November 6, 2012... wild rat at four months old Hi, it's been a while since I made a post here. Just to update you about what's happening... WILD RATS RESCUE! I found a wild rat on July 11, 2012 (approximately three weeks old at the time since it already had its agouti coat) and two days later, his sibling sister. I named them Thor (male) and Loki (female). Two days before catching

Long -lost rats species rediscovered in the Philippines

2012-09-16T15:14:00.002+08:00

Watch the video below. CLICK HERE to view the news article.

How to distinguish rat eye color

2012-08-10T23:31:00.000+08:00

L-R: Pink, ruby and black eyes Eye color... it's not so hard to distinguish, but it's sometimes hard to tell if it's ruby- or black-eyed. I'll just simply post a photo comparison so you could tell. Ruby-eyes appear black until you shine or flash light at them. Rats with this eye color have the genotype of 'rr' which is recessive against black eyes 'PP' but dominant over pink-eye 'pp'.

How to Distinguish Champagne from Silver Fawn Rat

2012-05-07T19:03:00.001+08:00

Left: champagne; Right: silver fawn All rats either have Agouti- of Black-based colors. They are the most basic color any rat can have. Modifier genes are then introduced into the gene pool of the family to produce other colors. This includes the ruby- and pink-eye genes. What does the P-locus do? Here is an excerpt of the standard definition from AFRMA" "This locus has a strong

CERELAC Baby Food for rats

2012-05-07T18:58:00.002+08:00

Guess what, I have added this to their list of food supplements. It seems this one is more convenient than having to pulverize vitamin tablets every time, and no leftovers is guaranteed since they love it so much. One sachet costs 10 Pesos. They get this once a day; my concoction is one or one-half teaspoon for my rats. One sachet is good for one week, so my estimated cost for one month

How to sex a rat from day 1

2012-04-08T13:50:00.001+08:00

Photo of rat siblings from Day 1

Amox+Doxy for Troubled Respiration

2012-03-01T13:34:00.002+08:00

SRP: 3.00 Pesos per capsule (Amoxicillin); 2.00 Pesos per capsule (Doxycycline) Strength: 500 mg (Amoxicillin); 100 mg (Doxycycline) Available: The Generics Pharmacy Occasionally, some of my rats show bad breath and signs of respiratory problems such as: coughing, sneezing, wheezing or difficulty in breathing. According to online literature, amoxicillin (bactericidal) and doxycycline

Lyvit-Z Multi Vitamin Syrup

2012-03-01T12:26:00.001+08:00

Retail: 83 Pesos Volume: 60 mL Available: The Generics Pharmacy IMO... It’s a little expensive compared to HUGS Syrup. The reason I bought this one is for the CGF and other nutrients. But this is reserved for my pregnant does and little weanlings. For measurement, I fill the bottle cap halfway with the syrup, and the rats lick it straight from the cap.

My Rattus Diary 2012

2012-01-26T18:42:00.000+08:00

January 24, 2012: Multi-Vitamin Syrup for my rats Kong Hei Fat Choi! (Happy Chinese New Year) My rats & I hate vitamin tablets: it's time consuming to prepare, rats hate the taste, and we end up with so much wasted. They're loving the syrup and it's easily absorbed since it's in liquid form. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE January 23, 2012: Rat condo almost done! The areas left to finish are

HUGS Multivitamin syrup for Rats

2012-01-26T18:12:00.001+08:00

SRP: 56 Pesos Volume: 125 mL Available: The Generics Pharmacy I got tired of having to pulverize tablets everyday, and the rats usually don’t like the taste so there’s a lot of waste. So now I decided to try syrup, because it is more palatable for the rats, and it minimizes waste. This is the cheapest syrup, and I estimate it would be good for 25 days. It’s up to you to do the math:

NUTRI-C Instant Fruits & Vegetables Powdered Juice Drink – Mango Pomegranate

2012-01-12T20:06:00.003+08:00

Product Info: “With Vitamin A, B2, B3, B6, Folate, C & E” “…is a combination of mango, pomegranate, carrot and broccoli extracts.” SRP: 9.00 Pesos Net weight: 0.30 g Manufactured by Nutrifood Indonesia Marketed and distributed by Ecofoods Corporation Ingredients: Sugar, Citric acid, Mango juice powder, Pomegranate juice powder, Mineral tri calcium phosphate, Broccoli

RHEA Vitamin B Complex + Vitamin C

2012-01-07T14:46:00.001+08:00

I mix the pulverized tablet with their favorite milk chocolate candy Product Info: “For the prevention and treatment of B-complex deficiencies such as beri-beri, ariboflavinosis and pellagra. Also for nutritional supplementation, to stimulate appetite and promote energy build-up.” Retail: PhP 155.00 Net volume: 100 tablets Made in the Philippines Shelf life: 2 years Click

Daily Nutritional Requirement of Rats

2012-01-07T14:22:00.000+08:00

I pulverize their tablets and mix it with their favorite peanut milk chocolate powder candy (As set by the National Research Council of USA) According to research... Each rat eats = 15g of dry food blocks per day 1kg of dry food block = can feed 52 – 76 rats 1 rat = needs 60 calories per day (depending on size) MACRONUTRIENTS Fat 5% Essential fatty acids 0.06%

Rattus Musik Jan/Feb/Mar 2012

2012-01-04T18:19:00.001+08:00

Scene from 'Remember the Day' video (1999) Discography: Cendres de Lune (1986) Ainsi soit je (1988) L'autre (1991) Anamorphosee (1995) Innamoramento (1999) Les Mots (2003) Avant que l'ombre (2005) Point du suture (2008) Bleu noir (2010) >CLICK HERE< for more info CLICK HERE if you are having trouble with the video. Music

My Rattus Diary 2011

2011-12-31T23:30:00.000+08:00

RATTUS DIARY 2011: Rat In, Rat Out December 31, 2011: Farewell to 2011 and to three well loved rats Just when the year was coming to an end, three rats died: Pikachu (12/19/2010 - 11/17/2011) Salome (02/24/2011 - 12/17/2011) Herodias (04/28/2011 - 12/20/2011) The three rats are survived by their mother Sieglinde, who is still healthy and active at one and a half years old.

Rattus Musik December 2011 - 'Antigonae'

2011-12-01T16:04:00.001+08:00

Based on a play by Sophokles Composed by Carl Orff Inge Borkh, Claudia Hellman, Carlos Alexander, Keith Engen, Ernst Haeflinger, Gerhard Stolze Bavarian Radio Chorus and Orchestra, Ferdinand Leitner "...Orff's attempt to recapture, in a contemporary music language, what the original Tragedy might have sounded like in the ancient times: a combination of declamation and singing (by

Rattus Musik November 2011 -- Carmina Burana

2011-10-24T11:59:00.001+08:00

Thomas Allen, Sheila Armstrong, Gerard English The London Symphony Orchestra Conducted by Andre Previn (1975) Click Here for more details about the recording. "André Previn's 1975 EMI recording of Carmina Burana sounds better than ever in this new transfer. The analog tape hiss has been tamed, yet there's more "air" between the notes and a greater sense of dynamic and timbral

Rattus Musik October 2011 - Stokowski Concert 1963

2011-10-04T15:31:00.002+08:00

An operatic potpourri with Stokowski and friends... "Hardcore singer aficionados are likely to have most of the arias by the big-name artists in studio versions and there are Stokowski studio recordings of all the purely orchestral selections but this is just a great program to throw on in the car and groove to." Please click here for more details. Create a playlist at MixPod.com

The Red Sorghum

2011-09-11T12:18:00.002+08:00

Scientific name: Sorghum bicolor Introduction Sorghum is an ancient species of grasses within the genus Sorghum (red sorghum is one of its varieties). This plant is used for grain, fiber, fodder and in the production of alcoholic beverages. This crop is an important and common ingredient in African, Central American and South Asian dishes, and is known as the "fifth most

Rattus Musik September 2011 -- The Flying Dutchman

2011-09-02T22:24:00.002+08:00

Premiered 1843 in Dresden Click here for more details Characters The Dutchman (Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau) Daland, a Norwegian sailor (Gottlob Frick) Senta, Daland’s daughter (Marianne Schech) Erik, a huntsman (Rudollf Schock) Mary, Mary’s nurse (Sieglinde Wagner) Berliner Staatkapelle, Franz Konwitschny, conductor Synopsis (

A Portrait of Dame Gwyneth Jones

2011-07-26T19:58:00.006+08:00

GWYNETH JONES Born: November 7, 1936 (Wales) Professional debut: 1962 (as mezzo-soprano) 1964 (as soprano) “Dame Gwyneth's large-scaled, powerful dramatic soprano voice, unusually robust vocal stamina, stage presence and acting abilities were widely admired, although she also faced criticism for the wobble that her voice developed in the 1970s and which afflicted some of