Gender: doe
Variety: mink hooded/vari? mismark aa/mm/hh
Born: September? 2006
Age: Estimated
Origin: found living wild in a pigeon loft in January 2007
Litter mates: Probably Pyramus
Health: fit, very lively.
May 2007 Accidental pregnancy - phantom or reabsorbed?
3rd Sep 2007 - Operation to remove abscess from left side. Removed unpunctured. Difficult recovery from anaesthetic.
Oct 2007 - Beginning to get a slight warble in her breathing on occasion. Vet can hear no problem.
14th Dec 2007 - Looking spiky and unwell. Vet diagnosed respiratory disease and prescribed Baytril.
16th Dec 2007 - Still wheezy but looking better.
29th Jan 2008 - Rattly chest. Injection of Convenia, return in one week. 0.04ml.
5th Feb 2008 - Second jab. Still wheezy.
12th Feb 2008 - Third jab. Still slightly wheezy.
19th Feb 2008 - Fourth jab. Almost there.
27th February 2008 - 5th injection.
Thisbe is having a break from the injections, and seems to be doing fine. Still a little wheezy, but fairly bright and busy.
17th June 2008 - Breathing laboured. Injection of Convenia. Return in one week.
23rd June 2008 - 2nd injection of Convenia. Clear chest.
15th July 2008 - Wheezy. Convenia. Return on Tuesday.
22nd July 2008 - Chest clear, breathing a little fast. 2nd jab. No need to return.
Temperament: incredibly cheeky and a total hussy with the boys.
Thisbe came to Ratty Corner on the 13th of January 2007, when she looked four or five months old. Tiz had been living wild with Pyramus in a pigeon loft, and was quite unsure when she came. Read her story in 'A Tale of Two Ratties' and 'Thisbe's Biggest Adventure'. She was very interested in the boys at first, and gave us a couple of pregnancy scares as she is very good at opening cages. Thankfully it all came to nothing and she has calmed down a lot as she has matured.
Thisbe is now a calm little girl who enjoys a cuddle. She's no longer focussed on meeting the boys and is content to remain in the playpen at playtime.
I guess it's Thisbe who has sparked my desire to breed rats. She made me plan for housing a litter, she made me think she was pregnant and she made me anticipate having little babies to care for. It's down to her and Pyramus that I have chosen to breed the mink colour. It's down to her timing that I was losing ill rescues just then and became very motivated to attempt to improve the health and longevity of pet rats.
Weight data on all our ratties
Last modified: Tuesday, 22-Jul-2008 17:09:46 BST
