Bacchus Residents

Zee arrived with his cage mate, Edgar, on the 17th of February 2019. They were approximately 8-12 months old. Both rats were displaying signs of pruritus, we suspected this was due to parasites, we treated them with topical Ivermectin. We also noted that Zee had a few scratch marks, but they resembled minor wounds from his cage mate rather than scratch marks from excessive itching. After Edgar was castrated, the pair got on harmoniously. Warning: Graphic Content Emergency Castration: During a bonding process between Zee and some other rats, one rat in particular - Chucky - caused significant injury to Zee's scrotum and exposed a testicle. The best way to resolve the issue was an urgent castration which went ahead immediately. Although, Zee had the last laugh; Chucky was castrated too because he was particularly aggressive ever since his arrival. They got on brilliantly afterwards though! Zee was by far one of the most amazing 'nurse-rats' we've ever h...

We partnered with an incredible micro-rescue Tiny Paws MCR to help save four chinchillas in need of help. We agreed to take on a possibly pregnant chinchilla, Aphea, and her male companion, Vulcan. Tiny Paws MCR took on their two children called Biggie and Smalls. Both chinchillas arrived in our care on the 5th of January. They were 5-years-old and appeared in good health. We separated Aphea and Vulcan to prevent pregnancies. We would re-introduce them once Vulcan was castrated. Aphea would be on pregnancy watch for a typical gestation period (long-tailed chinchilla gestation is 112 days). Vulcan's Castration: Vulcan seemed in good health when assessed during his pre-op and was then booked in for castration. The surgery went well and Vulcan handled his recovery well. During his first and second post-op check, there was a small amount of weight loss. At the time, this was put down to the Vulcan eating less during his early-recovery and requiring a syringe-fed r...

Firstly, despite our best efforts, up to now we've only had the chance to save 4 rabbits from a horrendous case of neglect. We do hope we can save more rabbits from the hoarder in the future should they allow us, but we have limited funds and facilities. Sadly, this is the bleak reality of rescuing animals. Despite sadly leaving so many rabbits behind, we did manage to give 4 rabbits an amazing opportunity! Without further ado, meet Morrison, Malcolm, Bertha, and Bridget! All of the rabbits lived in entirely unsuitable accomodation with no companionship and were riddled with health issues. No rabbit had enough hay or space and was fed on Guinea Pig food. Approximately 30 rabbits were living in these conditions. Malcolm: Malcolm was the most straight forward to rehabilitate. He was an outgoing rabbit with bundles of character. All he needed was companionship and a forever home! To achieve that, he needed to be castrated and vaccinated first. Malcolm was ...

Some of our residents have particularly eventful and very engaging life stories that we simply have to share. Unfortunately, we don't currently have the time to write full write-ups for all of our residents in an in-depth blog post format. Arkid had one rollercoaster of a life, and we'd love to dedicate this post to him. Arrival: Arkid was collected whilst cohabiting with another hybrid Russian dwarf hamster - Darkspark. Whenever we're collecting cohabiting animals, we always bring an additional carrier because of the countless times we've collected animals that were actually fighting, but their owner failed to mention it. Not surprisingly, this was one of those times. It became immediately clear that the pair were fighting; they were separated immediately.  Both hamsters were happier to be away from each other. Darkspark still continues to live well. We noticed that Arkid was blind, or had extremely poor vision very early on. This was likely a huge fac...