Are my rat's teeth crooked?

Hi. I posted a question about his teeth being crooked. They had curved off to the way left side of his mouth and he'd not ground them down at all. I wasn't sure if this was not maybe from nursing him via medicine syringe since he was 2 days old(he's a saved snake food). I have since had them trimmed and cannot tell if they are now straight or still crooked. Please take a look at these pictures and let me know:


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If his teeth are crooked is there any way to straighten them? I bought him all these gnawing things. A house that he can chew on, some chew treats, some bird toys, ropes, ratty biscuits, etc, etc. But he seems not interested in them in the least. Could this be because his teeth are crooked? Do they look crooked? If not, what can I do to encourage him t

Are my rat's teeth crooked?
Personally, his teeth look fine. Some rats just aren't a fan of chew toys (my male won't chew on anything that isn't food!) He gets his 'trimming' effect from his food (Regal Rat), and dog biscuits (Bark Bars). Anyways, I would just keep doing 'trial %26amp; error' to find a treat that catches his interest. My male also likes "Twice Treats".





My females, will eat %26amp; chew on EVERYTHING. No worries with them. lol
Reply:awww..thats cute! =D


May be it needs braces..!
Reply:Sorry, I can't tell if they are crooked...just wanted to say (and never thought I would) that he is so CUTE!
Reply:Maybe your rat gnaws onthings from the side. If they are crooked, which they sort of do look like, maybe somehow the vet can do that. But I dont know it might be a risk of anything. I mean one small mistake the vet makes, it may not have any teeth anymore!!! *Gets scared* I would hate that to happen!





But call the vet soon and see if they can see him and check him out.
Reply:No they are not really that crocked. but if he starts having trouble eating and drinking i would defintly take him to the vet. Depending on how crocked they are they can cut them to size, sand them done, what they didi to my rat when his teeth were worse than your rats they had to actully pull them out but they grew back in, in about a week maybe two weeks he had his full grown teeth back in. And he is alive and better than ever today!!!
Reply:Nothing serious there. My hamsters teeth incisors were spaced between them but they fell out and he grew a healthy pair
Reply:Nope, they're fine. Rats are capable of moving their teeth apart etc. This is so that when they're fighting off predators, they can bite, then move their teeth sideways so to tear the flesh.





Also, get him a friend (another male). Rats need company, no matter how much attention you give them. He desperately needs another rat to keep company with otherwise he may resort to self harm (chewing off his tail, tearing out his fur, gnawing cage bars til his gums bleed, etc), become depressed, or lose his mind. Or all of the above.





Also, I don't know if you know, but rats need 2ft squared of cage space each, and cannot live in tanks or aquariums. I'm not judging, but I've noticed that people who keep rats alone also seem to keep their rats in small cages, use sawdust or straw as bedding, and other things that'll harm their rats, mentally or physically. I think it's because they don't do research before they buy the pet, and in doing so, don't realize the harm they're putting their pets in.





I can understand if you don't know this stuff, coz as you say he was saved snake food, you probably didn't have time to do the research. But it's never too late.



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