Ratties Is this normal??

do they by any chance have a wheel in thier cage or have been using a wheel?

Hmm, I babysat two ratties a few months ago, and their tails never did that.... Macabrechaos poses a good question, tho.

That is a classic example of "wheelie tail" if I ever saw one I assume they both like to run on their wheel??

I have a girl with wheelie tail so bad that it actually curls clear up over her back and down again. (I wish I could access my pics on photbucket from work...I could show you a pic) It looks funny, but completely normal for a rattie that loves to run on their wheel.

My rats' tails like that, seem to relax as they age and use their wheels less.

Thanks guys, I have had rats before who used wheels and this never happened, I did think it a possibility but dismissed it. Hopefully once I have a new bigger cage made for them I can put more toys in beside the sacred wheel.

yeah, I've had lots of rats use their wheels, but just a handful that get "wheelie tail". I think it must all depend on how much they use it and how they hold their tails while they run. I have found that the most advid runners will literally run on that thing all night long.

I have a group of 9 girls in cage right now. Our cage is huge (sized for 12 rats) and we have 2 wheels ALWAYS in use. I have two spare wodent wheels, that we are about to put in the cage too. Then they will have 4 wheels to fight over. It's quite comical to see three trying to run in it at once!

Ok, now I HAVE to post those wheelie tail pics I have. Later today after I get home from work.

I simply can't imagine having females without a wheel in their cage. They love those things!