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Sorry if the image is weird tumblr wouldn’t let me send in more than one so I just put them together. I recently moved to a new apartment and since the move some of my plants are getting sick? I’ve had the donkeys tail and fairy tale castle for a year now and neither of them have had problems until now. The aloe is pretty new. I water everything like monthly and I know that the two older plants are in a soil made specifically made for succulents and cactus’s. all three pots have drainage holes. They all get pretty good light from my new window. I don’t know what to do! Help!

SuccyGirl:

Your new environment is probably much different to them compared to where they used to live. Your fairy castle might be a bit sunburnt, I can’t quite tell, the ends Do Not look good at all. If they’re mushy I would cut them off to be honest. 

Your Donkey’s tail looks like it’s rotting pretty badly, only way to save that would be to cut above the rot if you’re able, if it’s reached the top of the stems however it’s toast unfortunately and there’s no way to save it. 

As for the Aloe I’m not sure, sometimes they like to throw tantrums and be drama queens. It could be it’s soil, too, which looks very organic.

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Hi! 

The monthly upkeep is little to none, really, apart from when I go on a rampage buying hammocks or treats (I bought £40 worth of hammocks in December because why not). I buy food every few months (around £15 maybe), and a big bag of bedding (I think it was around £20) was bought in like September and I’m still just over halfway through. 

However! The upfront cost of getting rats is A Lot. A good cage is expensive unless you’re lucky enough to find one second hand. Then you need to buy a wheel (proper sized ones aren’t cheap), bedding, food, hammocks, toys (chewy things, ropes, small ledges…), a carrier cage, water bottles, treats, cleaning products, a litter box, litter… All this before you even get your rats!

Then, you could need to drop a lot of money at the vets with next to no notice. I don’t know where you are from, but I do think I live in one of the cheapest places for vet bills (Northern England) and still, for example, dropped nearly £150 in November at a week’s notice for a tumour removal (that price includes the first check up and meds as well). Rats will almost definitely need several vet trips during their life, even if it’s just a respiratory infection (which are VERY common), you’ll be spending money on the vet appointment and on antibiotics. Vet trips are the most expensive part of having rats.

So to be honest, if you’re asking that question you may be better off not getting rats until you are more financially stable. I have sadly seen several occasions where people haven’t taken their rats to the vets because they live pay check to pay check and don’t have the money. Once, someone bought rats on a whim and then posted in a group that same day like “okay so I literally have £5 in my bank account, what cages do people recommend?” Obviously these are extremes, but you really do need to have the funds to be able to pay for any sudden rat bills. 

If you do decide to get rats, maybe have a savings account as a vet fund and but some money in every month. People often do this, as a kind of “insurance” as actual insurance is very overpriced for rats and not worth it. 

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