Monday, June 16, 2014

Why Does My Rat's Eyeballs Bounce? Is My Fancy Rat Injured? Eye Boggling and Bruxing Explained!


Almost all of us have seen this in action; the rat is lounging around in our laps, chilling out on the sofa, or hiding out in the corner of his or her cage.... all of a sudden, the rat's eyeballs begin to bounce! It is always accompanied by a chattering of the teeth, or bruxing, and is most definitely a freaky experience to witness for those who are not experienced with rats. It may even be viewed as aggressive or alarming; but is it really something to worry about when your rat begins to have boggling eyes? Is your pet rat injured, sick, unhealthy, or deformed?