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Rats at Singapore Zoo deprived of air? Vet says rodents in good health, are ‘exploring new scents’

Screenshots from a video put up by Hamster Society Singapore of rats sniffing at ventilation holes in an enclosure and exhibit at Singapore Zoo.

Screenshots from a video put up by Hamster Society Singapore of rats sniffing at ventilation holes in an enclosure and exhibit at Singapore Zoo.

Sensing that a group of rats at the Singapore Zoo may be in danger, people who care about rodents, more specifically hamsters, have stuck their noses in to ask Mandai Wildlife Reserve to give the creatures more air to breathe properly
The Hamster Society of Singapore posted on its Instagram account on Thursday (Jan 26) saying it had received notice that “a family of more than 20 rats under the care of our Singapore Zoo” were looking deprived of oxygen while “living in a large enclosure”

“They were acting abnormally, putting their noses to breathe through the fine holes and gaps in the edges. At times they can be seen climbing on top of each other to do so,” it said

It claimed that people working at the zoo apparently said that the rats were "looking for fresh air" and the workers would “open the acrylic box for 30 minutes a day”

Evidently, the animal welfare group believes that this was "not enough"

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