okay well, its late my rats only have a ten gallon tank thats WAY to small for the poor little girls.... :( and they're water bottle just broke....i have a bunch of animals all very well taken care of but i just got these rats a couple of weeks ago and i think i've hit my limit....i'm just SO...
I have owned pet rats since I was 14 (i'm 21 now) and I've had more than 75. I have 6 pet rats that have been with me for a few months now. Maverick, Jacob, Koda, Noah, Jaiden, and Micah. I just got 2 more boys last night. Ive named one of them Jace, but I'm still trying to figure out what to...
my rats have always eaten like scraps from dinner, but know their not eating it, their like suddenly really fussy with what they eat when they were younger i just gave them carrots and rice and stuff, and they ate it, but know there not they just store it away and never seem to touch it again...
two male feeder rats, and one female (i think) fancy rat.. can they play with eachother, mate, etc? wihtout killing or harming one annther please help!!
I have 2 pet rats. Both of which live outside in a large cupboard like cage under an overhanging piece of roof. A large fence is a meter away from the cage and is very tall so they are very wind sheltered. When it rains I put a tarp over them and when its hot I give them ice bricks and whatever...
I've owned rats for most of my life, but something is baffling me (never experienced it before) I have two cages, one with my 2 older boys and one with my 2 younger boys and we've introduced them in 30- 1 hour increments to get them used to each other for about 2 weeks. But when I tried today to...
I have 2 older ratties and I'm thinking about getting rid of one of them because we have tried everything to get her to stop biting and drawing blood and nothing has worked. She is wild and psychotic. We adopted them when they were over a year old and have had them for 6 months. As far as I...
Im getting my 2 current rats a new cage. Because its so big its going to look empty, so i want more rats. I want at least 2 or 4 more. I tried introducing them to my last rat (was 2.5 years old), but he would always go for them. They are both about 8 months old. Im trying to find a breeder, but...
We're picking up their new cage today, this one http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Rat-Cage-Ferret-cage-Large-3-Tiers-removal-tray-/120632701700?pt=AU_Pet_Supplies&hash=item1c1644f304#ht_998wt_1141 in white :) and I'm really keen to litter train my little guys asap. These are my first rats and at the moment...
Last Tuesday, I got a female pet rat, but I've realized since that getting her a cage-mate would greatly enhance her life. I'm planning on going to the same pet store tomorrow and getting one of her litter-mates. Since they've only been separated for a week, and they would still be young (3...
A few weeks ago I got female two rats, Zip and Butter. Zip was apparently sick and died before we could notice. So I went back and got Whip, this time checking her eyes and all that stuff to make sure she was healthy. So I introduced them and they seem to get along fine. They sleep in the same...
so i've had my newest rats for about 2 weeks today. no i didn't quarantine them.
I've had them seperated ever since i got them. But i always let them play everyday for 20 minues on neutral territory, 20 minutes in the other pairs cages, and then 20 minutes together in one cage, then i'd...
Ok so im getting rats and i know they have come out of the cage, which is fine BUT im scared they might run away, like fined somewhere in the room and hide. i was thinking at first i can buy a play pen thing that i can sit with them to bond with them but they will just jump out.
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Hey everyone,
If any one has expirience with this sort of thing i could really use your help:
I have six rats and a basset hound puppy, i would really love to be able to get my rats downstairs without worrying about how my puppy will react. So does anyone know how to introdue a rat to a basset...
Okay so I originally had 2 dumbo rats however one died a couple of weeks ago and douggy, who was left on his own, seemed really upset and bored. I decided to buy two new rats who are 4 months old however these are very small compared to douggy who is about 11 months. Douggy doesn't come out much...
they're super young? Me and my boyfriend are getting two rats, his is 4 weeks in 2 weeks and will be ready to leave the mother and mines isn't going to be ready to take home for another 4 weeks, will they still get alone?
I have three 5 month old rats from the same litter, and I recently got an 8 month old from a rescue. I've had him for about a week and a half to two weeks. But I can't get them to be comfortable with each other. I don't have a spare cage, but I have a two story cage, so I separated the top and...