Since rats gain weight easily—AND we want to feed them the healthiest foods possible—it’s important to choose pet rat treats that are: Low-Fat Low-Calorie Sugar Free Low Salt Organic Whole Foods It’s also critical to not feed your rats too many treats. This can’t be emphasized enough. Your rats will always want more. Set limits […]
What Your Rat Sitter Needs to Know
Whether or not your rat sitter is familiar with pet rats, you’ll want to review the symptoms indicating distress along with your rats’ day-to-day needs such as feeding and cleaning. Here’s a guide of what to cover with your sitter: Emergencies Make sure your sitter knows what is normal and what is not. Discuss this list […]
20 Ways to Show Your Pet Rats Love
Your Questions | About Pet Rats Answers QUESTION: I found a ton of posts telling me how to know if my rats like me, but how do I tell/show my rats that I like them? ABOUT PET RATS’ ANSWER: What a wonderful question! There are SO many ways you can show your rats you love […]
Always Have at Least Two Pet Rats
PET RATS NEED LOVE from humans…. …..and from other rats. They sleep, snuggle, groom, play and express their love with their rat friends. With humans they do the same, provided you spend lots of quality time together. You may also enjoy: What to Do When You’re Down to One How to Ace Pet Rat Introductions […]
Pet Rat Chewing: Why they do it and how to stop them
QUESTION: “How do you deal with pet rat chewing and with rats who destroy everything? I had a hammock for them and they absolutely shredded it. Same thing with their bed and a fabric covered hanging tunnel. Anything I give them that’s fabric gets completely destroyed almost instantly and the scraps are stuffed into their […]
A Common Scents Guide to Banishing Pet Rat Cage Odor
Your Questions | About Pet Rats Answers QUESTION: Hiya! Just a quick question, what is the best way to deal with the smell that comes with those little fuzzballs? I’ve noticed that even though I keep their cage clean as can be and even when I just cleaned it it still smells. It can’t be that […]