Ever wonder if your rats are just playing…..or are they fighting? If they are fighting, should you be concerned and separate them before anyone gets hurt? Let’s look at the differences between playing, establishing dominance and serious pet rat fighting. PLAYING It’s easy to tell when your rats are playing. They’re having a great time. […]
The Great Indoors…..why the outdoors is overrated
Your Questions | About Pet Rats Answers QUESTION: How do you get your rats to calm down enough to take them outside? Mine get really excited and start sprinting all over me like wet bars of soap trying to go hide wherever but I can’t have them doing that since there’s wandering cats in the […]
Pet Rat Game: Playing with Food
Pet rats are super smart. Because of their high intelligence it’s especially important to provide them with activities that help stimulate their minds. Here’s a pet rat game I created that I think your rats will love as much as mine do. Supplies Needed Lab Blocks: Although I don’t like supporting the lab rat industry, […]
Life is Better When You’re Laughing
Every Single Day My Rats Make Me Laugh and Smile While playing outside their cage, Brenda and Gloria stole one of our cats’ toys. Brenda carried the little cat toy all the way into their cage and placed it right inside one of their litter boxes. Then she urinated on it. Take that, cats! Henderson playing with the […]
RATS: The Best Pet EVER
Just a few of the many reasons why rats are the best pets…. Pet Rats Are Great Kissers Pet Rats Teach You About Nutrition Before I had rats I hadn’t even heard of bok choy and kale. Now I eat these nutrient-rich veggies all the time. Pet Rats Will Meditate With You […]
Pet Rat Playground
This pet rat playground is made of interconnecting cardboard boxes, bags and tubes. A large sheet of cardboard covered with cloth serves as both a slide and climbing wall. Not only is it great fun for your rats, it’s also very inexpensive to create.