Why use food puzzles? Rats are so incredibly intelligent and they love using their minds. They have a sense of humor and enjoy adventure. Food puzzles help satisfy their curiosity and their natural inclination to explore and learn. Which food puzzles do you recommend for pet rats? There are so many different puzzles available. They’re […]
Pet Rat Cage Enrichment
Pet rat cage enrichment is vitally important for your rats’ mental health. Make your rats’ home intellectually stimulating by creating novelty. Making minor changes inside their cage on an almost daily basis is the best way to keep your rats’ brains active. This can be as simple as moving their boxes and hammocks to different locations […]
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 […]
Male Rat Urine Marking – Do they dribble & are they messier?
Your question regarding male rat urine marking & messiness | About Pet Rats Answers QUESTION: Hi, I’ve only ever had female rats and I’ve heard that males are messier and dribble urine sometimes when they’re out and about. Is this true? I was thinking about getting males because females are smaller and tend to be more […]
Litter Box Literacy: The Finer Points of Teaching Pet Rats to Urinate in Litter Boxes
Your Questions | About Pet Rats Answers QUESTION: I ran into some issues when training my pet rats to use their litter boxes for urinating: 1. I’m obviously not always there when it happens. 2. It is hard to move them to their litterbox quickly if they are in a hard to reach place […]
