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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
The Single Rat: What to Do When You’re Down to One
It may be the last thing you feel like doing. But it’s most often ESSENTIAL your remaining, newly single rat acquires a new friend. Here are a few of the many reasons you’ll want to get a new buddy for your now single rat: Rats Enjoy…. Playing together Cuddling and sleeping snuggled up close to […]
Pet Rat Bites: Why they do it and how to stop them
Ouch! Pet rat bites can harm us both physically and emotionally. After all, you’d like your newly adopted rats to show a little appreciation for their new home. But how can we expect them to feel comfortable and safe when terror and torture is all they’ve ever known? Your new rats may have been raised […]
When There’s More Than Just Food in Their Dish
Your Questions | About Pet Rats | Answers QUESTION: I’m looking for a little advice regarding my girls. Recently they’ve started stuffing their food bowl with cardboard they’ve stripped outta their playtubes, and with bedding. It’s a bit of a pain to clean it out every few hours. It’s a brand new behaviour. Help! ABOUT […]