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 […]
Henderson
He loved learning tricks and playing games. Henderson’s favorite was bowling: Towards the end of his life, Henderson had begun practicing basketball: Twyla and Tanya both treated Henderson with great respect and allowed him to be in charge. One of Henderson’s veterinarians described him as the “Golden Retriever of Rats”. Just about everyone who met […]
Just What Do You Think Henderson is Doing?
Is Henderson… a) Observing Twyla so he can learn how to groom? b) Supervising and critiquing Twyla’s grooming? c) Using Twyla as a pillow? Click HERE to view all the pawsome pet sites included in today’s Wordless Wednesday BLOG HOP
Twyla
Twyla was the most amazing rat I’ve ever known. On Tuesday morning, I found her resting on one of her fleece blankets inside a box. I’m hoping she died peacefully in her sleep. Twyla had been sick for a long time and had been on multiple medications. Even so, she was in good spirits […]
Pet Rat Terminology: 8 Words You Need to Know
Pet rat terminology isn’t easily decipherable. Learning the meaning of these words will help you better understand and care for your rats. The following list is not exhaustive, but it does include some of the most common terms you need to know. Barbering Fur loss caused by a rat’s over-grooming him or herself—or another rat—is […]
