Your Questions | About Pet Rats Answers Question: Hello! I just got a couple of young male rats and was wondering something. I’ll put my hand in and rub them a bit and they’ll run around and come back to it and they do that for a bit before they start nibbling at my hand, […]
Pet Rat Health & Happiness: Your 5-Part Care Plan
Optimum care for your rats keeps them healthy and strengthens your bond. Here are the five essentials for pet rat health and happiness: Diet Environment Veterinary Care Time Together Individual Attention & Awareness 1. Diet: What Do Pet Rats Eat? What’s the best diet for pet rat health? The best diet combines a high-quality commercial […]
7 reasons why NOT to leave your pet rats home alone while you travel
Your Questions | About Pet Rats Answers QUESTION: Hi! I’m thinking of going out for a week and I want to know if it’d be safe to rat proof my room and give my rats free run for that long? I’d find a way to provide food and water for them. I just don’t think I […]
What Your Rat Sitter Needs to Know
Leaving your pet rats in someone else’s care—whether for a weekend get away or an extended trip—takes careful planning. Rats are intelligent, sensitive creatures with unique needs that even experienced pet sitters may not know. Whether your sitter is a seasoned rat owner or new to caring for rats, it’s important to review your rats’ […]
Prevent Pet Rat Heatstroke: Summertime Tips for Your Rats’ Care
Overheating is a matter of life and death: Rats don’t have sweat glands. Since they can’t sweat, excessive heat is dissipated through their tails. Some believe that rats born in hotter months have longer tails. Their longer tails give them more tail surface to release the extra heat. It’s no surprise that wild rats are […]
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 […]
