Ever wonder if your rats are just playing… or actually fighting? If they’re fighting, should you step in before anyone gets hurt? Let’s break down the differences between playing, dominance, and serious pet rat fights. PLAYING Play is easy to spot—your rats bounce around, chase each other, and look relaxed. No puffed-up fur. No biting. […]
Shy Rats Transformed: from Shy to Social Butterfly
Are your rats timid? If they’re not excited about coming out of their cage to be with you—or if they don’t like to be picked up or petted—here are some tips you and your shy rats will love! A change of scenery Taking your rats out into an area they haven’t previously visited is a […]
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 […]
When Is It Necessary to Separate Pet Rats?
Ever wonder if you should separate your pet rats because of aggression, illness or age? There are times when separating one or more rats is the best thing thing you can do. However, there are also times when separation is NOT necessary and can even make situations worse. Because it can be confusing, here are […]
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, […]
