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, […]
Fishy Roomies: Can cats and rats live in the same household?
There wasn’t a bug in sight. So why, I asked myself, was our cat sitting in the corner staring at the wall? As I approached, he turned his head toward me. That’s when I saw the long, thin red wound like a paper cut travelling down the length of his nose. It was then I […]
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 […]
Pet Rat Chewing: Why they do it and how to stop them
QUESTION: “How do you deal with pet rat chewing and with rats who destroy everything? I had a hammock for them and they absolutely shredded it. Same thing with their bed and a fabric covered hanging tunnel. Anything I give them that’s fabric gets completely destroyed almost instantly and the scraps are stuffed into their […]
Human Allergies to Pet Rats: How to reduce symptoms
Most human allergies to pet rats are caused by contact with rat urine, saliva and skin dander. All of these substances can be found on a rat’s fur, under their nails as well as inside their cage. In addition, pet rat urine, saliva and skin dander can dry up, flake off and become airborne. Many people experience skin rashes wherever […]
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 […]
