Comments for The Rat Room

Comment on How to intro new rats by tiegan

tiegan — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 20:28:21 +0000

i did have a dumbo hooded rat called brian but unfortunately he died:(
i burried him on a big island in the woods and i named it briland.i go there all the time with my two hoded rats maisy and daisy. they love it there!
heres a cool rat treat recipie:
banana,egg,milk,bread,nuts and seeds,corn flakes and apple.
mix it all together and bake it uintill they start to burn1i hope your rats enjoy them!lol

Comment on What Type of Bedding or Litter? by Crez

Crez — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 03:24:09 +0000

Hmmm. I volenteer at a reptile rescue as the rodent keeper ( hey, the snakes are rescues, and they gotta eat, im there to make sure the rodents get treated well and have plenty of toys and a clean home) and i ended up adopting a few of them. Before i used to keep my dwarf hamsters in pine, but i keep the rats in a room with carpet, so i want an easy to sweep bedding. I tried brown carefresh, but i think it gave my rats the sniffles ( they didnt have them at the breedery, i made sure everyone was clean and healthy). That and now my room smells like soggy stale cardboard. Trying horse pellets, but theyre eating them. I might try the more expensive carefresh, but for the cost of that stuff i should just bite the bullet and buy a wire cage with fleece ( theyre in an aquarium, i know i know its bad, but its what i had on hand for free, a very roomy 30gal with tons of hammocks and ladders and free range time, i do intend to get them in a real cage soon as i just got a cheque, tho i might have to use it on vets if my biggest rat dosent stop clicking when he sniffs)
But anyways this site is very informative and im thankfull!

Comment on A Colony We Make by Monica

Monica — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 13:29:14 +0000

I hope all went well!

Comment on Fancy Rat by Rutherford

Rutherford — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 23:31:37 +0000

My rats get bloody noses too! I figured it’s just something that happens. My rat also makes a laughing, wubble, weird noise too. What’s that?

Comment on The Good Alpha by Rutherford

Rutherford — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 23:29:53 +0000

That sounds like my 2 rats. Rutherford and Mable are brothers. Mable’s the alpha and bullies Rutherford around even though Rutherford is HUGE compared to Mable.

Comment on Fancy Rat by Theo

Theo — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 04:33:40 +0000

Why are my rats scared of me

Comment on Fancy Rat by Theo

Theo — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 23:48:46 +0000

my rat has a bloody nose what is that suppose to mean

Comment on What Type of Bedding or Litter? by jorats

jorats — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 12:19:08 +0000

I don’t like any wood shaving for bedding. I find them too dusty. The pine and cedar are toxic but the aspen is not ideal either. I prefer to use Yesterday’s News a pelleted cat litter made or recycled paper.

Comment on Fancy Rat by jorats

jorats — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 12:17:56 +0000

I’m not sure what they are saying because rats really shouldn’t make noise. Sometimes rats will brux (grind their teeth) They do this when they are content but also stressed.

Comment on How to intro new rats by jorats

jorats — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 12:16:58 +0000

At any time now, you could get an appropriate size cage and have the four living together in a bigger colony if you wish. I find rats are happier in bigger groups. But of course, whatever works for you is great.