i have a pet rat and i just wanted to know what king of toys beds ect. you get them and if they like it or not if you could send a link thanks! im willing to buy from anywhere!
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Check out the Dapper Rat for fun things to do with your new pet. It also has lots of great articles for rat owners, the author has a wonderful sense of humor.
http://www.dapper.com.au/fun.htm.
Rodent wheels and the plastic balls so they can run around the house. You can also tear strips from an old rag and throw them in the cage. They'll use that to make a nest. And lots of things to chew on. They need hard things to chew on so their teeth don't get overgrown. And another thing they love is empty paper towel rolls.
cheese
Do not feed rodents cheese! It can make them obese and in some cases cause them to perform cannibalism! Other than that, Boober Fraggle (nice to meet another fraggle around here) has a good answer.
Well, I have one too!!I'll provide all sources.
Bedding(s):
This fluffy bed stuff
Food(s):
Pellets, Rat/mice mix.
Treat(s):
Berries,Cheerios,nuts,,bananas. peices(small-no skin).
Toys:
Toilet paper rolls, Tunnels, wheels, these little rope deals, Running Balls,Huts,Hammoks(only some,actually 4 ferrets but they will use e'm!)
That's it.but I will list the sources!
Well, first thing is pet rats like company. They are communal animals, and will be happier and healthier with a friend with them (a rat, no other rodents as they will kill another species).
They also love fruit (banana, apple, grape, watermelon, orange, strawberry, honeydew, fresh pineapple, etc) and veggies (peas, carrots, green beans, corn cob as a occasional treat only, some romain lettuce as an occasionall treat [too much water = loose bowels], broccoli, etc), cooked plain pasta with no salt, butter or sauce on it, a leftover steak bone or chicken bone (ours prefer steak over chicken), the occasional dog biscuit, etc.
When it's hot we also freeze ice cubes with fruit in it for them. Also plain ice will be licked and even laid upon (they will lay on it to cool off if it's too hot for them). Occasionally we'd give them a mealworm or feeder fish in a dish.
For toys: anything they can climb! Ours loved toilet paper tubes that we stuffed with tissue and treats, plastic containers closed with tissue and treats (they would work together to open the lids), cat jingle balls (they'd pick them up and play ball with them), ping pong balls, shredded paper (great for hide and seek), etc.
Ours also had daily free-roaming exercise. We'd let them out everyday, and they had the run of the room. We set up things with treats and toys, lots of places to hide and explore, etc.
Ours were fed a base diet of horse feed (called horse treats - large blocks), with suppliments daily. The suppliments were fruit and veggies, along with other grains and sometimes meat we had ourselves. We were proud to have our rat colony (yes, we were breeders, now keep only as pets), go from having an average amount of cancer to none in the final 2 years of breeding. We avoided sugary foods (comercial foods, not counting natural sugars in fruit and veggies), commercial pet foods, etc. We'd also feed baby foods (the kind without additives, suagr and salt), in a little dish, they loved all kinds (chicken, beef and blueberries were favorites).
Fresh water daily, and in hot weather (we're in a semi-arrid climate) we would spray they cages with a cool mist to help keep them cool.
Ours were kept in communities of no less than 6 rats. Males and females were seperate of course, unless we were breeding a specific female.
Our youngest cat would play with them too, when she was smaller. She was no bigger than our largest rats (albeit they were 3lbs each). Supervised of course.
We had a lot of rats in the past 11 years. All were wonderful, and only a small amount were nasty (those were rescues, former breeding machines). But all got along great and we almost never had any problems with them. Out of approximately 300 rats, only 4 actually had to be euthanized due to illness. All others were great.
Anyways, this is a book! Best of luck with your rats!
TDK
This isn't supplies but it's a fun trick. Take frozen peas and put them in a shallow bowl of lukewarm water. The rats will have fun trying to get the peas out. Just make sure you dry them off with a washcloth when they are done playing.
Pet rats are very social creatures that like to investigate their surroundings.
You have to keep them safe while they do this.
Vary their diet to get them healthy and spend time with them.
When your are not around supply them with toys to play with and things to chew so they are not bored.
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