How to Care for a Fancy Rat
Getting a cage for your rat: Getting a cage is the first essential part in keeping a pet rat., Food and water for your pet rat: Make sure you have a good diet for you rat., How many rats to keep: It is not really good to just keep one rat., Cleaning...
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Getting a cage for your rat: Getting a cage is the first essential part in keeping a pet rat.
Get a cage that is big enough for your rat to walk around a lot, generally its recommended to have at least 2 square ft per rat,
2.5 square ft or more is even better.
Wire floors in a cage could be hazardous.
Your rat can get his/her feet caught in a wire floor.
Your cage is not your rats only home.
Make sure he gets time out of the cage too. -
Step 2: Food and water for your pet rat: Make sure you have a good diet for you rat.
Food from the pet store is good.
However, it should not be a seed mix as rats can be picky eaters.
Rats need fresh fruits and Vegetables too and fresh water also.You will want to get a water bottle made for rats to hang up on their cage, because most rats will climb in and pee in the water.. , They are very social animals, and if you aren't home they can get very bored.
It is best to at least have two.
You will see that they usually keep two together at the pet store.
It is nice for them to have someone to play with when you aren't there. , It is a good idea to daily wipe up any puddles of urine you might spot on shelves with kitchen roll or a non-scented baby wipe.
How often they need cleaning will depend on your rats and the set up.
If you fully clean the cage too frequently they will scent mark on purpose and you will notice they will smell very quickly, putting a little bit of dirty bedding in with the clean bedding helps avoid this.
Avoid any harsh chemicals or strongly scented cleaning products; simple white vinegar is a great pet-friendly cage cleaner! , Some rats love to swim and some don't.
They can make very good pets and socialize with their owners very well.
You can teach them tricks like spin, walking on two feet, fetching, coming to their name, and there are many other tricks they can learn.
They are very good pets for children too. , They also should have something to chew on to help their teeth from getting too long.
Some rats will not chew on chew toys, but don't worry — this will not mean his teeth will get to long because rats brush to keep their teeth short. -
Step 3: How many rats to keep: It is not really good to just keep one rat.
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Step 4: Cleaning the cage: Rats can get messy but they can be litter trained in a similar way to cats to make cleaning easier instead of having poop everywhere.
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Step 5: Making sure this is the pet you want: Like any other pet
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Step 6: rats need a lot of care and daily affection.
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Step 7: Toys for your pet rat: Toys are good to have too for your pet rat.You can buy them at stores or make your own with easy tutorials on the internet.
Detailed Guide
Get a cage that is big enough for your rat to walk around a lot, generally its recommended to have at least 2 square ft per rat,
2.5 square ft or more is even better.
Wire floors in a cage could be hazardous.
Your rat can get his/her feet caught in a wire floor.
Your cage is not your rats only home.
Make sure he gets time out of the cage too.
Food from the pet store is good.
However, it should not be a seed mix as rats can be picky eaters.
Rats need fresh fruits and Vegetables too and fresh water also.You will want to get a water bottle made for rats to hang up on their cage, because most rats will climb in and pee in the water.. , They are very social animals, and if you aren't home they can get very bored.
It is best to at least have two.
You will see that they usually keep two together at the pet store.
It is nice for them to have someone to play with when you aren't there. , It is a good idea to daily wipe up any puddles of urine you might spot on shelves with kitchen roll or a non-scented baby wipe.
How often they need cleaning will depend on your rats and the set up.
If you fully clean the cage too frequently they will scent mark on purpose and you will notice they will smell very quickly, putting a little bit of dirty bedding in with the clean bedding helps avoid this.
Avoid any harsh chemicals or strongly scented cleaning products; simple white vinegar is a great pet-friendly cage cleaner! , Some rats love to swim and some don't.
They can make very good pets and socialize with their owners very well.
You can teach them tricks like spin, walking on two feet, fetching, coming to their name, and there are many other tricks they can learn.
They are very good pets for children too. , They also should have something to chew on to help their teeth from getting too long.
Some rats will not chew on chew toys, but don't worry — this will not mean his teeth will get to long because rats brush to keep their teeth short.
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