Ive recently noticed my rats scratching themselves a lot and ive seen red thing moving on them. I know they are lice but i don't know how to get rid of them. They are females and two months old. If i could please have a treatment that doesnt need to be injected that would really help.
Can i also...
So I got my first rat about a week ago, and I've been doing research trying to get it to trust me and all that. Well, after a few days of having him and following what I've read, I can pet him no problem, and just recently he's started to eat treats out of my hand. The thing is though, I've...
I am really tied between a rat. Or a Gerbil. I think they are both cute, but I can't decide and people are just saying "get the rat because smarter" but i need more lol. So can someone plz help me out give both pros and cons and here would be my scheduale.
morning I am gone till 4 pm do...
ok, so i got some rats a few weeks ago and things are going fine so far. the only problem i have is that the cage seems to keep on smelling. i have a 3 level cage and its not the bottom that seems to smell. its the levels or the wires...
i use fabric scraps as bedding. carefresh is way too...
I have two rats and I am getting a third. The cage is big enough. What things should I do when I bring the new rat home. Also, should I consider buying a second water bottle and another igloo/hide?
The rabbit is pretty small, and the rat is pretty large, it is my friend's and she doesn't want it. Would it be okay if I housed them together, but fed them seperately?
quick question for EXPERTS ONLY please (:
my rat is about to give birth any day now (as far as i can tell!).
i use ECO Bedding (which is dust-free crinkly shredded paper strips), which is in her cage now. is this okay? i don't like carefresh--too dusty--should i replace with just paper towels or...
quick question for EXPERTS ONLY please (:
my rat is about to give birth any day now (as far as i can tell!).
i use ECO Bedding (which is dust-free crinkly shredded paper strips), which is in her cage now. is this okay? i don't like carefresh--too dusty--should i replace with just paper towels or...
Last month I finally decided on a puppy to buy. I got a rat terrier. She was the sweetest lil girl out of the whole bunch. Fast forward to now and I don't know what happened to my sweet girl. She's chewing the fringe on the carpet, she's picking on my dad's older dog which she never did. They...
I've had my baby pet rat for about four days now. I spend about 10 hours a day with him, and he's been eating out of my hands for two days now and he's constantly bathing while on his shoulder. He's really sweet while being held, and he's very active. But whenever I open his cage door, he...
I just got a hairless rat about two and a half weeks ago. This morning i walked in the room and saw that she had babies. I have read that hairless rats have trouble lactating, though im not sure if she is a complete hairless. she has a little fur on her legs and very very thin fuz on her back...
A rat bit my friends jack russel and eventually it got kidney failure and died soo the next day wee where in the pet shop and there where hamsters and this one little hamster a russian one opened its mouth and yawned and it had massive fangs soo my friend bought it took it outside and stood on...
i have a pet rat, and we decided to just feed it things at home instead of buying..
i feed it saltine crackers, pretzels, dried fruit, nuts, vanilla covered raisens, and corn
she doesnt seem to enjoy it as much and she did to her other food.
she doesnt eat the dried pinapple or mango at all...
I need to know my rat's color and marking for my first show in a month. Can you help me?
He's white with a black stripe down his back and his whole head is black. He's a standard rat, I know.
Plus, what is a rattery?
I have 2 btw one is anti social so she wont come to me you see the problem but my other is trustworthy should i put her on a tall end table and call her and put it semi close to my bed and see if she will jump?