Comments for My Pet Rat

Comment on My Silly Rats by Sarah

Sarah — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 17:41:37 +0000

I love rats! Thank you so much for having this website. I’m 26 female in nyc and all my friends think im crazy for having pet hamsters. But i’m going to get some pet rats soon too. there should be a support group for us bc we are normal ppl, who just appreciate the darling little animals who are so smart. yay rats!!

i especially like the giant ones at petco. my bf and i are going to get one in the fall and name him gnocchi.

Comment on My Silly Rats by CARY

CARY — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 02:24:48 +0000

I HAVE HAD RATS MY WHOLE LIFE IM NOW 38 THEY ARE VERY CLEAN THE ONES THAT DO HAVE A ODER IS DUE TO DIRTY CAGES (THATS NOT THERE FAULT) FOR THE ONE ABOUT THE PLEAGE MOST OF IT IS FLEAS AND TICKS NOT THE RATS THEM SELFS. THE ONE ABOUT RAT NOT LETTING THEM PLAY MOST RATS YOU HAVE TO EARN THERE TRUST ONCE YOU DO YOU WILL HAVE A BEST FRIEND HOW EVER I HAD ONE RAT THAT SHE NEVER DID GET REAL FRENDLY SHE WAS ABUSED BEFORE I GOT HER AND FEARED HUMANS THAT WAS SAD. RATS WILL COME WHEN YOU CALL THEM YES THEY DO LEARN THERE NAME. THEY ARE VERY SMART AND CAN FIGUR STUFF OUT SO YOU HAVE TO BE ONE STEP A HEAF OF THEM A LOT OF MY RATS LOVE TO PLAY IN WATER AND GO PEA DIVING YOU PUT FROZEN PEAS IN A BOWL OF WATER (NOT DEAP ENOUGH FOR THEM TO DROWNED)I HIGHLY RECOMEND RATS FOR PETS

Comment on Thinking About Getting a Wire Cage by Marianna

Marianna — Mon, 21 Feb 2011 01:25:38 +0000

My two female rats,Snowball and Butterscotch,seem to enjoy their large cage that was honestly meant for hamsters.Yes,it does have bars,but you see,the top is spaced out and the ventilation is perfect.Also,females may enjoy hamster wheels!

Comment on Watch Out Little Guys by Marianna

Marianna — Mon, 21 Feb 2011 01:20:49 +0000

when I first got my second rat,she was sweet and somewhat civilized,yet she had not been in good care,and reeked of rat turd and had rat turd stuck to her cute,pink and now brown tail.I gave her a rat-bath,and the smell did not go away.It wasn’t ’till my first rat licked it’s tail clean that the smell faded…eew or yay?Still can’t decide.

Comment on My Silly Rats by Marianna

Marianna — Mon, 21 Feb 2011 01:16:45 +0000

My rats are the sweetest things ever.I have two rats of the same sex.You see,I had a teeny baby rat just last weekend.Then,Thursday,I got a new rat… although I was so tired that day that it didn’t occur to me that one was a lot bigger than the other.Luckily,I was told they were related,so there is a mommy-baby thing going on.Yay me,yay rats,yay us all.

Comment on Thinking About Getting a Wire Cage by Maja

Maja — Sun, 20 Feb 2011 14:37:53 +0000

Hello my name is Maja and I have two female pet rats called Bella and Phoebe. I do agree that aquarium tanks are not so good for keeping pet rats. First of all the air circulation is very poor, secondly the little rascals are not able to climb, which they love , and lastly its very hard to attach hammocks and/or tubes in tanks. I think that hammocks are a must have as my pet rats love them and they snuggle and cuddle in them all the time If you do get a wire cage make sure to put fleece on the levels (you don’t want your rats getting bumblefoot) and to get a lot of toys and hammocks for the ratties so that they don’t get bored. Oh and if you use wood shavings for bedding you should stop using it ASAP ! I used wood shavings but I stopped because my rats got fungus from it and they had to get medicine ! Right now I use cat litter but paper strips are also very good !
I hope this helps you and I wish you and your ratties all the best !!!

Comment on My Silly Rats by Stephanie

Stephanie — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 21:40:46 +0000

Hi my name is Stephanie and I have 10 pet rats…I started with 2 males and they are 5 years old now and Tucker recently passed and my little Tanner was gettin so depressed so I went and got 4-6 week old little males and Tanner is so very happy now!!!The babies love him…I also have 5 female rats (No I do not breed…males stay in their own cage, females in a seperate cage…cages r 3 stories so plenty of room for 5 rats in each cage.) On Jan 2 2011 I came across this lady who does breed rats and she had so many she couldn’t take care of them and was neglecting all of them so I talked her into giving me her mama rat with 8 babies…they are all doing so well now. I LOVE RATS!!!!!

Comment on My Silly Rats by samantha

samantha — Wed, 29 Dec 2010 19:05:06 +0000

hi im samantha im 12 and i love rats i had 2 but they had to get put down i think its cool how people love rats

Comment on Thinking About Getting a Wire Cage by Monex Investigation

Monex Investigation — Mon, 20 Dec 2010 08:47:53 +0000

Rats like your attention so you may consider putting the cage in a room with high movement. Now as for the dimensions of the cage for one to two rats I would go no smaller than a 24 L x 12 W x 24 T. NEVER house rats in a small hamster habitat solid plastic cage 10 gallon aquariums or ventilated storage bins.

Comment on My Silly Rats by juan

juan — Sun, 05 Dec 2010 18:14:30 +0000

I was feeding the birds today , when a huge ‘rat’ scared them on my deck! I worry about bobonic plaque in these rodents as i would never keep one as a pet. I like plant and birds, and chipmonks , which also is a rodent. If you get a rat bite , should you not be concerned with the bobonic plaque ? please comment