Most rat owners will either buy their pets as 6-8 week old fully weaned youngsters, or adopt them as adult rescues. However, occasionally we can find ourselves playing grandparent to…
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Rats, and people, love to play. Coming up with games you can enjoy together is a great way to bond with your rats, and add interest to the time you…
Buying a great cage for your rats is only the first step to making them a comfortable home. Most of the space within even a large fancy cage is wasted…
Yesterday’s meals included home-made muesli, loads of fresh veggies and baked chicken wings. That was the rats’ food. I dined on left-over Chinese takeaway. As my mother is prone to…
Your first pair or group of rats are home, and now you need to make friends with them. How do you bridge the gap between species to become someone they…
Let me tell you a story about R, a boy in the current Horde. His previous owner bought him from a pet shop as one of a “female” pair. Unfortunately,…
A question I’m often asked by people researching rat ownership is how much do pet rats smell? There is no one answer – it depends partly on the sex (boys…
For the last few weeks, my life has been one long session of rat introductions. 2018 brought five new rescues into my home, all lone rats who need to make…
Choosing what rat bedding to use in a cage is one of the most important decisions a rat owner makes. Rats live in really close contact with their bedding so…