The Rat Lovers Club! ~MODS PLEASE LOCK!

[Kiliann]

I have a small plastic aquarium that I want to fill with water and see my babies swim.
They hate water, but I sure hope I can still bathe them.

[ShadiSin]

Hmm..

Anyone know any good, quick, home-made toys I can make for my girls?

They're bored.. and I haven't been able to find any toys at the stores they really like.

And, Sade isn't doing too well.. she keeps dropping weight.. other than that she's perfectly fine, I can't find a thing wrong with her.. anyone know what might be wrong with her? I mean, she isn't bullied by the others, she is the bully half the times when anything does actually start between them.. so I don't think it's the whole.. not getting enough food thing.

Also, what cereals/human foods are okay to give them treat-wise? I give them each half of a small m&m every three or four months.. and so far that's about it.

[OneRowdyNight]

Shadi, for a good toy, I take a clean cardboard tube, tissue paper and treats/fruits/veggies/etc. You just coveer up the foodstuffs with the tissue paper and you have a yummy foraging toy! My babies eat anything from fruit loops (a sometimes food) to oat/grain cereals. The darkest chocolate (usually 86% or so cocoa) is good for them, but not alot and is very yummmyyyy.

[Lierre]

Also my family's friend's rats liked to play on little ladders and stuff to climb on. :3

[ratius]

I have a small plastic aquarium that I want to fill with water and see my babies swim.
They hate water, but I sure hope I can still bathe them.

Here's a link to a video about introducing pet rats to water ^^ :Click!

I haven't tried it yet, and cannot say if it works or not, but I hope it helps it looks pretty interesting, and there are more tricks by the same author with their step-by-step guides

[Kouvinxx]

Rats love wooden things to have a little nibble on My girls have this wooden climbing frame they love to chew on it and sleep on it

[Kiliann]

Okay, I really need help from anyone who will listen.

I bathed my two abides earlier today, and when we were drying them off, my sister noticed that poor Milky Ways nose was bleeding. Blotted it with a tissue and it stopped, but I dont know why it happened or what to do about it. Advice?

[rachaelandrats]

Okay, I really need help from anyone who will listen.

I bathed my two abides earlier today, and when we were drying them off, my sister noticed that poor Milky Ways nose was bleeding. Blotted it with a tissue and it stopped, but I dont know why it happened or what to do about it. Advice?

It was most likely porphyrin, she might have been stressed out by getting a bath.
You don't have to bath them... like cats, they do clean themselves. It's just going to dry up their skin and coat and stress them out. If you want to clean them up, you can use an unscented baby wipe. That way there's no water/stress involved but you're still cleaning them up a bit.

[Kiliann]

I know that I don't need to bathe them, but they were so dirty I needed to intervene.

[TheForumFairy]

^^ i love rats so much sooo cute :3