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[TheForumFairy]

clippings unnatural and scares rats

[MoonfallTheFox]

It's necessary. We keep rats on soft substrate and they cannot wear their nails down like they do in the wild, so we have to help them out. We clip dog and cat and bird nails too.

The rats will be just fine.

[Kiliann]

My ratties hate nail clippings, but I do it every so often, when their nails start digging in to my shoulder when they climb up there.

[Centri]

clippings unnatural and scares rats

My rats do not mind having their nails clipped. Most of them manages to keep them short by themselves, but some rats needs to have their nails clipped. I usually do it only before shows or when their nails are very sharp.

[Qutting Cs. T.T]

Username: Dog-Gone-Cutie
Have you ever had a rat?: :3 No, but my parents had two...I love rodents, though!

[TheForumFairy]

well .....

[izzy <3]

Username: pixel,tiggy
Have you: i had three then they died and now ive got two more
i love rats

[Sadies]

I used to house my rats on natural wood based cat litter. It's good for their claws and also it reduces dust so it's better for their respatory systems. :)

[MoonfallTheFox]

Depends what kind of wood. Pine and cedar are toxic.

Also, most wood based pellet litters turn to sawdust when wet, which is dangerous for your rats.

[Sadies]

I was careful with what I bought, I can't remember the wood type but I know that wen it got wet it just expanded. :)