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  1. Rat Homes
    I know it's somewhat subjective based on litter training and on fast the bedding gets dirty but I'm just wondering about how often other people change paper bedding out?
  2. Rat Homes
    Just wondering about other peoples' cleaning methods/suggestions. I used to use a sponge and dish soap and scrub mine off outside then rinse with a hose but I can't just take the cage outside now that I moved.
  3. Rat Health
    This is not my first mite flareup I’ve had with my rats, and in the past vets recommended I clean everything I can with bleach. I would do everything I was told and the mites would go away. Yesterday I had to see a vet that wasn’t the one I usually see. She insisted I need to spray everything...
  4. Rat Health
    Recently adopted brothers Grisha and Boris are exhibiting signs of mites. The previous owner warned me that the mom (the boys are only 5 weeks old) had some mites that were being treated and that I should keep an eye out. The boys are itching and Grisha has small bumps all over his ears that...
  5. Rat Homes
    Question is above! Wondering about accessories like plastic hides too.
  6. Rat Homes
    Questions above. Just concerned because it seems to take me ages to do and I'm getting a tighter schedule.
  7. Rat Homes
    Maintaining cleanliness in their enclosure has been the biggest struggle of having rats for me. I've been trying to do full cleanings once a week but it seems like an all-day event each time. I'm going into training for a job and returning to school soon so I'm concerned.
  8. General Rat Topics
    Hi! I’m looking for some ideas on how to improve my cage cleaning. If you could, please post what cage you have and how you clean it. Thank you so much! Here is how I clean mine! I have a single critter nation. 1. Take everything out. 2. Scoop put bedding into the trash using a dust pan. 3...
  9. General Rat Topics
    Hi! So my pet rat Twig has an open wound and I need to keep my cage extra clean so that it doesn’t get infected. Any suggestions? I’m going to deep clean it today. But how should I keep it clean during the week? They are litter trained. I have a single critter nation. Thank you so much!
  10. General Rat Topics
    So I've heard you're not really supposed to vacuum rat waste (namely bedding and poop) or clean it up in any way that kicks up dust. I'm wondering, are the risks associated with vacuuming rat/rodent waste are mitigated if you use a wet and/or a HEPA vacuum? I'm not an aerodynamicist and I'm...
  11. General Rat Topics
    I know bathing rats isn't the best thing (and is quite difficult as I have tried) but I was curious if anyone had any wipe recommendations. One of my girls keeps getting something on her back that i haven't been able to figure it out yet from somewhere in the room that smells horrid and i don't...
  12. General Rat Topics
    Hello I have two male rats (ivory & ebony) right now I’m using the type of paper bedding you would get from a pet store it’s messy and very dusty so I’m looking for a better cheaper alternative that would be easy to clean every day I was looking towards newspaper because felt is out of the...
  13. Rat Homes
    Hi, ratforum! New user here, I’ve been looking to buy a used critter nation for three future males as a first time rat owner. Found several DCN around $150, a few SCN around $125. I’m wondering- not based off price, but based off how much more work it is to maintain a double over a single for...
  14. Rat Health
    I love my babies endlessly, even though I got them quite recently, I would never let any harm come to them. I couldn't possibly consider giving them away, but I struggle a lot with the sanitization aspects of owning rats. (Afternote- I get off-topic slightly, I just have a lot of worries about...
  15. Rat Health
    I have already made another thread here about Pilgore and Harald you can read that if you want the full story and their taming progress. They are both still too shy to be picked up so i can fully clean the cage out. They are sorta getting there i think...
  16. Rat Homes
    Hello !! So I got rats at the start of the world crisis and I'm now using fleece blankets on newspaper for most parts of my cages. Im also throwing random scrap clothes and tissue paper through-out the cage. Dirt & dust free aspen dig boxes, is that all good? Now main problem. I can't use my...
  17. Rat Homes
    Hello all! My name is Amber and I own two beautiful babies: Piper and Bernadette. I currently have a two story cage, Prevue Hendryx Black Fiesty, but it gets so messy. I bought some foam board and cut that to size for the platforms, then attempted to use fleece blankets. Those just end up in a...
  18. Rat Homes
    Heyyy! I'll be doing a full cage clean today or tomorrow (depending on if my girls would like to go downstairs at some point so I could clean the upstairs) and I was wondering if I should/could switch the spot of their litter box? So the thing is that I initially thought that I would keep the...
  19. Rat Behavior
    Hello again! I know I have too many questions right now but.. yeah, I just need some extra help being a new rat mom 😅 So the situation is that in two days I've had my babies for a week and they are not yet comfortable with me picking them up but I would soon have to do a full cage cleaning...
  20. General Rat Topics
    Hello! So I have some more general questions that I really need help with, these are some questions that I have been wondering now as I have been living with our rats for almost a week. Some of these questions are just to get some reference and see if I'm doing okay, like I know that cleaning...
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