Day 1- My 4 gerbil sisters passed away 6 months ago, bless their little souls. I had this massive cage and wanted to get more. While at the pet store ( I found later I should only buy from a breeder- which I’ll do next time) I fell inlove with this little baby rat. I’ve never had rats before but...

Hello! Last week I welcomed two little female rattles into my home! This is my first time ever owning rats, but I have owned many hamsters and a few mice. A coworker of mine was looking to rehome hers, and I said I would take them as she was going to return them to the pet store if I didn’t...

Hi guys! Really glad I found this forum. Just earlier this week, I finally got my first rats - two boys (Nandor and Adolf, pictures attached!). Although I have done some research before and after bringing them home, I thought I'd hop on to here to get advice from 'real life' people/cases...

Sorry if this is a dumb question but how do you encourage your new rats to like you? Or even notice you. I got rats because they're supposed to be smart and curious and affectionate, but so far I feel like I've got a couple of apathetic hamsters lol. I've had them only a few days, so they...

I just got 3 female rats from a breeder, they're just over 7 weeks old. I got rats because Google kept saying they were friendly/clever/curious/the perfect pets, but: One of them bites me. The breeder handled them every day, and they've been treated well, and I was told none of them ever bit...

So I just got 3 female rats from a breeder, they're just over 7 weeks old. Everyone on the internet says that rats are very clean and tidy. But mine are not. They just go anywhere, in their beds where they sleep, on each other, on me. They smell super bad because they're just so absolutely...

My new rat Velma has just started biting me. She was from a good breeder and isn't aggressive. She also doesn't seem scared when it happens too. I've been working on trust training and it's gone very well so far. She just seems to think my finger is food and she likes to grab her food pretty...

I got 2 female rats who are estimated to be around 8-9 weeks old from my local pet store (petsathome) I know that I shouldn't get them from there but the nearest breeder is 20 miles away and I do not have a car. I was wondering what is the best way to get them to trust me? They are in my...

I just got 2 baby rats and they're my first rats ever. I've been researching rat care for almost 2 years to try to prepare myself to be a good rat mama but now I'm concerned I still don't know all I need to. For instance I have a male and female siblings named bean and squirt respectively. Bean...