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  1. Rat Behavior
    Hello, I just got my rat Lamarr on September 1st (21 days ago from now). We do not know how old she was because she was a feeder rat (the breeder wasn’t getting back to us) but she was a small, fluffy little ball. She was generally calm and I would stream with her on my shoulder on Twitch while...
  2. Rat Behavior
    Heya! I have three girls that are all a little under 6 weeks old, and I was looking for some advice on how to get them comfortable with free roam! So far, they're way too afraid to venture off my shoulders. I've tried using food as reinforcement, but they generally won't take it unless they're...
  3. New Member Introductions
    Hello! I’m Bri, and I’m a new rat owner! I’ve owned a couple exotic pets but never rats, and I just recently got three girls who are all 5 weeks and a couple days old. I found this place while researching a couple months back, but never made an account. But now that I have the girls I thought...
  4. Meet My Rat
    Hi Everyone! I’m a new rat owner, and this is my beautiful girl, Mercy💫 I bought her from a pet store nearby, not knowing what can go on in those sorts of establishments, and she definitely was not receiving as much love as she is now. She has some cage aggression and is a little iffy with my...
  5. Meet My Rat
    Hi all! I am new here and looking forward to talking about rats with all of you (especially my sweet little boy Arthur). I am new-ish to having a rat buddy. When I was a teenager I had rats but my mom was severely allergic to them so I haven’t had them again until now. I am so happy to have him...
  6. Rat Health
    So, as the title suggests, I am a new rat owner, I've only had my 2 boys for about 4-5 months (they're about 4-5 months old) they're black and white, and I've kinda messed up. I'm trying to do my reaserch but I cant tell what is happening to them. I feed the oxford kibble, I recently started...
  7. General Rat Topics
    Hi all! New rat owner here. My boyfriend and I got our three girls last Friday. They are about 12 weeks old and very sweet! two of them are a lot more interested in us than the third, but still won’t let us really pet them. They will sniff and climb on our hands, but that’s about it. I see a lot...
  8. General Rat Topics
    Hi! I'm new here and a first time rat owner. I got both of my rats 3rd hand and for $50 including cage, a single chew, a wooden see-saw, and a water bottle. They didn't have food so I went and got them some premade mix from a pet store (But I'll be custom making them one soon) along with a...
  9. New Member Introductions
    So let me start off by saying that I have been working myself up to owning rats for more than 10 years at this point. I've owned Syrian and Dwarf hamsters, I've owned mice, guinea pigs, even ferrets! I've always wanted rats but I find it so difficult to find any concrete information on them and...
  10. Rat Behavior
    i recently became a new rat owner about a week ago with two girls (aardvark and tweet), both about a month's age. they were given to me by my upstairs neighbor who is breeding rats as both pets and (Unfortunately) snake food (But primarily as pets since she could sell them). although I've been...
  11. New Member Introductions
    hello! i adopted my 2 lady rats a week ago. on the left is Peppa, on the right is Mari. they're 2 months and a week old by now. Peppa is outgoing and fearless. she leaps before she looks. Mari is shy and introverted, and maybe a bit lazy. i'm not sure how long it's supposed to take but i...
  12. General Rat Topics
    Hi everyone! I'm a new rat owner and have already made a post a while ago about having trouble training my rats. Trying to follow the advice on my last post, I've been trying to hand tame my boys, and my more confident rat Nimbus has been climbing all over my hand and seemed really comfortable...
  13. Rat Homes
    Hi! I lost my beloved hamster a few months ago, and have been faced with an opportunity to rehome two rats! I’ve always had hamsters, and know correct cage size/general husbandry on them, but I’m a total newbie with rats. What’s the correct cage size/ general husbandry I need? I want to be 100%...
  14. General Rat Topics
    Hello! I just adopted two 2 month old rats yesterday. I've heard that rats do better in groups than they do in pairs so my plan was to get the two boys settled in and then start looking around for more roommates for them. I'm not quite sure what the timeline should be like to get the...
  15. General Rat Topics
    Hi everyone! New poster here. Last night, my boyfriend and I impulsively brought 2 rat buddies home. We are reptile owners, so rats are new territory for us. But if there’s anything I’ve learned from when I first got my reptile, it’s that most information readily available on the internet is...
  16. General Rat Topics
    I only have one rat right now(Jingle), I'm in the process of finding a buddy for her but I've spent hours searching online and can't find any rescue female rats anywhere near me. I don't want to get one from a pet store though, the reason I have only one is I've gotten 3 rats from pet stores and...
  17. General Rat Topics
    Hi I'm a new rat owner of two boys and I'm struggling with picking them up and interacting with them as both them and myself are quite nervous I've had them two weeks now and I'm worried I've left it too long to pick them up amd get them used to human contact I've been attempting to trust train...
  18. Rat Homes
    Hi! I am getting my first rat babies next month and have been fiercely research and preparing for them, I came across Hemparade bedding and although the website says that it is safe for rats I thought it’s probably better to seek advice from here as here has never let me down when browsing for...
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