rat behavior

My rat Huey is just over a year and a half old and in the past couple of months he’s developed a habit after he’s had a long session of drinking. He’ll start to regurgitate some of the water he just drank, pull at his tongue, shaking the water on his paws before finally carrying on with his...

Hi there!! I’m a fairly new rat owner, only 4-5 months in so honestly I’ve got a lot to learn. But I have to two female rats named Daisy and Tulip. They’re siblings, both around 9-11 months old (I’m not quite sure about their age, only that they’re not a year old yet, I got them from someone who...

So, this morning, I was filling up the rat's food and checking for poops when my laziest rat (I MEAN IT!! HE IS SO LAZY!) started acting hyper. He was jumping around and tackling the other rat when it is usually the other way around. He has been acting off all day and I was wondering if your...

I have 2 female rats Kyubey and Madoka, Kyubey is albino and I got both of them on thursday, I heard that I should wait 2 days before taking them out of the cage, they are very active and love playing. They nibble and lick my hands and climb sometimes but never far enough that they are outside...

I have 3 rescued female rats so I don't know much about there background. One is about 6 months old but has been showing very odd behaviour. She's always been very clumsy and slow and she does have a slightly twisted spine however recently she's been doing something that is concerning to me. She...

Hello all, I'm seeking some advice on how to proceed with a tricky introduction situation. I am a first time rat owner. My older male (Monterey Jack) is about 1 year and four months old. He seemed to be feeling down so we got him a male friend, Pepper Jack, who we believe is about four months...

If this post would be better suited for the Rat Health section let me know, but we live in Colorado and figured a humidifier was needed. I can't help but be a little worried about using something "ultrasonic" for them, as they can hear up to 90 kilohertz. I couldn't find anything that wasn't...

I have 2 female rats, they are 10 months old and i’ve had them for about 4 months and i still can’t pet them or pick them up, anytime i try to they bite me and freak out, what should i do? (I got them from a pet store, and i’m pretty sure they were rarely picked up)

Hello, new rat mom here. I recently adopted an 8 month old male rat from a rat breeder that had to put him up for adoption because he wasn’t getting along with other rats and needed to be alone. He is sweet as can be and has no problem coming up to us in his cage and will even climb into our...

Hi, I’m new to owning rats and have had mine for about three weeks now. I’ve been working on bonding and trust and handling with them. My girl, Mochi, is the boldest and has been okay with us picking her up and slowly making her way back into her habitat. I only ever do this sitting in front of...

My 1.5 year old rat recently started chewing cords when he is out. I have a designated space for out time with lots of toys, but he goes for the cords every time. I've hidden the cords the best I can. This is a new behavior and I don't know what's causing it. I make toys for him and the other...

I just recently signed up to this website because this is a question that I can’t ask google and it give me a direct answer, lol. I have 5 ratties, with an Alpha female named Snips. One of our other rats is a 4 year old female name Eleven whom my siblings owned until my Mother passed her on to...

I got my first pack of rats ( 4 girls ) 5 months ago. I was really exited to teach them tricks and pet them. At first I wanted to buy them from a breeder but since I couldn't find one, I got them from a pet store. When they bit me the first few times I thought it was gonna take care of it self...

Im sitting next to my buddy's cage and i just got done playing with him and now all of the sudden he's taking all the bedding out of his house and piling it all up into a corner. Anyone else have rats that do this? Hes one years old and im a new rat mom. I cant seem to find anything on the...

Hello everyone. A month ago I bought 3 male rats with each their own character. Although they seem to have a good time and feel confident to get out, one of them (Bee) oftem makes a sound randomly. He doesn't do this all the time but mostly when he's eager to get out of the cage, when he is out...

I put my rats on the second floor yesterday cause i needed to fix something in the first one. Overnight they went to the third floor, and when i checked on them now one of my rats were on the first floor! I watched AS my other rat found the way down and were in the first floor too😄 now i just...

Hey everyone, it's my first post here. Let me Just start by saying that I've had many rats before in my life, and I've never seen such behavior before. About a week ago i bought the right Cage, i made sure everything is ready for the arrival of my two girls. Yesterday we brought them home, i...

I have a few questions if anyone would be willing to help me out, that'd be so great 😊 *What is the correct way to pick your rat baby up and out of their cage? - I put my hand in and let them smell me for a bit, then gently pick them up between their front and rear legs. They don't squeak but...

I have two rats, both are sisters about 1 year and 1 month old. One of my rats has become blind in one eye, while the other eye has very poor vision. The vet has told me in a few months time she will be totally blind. I have taken precautions to help her get to food and water, my only problem...

So, my rats have always had a wheel, even when they were with their breeders. They have recently stopped using their wheel. I thought it was probably because it was too small dispite being appropriate for their age and size when babies, so I aptly bought new one as soon as they outgrew it to...