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  1. Rat Homes
    Hey all! I used to be more active on here, but alas, I no longer have any rats :( My last girl died in December and my family now needs the space so I'm selling their old cage. It's a double critter nation, in great condition, only used for about 2 years. It's been cleaned and it has all the...
  2. Rat Homes
    Hello, I am new to owning rats and have two boys that I adopted in February, and I ended up making a cage out of a metal shelving unit for them in an attempt to save money. (It did not work. It cost more than a normal cage and took a few weeks to make.) and now I am wondering if I should remove...
  3. Rat Related Rants & Raves
    Hi! I’m running low on new cage setup ideas for my female rat Sprig! I have a single critter nation and loads of toys! Could you guys upload a picture of your rat cage so I can get some ideas on how to set the toys in my cage up differently? I’m going to try and not use a shelf this time. Thank...
  4. General Rat Topics
    Hi! I recently lost my heart ratty Twig. And my other rat Sprig is alone and she has a mammary tumor. I’m wondering how I can give her more cage enrichment? I have a single critter nation cage. And I added a dig box with dirt in it! If anyone has any tips on how I can add more activities and...
  5. 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...
  6. 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!
  7. General Rat Topics
    I just moved some stuff around in my cage. I also wanted to show it to see if there is anything i should add or change. I have 3 ratties. I’m getting the second layer of the cage for Christmas.
  8. General Rat Topics
    Hey guys! I just redid my rat cage and wanted to get your opinions on it and if you think I should add anything :) I use aspen bedding for them and just added this bigger bin for them to forage in because before it was like a quarter (not even) or the size and they couldn’t dig around a lot. I...
  9. Rat Homes
    hii my rats broke their cages doors ( its a used cage i bought a couple months ago, i cant repair the doors) if anyone can find/knows about a cage thats around 40$ and big enough for 2 rats id really really appreciate it!!
  10. General Rat Topics
    My boys are about 2 years and 9 months old, one of them is starting to have problems with his back legs and he’s very wobbly and drags them a little (he is visiting the vets tomorrow). The cage I have is quite tall and the poor guy is struggling to get around and im worried he will fall, I’ve...
  11. Rat Homes
    I'm a pretty new rat mom and I've only had my rats for about a year. My rats are both female and about a year (or so) old. I have a cage that is about 13x20x20 inches and I'm looking for a bigger/ more durable one. I am looking for suggestions on what to put in the cage (e.g. homes, tunnels, and...
  12. Rat Behavior
    Hello, first of all please pardon my english, i have lost practice. I'm interesed in owning rats. Tho I've found myself stuck (in my research to start buying what they need) since I can´t find good info of plants (normally when i search there's mostly info of plants that they hate) to have that...
  13. Rat Health
    Hello im Eliza I am new! I’ve owned hamsters in the past and now id like to own rats :) I’ve done lots of research but I’m somewhat stumped here, my question is that is pvc coated hardware cloth safe to use over chicken wire? chicken wire is sharp and I don’t want to use it in my cage build in...
  14. 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...
  15. Rat Homes
    Two days ago, I found out that Martin's Cages is no longer selling directly to the public, and that they will only be selling some of their prefabbed cages via Chewy. Which was sad because I wanted to custom order a cage from them (I just purchased an R-690 from them about 3 months ago). So...
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