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Hi! So I own two female rats, an albino and a brown dumbo. They’re around 1 years old and Im planning on introducing a baby female in a few weeks. I had a theoretical question. As the baby rats I have met from the breeder (very young) don’t mind being handled and tend to stay on the person they...

Hi, So we got 3, 6 week old boys last sunday. The breeder seemed very knowledgable and seems to truly care for her rats. She told us to start handling them basically right from the start and to take them out of their cage too. The day before yesterday I took them out once, and yesterday I did...

Hey i have never posted anything on this site before. I have only just got my 2 male rats, Pilgore the destroyer and Harald Fairhair. The story of how i got them is very long and complicated. I wanted to get rats as i only have a gecko and i share responsibility of a dog with my father. But for...

Hi! I’ve recently gotten a pet rat from a pet store. His name is PB&J. We’ve been together for over a month now. I tried to follow what the pet store people and Google both recommended when trying to get him to where he will let me handle him, by offering treats to get him to understand that...

Hey, I've been reading the various taming threads, but one thing I was curious about is if I have a very skittish rat, should I hold off on put him in a pen with me sitting inside it with him and letting him walk around in it? He won't let me touch him, but he will eat from my hands. I haven't...

Hey y'all! So I recently got a pet rat (Roquefort) and I'm a bit worried about her. She's always hiding in her little tent and only comes out to eat/drink water when the lights are out or when she thinks I'm not there. I decided to start taming her, and it was kind of a disaster. Every time I...