How many of you have 10+ rats? As of today, I'm up to 13! I have 7 girls and 6 boys. I have the girls living in a Double Critter Nation, 2 of my boys living in a Single Critter Nation and the other 4 boys are temporarily being housed in a Petco Rat Manor until I do introductions, after which all 6 boys will hopefully be living together in the Single Critter Nation.
I have a couple questions :
* How do you handle free range time? Do you let them all out at the same time(all meaning of the same gender of course!) or do you take them out in pairs or smaller groups and switch up?
* Do you think they are happier in larger groups or smaller?
* Do you notice your rats forming little cliques within the group? Like, some bonding more closely to others?
* What's your opinion on having 6 male rats share a Single Critter Nation cage? Just to give some information, 2 of them are about 5 months old and the other 4 are around 3 months old. Also, it would only be temporary for another couple months until we move into a bigger place and have the space to get an add-on unit!
* How often do you completely change the bedding in your cage?(For those that use pans/tubs and bedding.
* How often do you change out the litter boxes in your cage?
And of course I will add some pics of everyone and their cages, how could I not?! The girls are Phoebe, Paige, Piper, Prue, Ember, Panda and Starbuck. The boys are Fievel, Nimh, Wyatt, Cole, Leo and Apollo.
I have a couple questions :
* How do you handle free range time? Do you let them all out at the same time(all meaning of the same gender of course!) or do you take them out in pairs or smaller groups and switch up?
* Do you think they are happier in larger groups or smaller?
* Do you notice your rats forming little cliques within the group? Like, some bonding more closely to others?
* What's your opinion on having 6 male rats share a Single Critter Nation cage? Just to give some information, 2 of them are about 5 months old and the other 4 are around 3 months old. Also, it would only be temporary for another couple months until we move into a bigger place and have the space to get an add-on unit!
* How often do you completely change the bedding in your cage?(For those that use pans/tubs and bedding.
* How often do you change out the litter boxes in your cage?
And of course I will add some pics of everyone and their cages, how could I not?! The girls are Phoebe, Paige, Piper, Prue, Ember, Panda and Starbuck. The boys are Fievel, Nimh, Wyatt, Cole, Leo and Apollo.