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Pet Rat Care: The Top 10 Mistakes of New Rat Owners

Being a dedicated rat owner can be very will be looking forward to the bonding
rewarding. All it takes is a little time as well!
research and a lot of preparation.
6. Deciding to breed for the wrong
If you're getting ready to adopt a rat reasons. Breeding responsibly is not a
as a cherished pet, there are some lucrative or easy hobby to get into,
pitfalls that you should be aware of especially at the beginning. Don't get
beforehand. Here are 10 of the most stuck with a litter of rats that wind up
common mistakes that first-time rat becoming snake-food at a pet store.
owners make: Instead, try investing some time
volunteering for or starting an
1. Getting only one rat. A person might apprenticeship with a breeder.
think that getting two rats is too much
extra work...or that a pet rat will bond 7. Not giving them enough toys. If you
with a human owner more readily if there bore your rats, they will become boring.
is no other rat around to become friends Rats not only love to play, explore and
with. The truth is that rats are highly solve problems, but they actually need to
social creatures. They need to have be constantly stimulated by a challenging
other rat-friends to play with and to learning environment. Provide them with
"talk" to. Furthermore, taking care of a variety of toys and games and switch
two rats is not much more work than things around constantly. They'll love
caring for one. you for it!
2. Getting the wrong kind of bedding. 8. Entering them into a fancy rat show
Sometimes a rat owner will want to cut before researching it. You may love your
corners and use newspaper or cheap rats and think they are just the most
bedding. Rats are very sensitive to the perfect rats you have ever seen, but the
chemicals in the ink and cheap bedding American Fancy Rat and Mouse Association
can often have dusty particles that will (AFRMA) has very strict standards and
irritate their lungs. If you see a red those judges have seen hundreds--if not
discharge coming from their noses, thousands--of rats in their day. Before
chances are, there is an irritant present deciding to enter your rats into a show,
in the air. Pine wood chips are not visit one first. Interview a handful of
safe! judges and learn exactly what makes a rat
top in its class. Then decide.
3. Feeding the rats an imbalanced diet.
No, it's not cute how your furry friends 9. Procrastinating on researching a
can eat almost as much pizza as you. qualified vet for small animals. The
Look, there's no excuse. Fruits and moment one of your rats becomes ill, you
veggies are not expensive items to buy; will want to have the phone number of a
also, be sure they get their share of lab good vet handy. Not all vets will treat
blocks, seeds, and a daily dab of a small animals or rats. Do the searching
vitamin supplement. beforehand and spare yourself the
frustration and desperation an emergency
4. Not cleaning the cage often or situation can sometimes bring about.
thoroughly enough. Their urine will
decompose and produce ammonia. This, 10. Underestimating the importance of
along with the decomposing bedding can belonging to a rat club or rat society.
irritate their lungs. Yes, it's a pain Belonging to a rat club or rat society
to do. But putting up with the unpleasant such as AFRMA will go a long way in
aspects will only help you to appreciate getting your key rat questions answered.
them more. Clean and disinfect with Moreover, doing so will connect you with
bleach-water once a week, or up to two a community of rat lovers who are likely
weeks, maximum. to want to share what they know for the
sake of advancing the hobby as a
5. Not taking them out to play often whole.Colin Patterson is author of a
enough. Rats will eventually get guide to pet rat care that will explain
depressed if they remain cooped up inside all you need to know if you're thinking
their limited cage environment. If you about getting pet rats.
make play time fun and challenging, you




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