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Thanks to all the great advice from members on here, after pondering over whether to get a Hamster or Gerbil - I decided Rats would suit me more. I just have a few questions for those of you who have had experiance with them as pets.
Sorry if any of these have been asked before I have had a look through posts here though..
1) Are rats in anyway a danger to Guinea Pigs? I have been told they are prone to URI's so can this be a problem with pigs? Also can rats scare the pigs, like if I smell of rats with the pigs scarper from me? I just need to know that my pigs wouldnt be in any danger and they will still be okay with me
2) How many rats would I need to adopt? Ideally I would like two but do they need to be kept in a bigger group?
3) Can they be taken out, for example when I go to get the pigs food etc animals are allowed in, will they be okay health wise to do this with? Also will they run away?
4) I want a rat that will sit on my shoulder and really be happy "hanging out" with me and being tame..and of course taken out if they can be...will males be the best for this?
5) Are they expensive to treat at the vets? I know the pigs can be but I wouldn't have thought rats to be classed as "exotic"?
6) I would rather rescue rats, would I be better off getting them from babies or a group of already bonded adults? - I would rather not have to introduce since I'm new to all this
7) Do they play with toys alot? I'm a big fan of these
8) Food..now here is where I get confused. I've seen on Rats Rule the mix but what do you guys feed daily/weekly? Is it expensive? What meat do they eat? I need an idiots guide to this since food confuses me so much...
9) What bedding do you use? Could I use fleece?
This is the cage I want to save up and get them..is that okay?
(broken link removed)
Thanks to anyone who takes their time to answer, thanks will be given...
I'm sure I will have many more questions
Sorry if any of these have been asked before I have had a look through posts here though..
1) Are rats in anyway a danger to Guinea Pigs? I have been told they are prone to URI's so can this be a problem with pigs? Also can rats scare the pigs, like if I smell of rats with the pigs scarper from me? I just need to know that my pigs wouldnt be in any danger and they will still be okay with me
2) How many rats would I need to adopt? Ideally I would like two but do they need to be kept in a bigger group?
3) Can they be taken out, for example when I go to get the pigs food etc animals are allowed in, will they be okay health wise to do this with? Also will they run away?
4) I want a rat that will sit on my shoulder and really be happy "hanging out" with me and being tame..and of course taken out if they can be...will males be the best for this?
5) Are they expensive to treat at the vets? I know the pigs can be but I wouldn't have thought rats to be classed as "exotic"?
6) I would rather rescue rats, would I be better off getting them from babies or a group of already bonded adults? - I would rather not have to introduce since I'm new to all this
7) Do they play with toys alot? I'm a big fan of these
8) Food..now here is where I get confused. I've seen on Rats Rule the mix but what do you guys feed daily/weekly? Is it expensive? What meat do they eat? I need an idiots guide to this since food confuses me so much...
9) What bedding do you use? Could I use fleece?
This is the cage I want to save up and get them..is that okay?
(broken link removed)
Thanks to anyone who takes their time to answer, thanks will be given...
I'm sure I will have many more questions