Choosing a rat as a pet may at first seem a little bizarre, after all there are plenty of other animals out there that make more ‘typical’ pets.
However for me I decided to have pet rat for a number of reasons.
Other than diseases, the dangers of keeping a pet rat are is similar to those of keeping other pets.
Rats can bite or scratch and can be aggressive if handled or raised improperly.
Most rats are relatively small, meaning that the capacity of a rat to injure a human is likely less than that of a dog.
Even so, rat bites can be painful and can get seriously infected, so it is not a good idea to touch or handle a rat unless it is familiar.
The Pet Rat Assistance & Teaching Society has established these standards of excellence for providing customers with the best quality pet rat and mice possible.
The practice of selling rats and mice from the same breeding stock for both pets and feeders either violates the human/animal bond, or means that they are not the highest quality pets.
The highest quality pet rats and mice trust humans absolutely and are personable and loving like dogs.
Most people have never met the ideal pet rat or mouse because most rats and mice are not produced according to these standards.
A single Pet rat usually live between 1-3 years old. It is sad to see they don’t live very long so you should love and care for your pet rat as long as you can.
Our first pet rat lived for around two years and it was very sad to see her go. It is common for pet rats to get cancer tumors, respiratory disease and bladder infections as they grow older.
Many people who have never had a pet rat believes that rats carry diseases and they become afraid of them.
If you are considering getting a pet rat for your child, examine the rats attitude and actions first. Also, find out the rat’s life history.
Many a pet rat has been abused and neglected which leads the rat to believe they need to bite and protect themselves.
It is a natural instinct for rats to try to survive so they hoard food and make rats nests. The best way to choose a safe rat is to buy it from a pet store and raise it from a young age.
You can easily litter train your pet rats. This can be done by providing them with a litter box (corner litter boxes sold at most pet shops are ideal for this) and waiting for them to do their business, then pick up the droppings and put them in the litter box.
Show the rat the litter box with the droppings and in no time they’ll learn to use their litter box on their own.
Many apartments won’t allow dogs or cats, and it may simply be impractical to have larger pets in some houses. In those situations a pet rat is perfect.
Cages for your pet rat usually don’t take up much room at all which makes pet rats great for small apartments.
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