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brookehamiltonx Posted - 27/01/2010 : 20:46:39
please delete this post.
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dazb Posted - 21/03/2010 : 08:46:29
Hi brooke, will leave this post as it has some good info on it.
reptilekeeper1992 Posted - 27/01/2010 : 22:30:41
we used to have rat, he was big, but lovely.

1. a large wire cage is best, with horizontal bars (my rat used to love climbing up the sides).
2. Larger is always better in regards to cage size
3. bedding - avoid CEDAR and PINE wood beddings
4. pet shaving sold in every pet shop (for the bedding for my rat i put pelleted bedding on the base and covered it with soft shavings, that made it quite absorbant)
5. nesting area - shredded paper, tissues etc (not newspaper with ink on)
6. rats love to climb - so ladders, hampers, rope, wood toys etc

feeding

1. special rat food can be brought in every pet shop
2. vary the diet include - fruit, vegetables, pasta, bread, low cooked meat and mealworms (but dont feed too excessively, they will get fat :D)

clean out fortnightly with a pet discinfectant



i think that covers it, or as much as i can remember when i had my rat

james200789 Posted - 27/01/2010 : 21:35:04
pretty much the same as gerbils

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