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Pet Forum / Mammals / Rats / June 2006Question on Rat Size
Hi All. Purely out of curiosity... does anyone know roughly at what age do rats reach their full size? Thanks! > Hi All. > > Purely out of curiosity... does anyone know roughly at what age do rats > reach their full size? > > Thanks! I've always thought it was 7 months but then my sister recently read somewhere that they continue to grow all their lives but I've never noticed this in mine. Mine seem to stop growing after about 7 months.  SignatureJoanne Owned by 20 rats. Webshots: http://community.webshots.com/user/joanneb70 ------------------------------------------------------- ~Ignorance is not innocence but sin. *Robert Browning* Thanks for getting back! One more question... are rats like fish where they grow larger if you have them in a larger cage or open area to roam around, or have limited growth if they are in smaller cages or environments? Thanks again! > > Hi All. > > [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > ------------------------------------------------------- > ~Ignorance is not innocence but sin. *Robert Browning* > Thanks for getting back! One more question... are rats like fish > where they grow larger if you have them in a larger cage or open area > to roam around, or have limited growth if they are in smaller cages or > environments? > > Thanks again! No, not at all like fish in that respect. I've kept fish, so I know what you mean. In a smaller environment, rats will get fat and lazy and very unhealthy. They need a large cage and plenty of out time for exercise. The bigger the cage the better, the more levels the better, lots of cage floor space is important too. Also aquariums are not suitable for rats. They need a good wire cage which permits lots of ventilations. SignatureJoanne Owned by 20 rats. Webshots: http://community.webshots.com/user/joanneb70 ------------------------------------------------------- ~Ignorance is not innocence but sin. *Robert Browning* > Also aquariums are not suitable for rats. > They need a good wire cage which permits lots of ventilations. Also, in a wire cage they are free to climb. :) Signaturehttp://pcguyelevated.ytmnd.com/ Thank you for your help. I have my female rat in a large 3 level cage and she has lots of out time for running around. I was going to get her a companion, but didn't because I'm her companion. I take her to work with me every day and she is extremely spoiled. She is taken out of the cage frequently and is very loving towards everyone... and what a personality! She's playful and has definitely grown very attached to me. All I've got to say is if my landlord found out, I'd be in deep you know what! LOL! Thanks again > > Also aquariums are not suitable for rats. > > They need a good wire cage which permits lots of ventilations. > > Also, in a wire cage they are free to climb. :) > Thank you for your help. I have my female rat in a large 3 level cage > and she has lots of out time for running around. I was going to get [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > a personality! She's playful and has definitely grown very attached to > me. It's great that you're spending so much time with her, but she really would benefit from a rat friend too - someone to talk over ratty issues with that humans couldn't understand, someone to push about a bit when she's feeling, um, ratty & of course someone to join in laughing at you when one of them's made you look a fool; life's just not as much fun otherwise. > All I've got to say is if my landlord found out, I'd be in deep > you know what! LOL! If it did come to that, would you have somewhere to send her/them? That might be a horrible prospect, but better than having to have them killed & probably better than you being evicted :/ SignatureMichael m r o z a t u k g a t e w a y d o t n e t >> Thank you for your help. I have my female rat in a large 3 level cage >> and she has lots of out time for running around. I was going to get [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > might be a horrible prospect, but better than having to have them killed > & probably better than you being evicted :/ I agree with Michael... No humans can replace the love and companionship of another rat, no matter how much time you spend with the rat. SignatureJoanne Owned by 20 rats. Webshots: http://community.webshots.com/user/joanneb70 ------------------------------------------------------- ~Ignorance is not innocence but sin. *Robert Browning* |
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