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Pet Forum / Mammals / Rats / August 2006Rat Toys
I need to buy some Rat Toys or find something around the Apt for them to play with. Any Ideas? Thanks. -Star Ropes that you can buy for dogs, hang it in the cage so they can climb, parrot toys such as swings ect, again hang in cage. I give my guys toilet roll cuboard insides which they like. >I need to buy some Rat Toys or find something around the Apt for them to > play with. Any Ideas? > > Thanks. > > -Star > I need to buy some Rat Toys or find something around the Apt for them to > play with. Any Ideas? > > Thanks. > > -Star You should check out the Dapper Rat site. dapper.com.au There are a lot of good ideas for using household items so you don't have to buy expensive toys. Rats are pretty destructive with just about anything you give them, so it's probably best not to invest a lot of money in toys if you don't have to. My rats get empty cereal boxes, mismatched socks, and little scraps of fabric from my sewing room. They also like rolls of unscented toilet paper (for shredding) and you can wrap treats up in tissue paper and tie it up in their cage like a little pinata. Mine also like brown paper lunch bags. They make great crinkly noises, they're very shreddable, and good for general lurking. Kim I've given up buying my rats toys. Recently I gave them an old telephone book and they're slowly working their way through it - it makes for an exciting read :). A bit messy tho but they bustle about carrying stips of paper to their box - very cute. I give them cardboad boxes (small packing boxes) to play in. The Dapper rat is a good web site. I like the idea of giving them a container of dirt with grass planted in it, but I'm a bit concerned about potential health problems (if any). I think they would love it though. Lal. > > I need to buy some Rat Toys or find something around the Apt for them to > > play with. Any Ideas? [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > > Kim I like the telephone book idea. I'll have to try that. I too am interested in the digging box, but I haven't tried it yet for the same concerns you have. Dapper suggests using sterilized dirt, but how does one sterilize dirt? Microwave? Kim > I like the telephone book idea. I'll have to try that. I too am > interested in the digging box, but I haven't tried it yet for the same > concerns you have. Dapper suggests using sterilized dirt, but how does > one sterilize dirt? Microwave? Gardeners have the answer: http://ask.metafilter.com/mefi/26342 for a discussion and http://www.hgtv.com/hgtv/gl_soil_water_other/article/0,1785,HGTV_3635_1382873,00.html for a step by step method. I've not tried this. Likewise, not let our rats have any dirt for reasons of mould/bacteria & the (worse) mess I know they'll then make at out time.  SignatureMichael m r o z a t u k g a t e w a y d o t n e t > > I like the telephone book idea. I'll have to try that. I too am > > interested in the digging box, but I haven't tried it yet for the same [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > -- > Michael Thanks Michael. I might get brave enough sometime. You are right about the mess for sure. Kim On Thu, 24 Aug 2006 05:53:13 -0700, lal.OBrien wrote: > I've given up buying my rats toys. Recently I gave them an old > telephone book and they're slowly working their way through it - it [quoted text clipped - 31 lines] >> >> Kim Isn't the print toxic? Dave > Isn't the print toxic? Metallic inks are. Almost all other paper inks are vegetable based & safe. SignatureMichael m r o z a t u k g a t e w a y d o t n e t > I need to buy some Rat Toys or find something around the Apt for them to > play with. Any Ideas? > > Thanks. > > -Star Plastic children's toys (Barbie cars, houses, toy garages etc....) from Charity shops - potentially dangerous bits removed. Cheap, last forever and easy to clean. Regards Dave |
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