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Pet Forum / Mammals / Rats / April 2008new rats :)
My two rats arrived yesterday and spent their first night at home. No names yet, I'm waiting to see what their personalities are like once they've settled down and gotten used to their new living situation. They're 5 weeks old and were born at the humane society. <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/katekat/sets/ 72157604674463494/">http://www.flickr.com/photos/katekat/sets/ 72157604674463494/</a> I got the cage used, and covered the wire floors and ramps with plastic drawer liner. I have noticed that now that the ramps are covered, they're too steep for the rats to climb up. They've instead learned to climb up the side of the cage to get to the next level. Should I leave the ramps covered, or take the sheeting off? The wire squares are about 1/2"x1/2". Thanks! Oh my gosh they are so cute! I love little rattie baby faces. They look like my old girl Darla. Congratulations! I don't know what you should do about the sheeting. -Marlo > My two rats arrived yesterday and spent their first night at home. No > names yet, I'm waiting to see what their personalities are like once [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > Thanks! Thanks Marlo, It seems as if they just needed a day or two to get used to things, last night I caught them running up and down the ramps, so all is well there. I have discovered though, that while they seem very capable of hording their Mazuri food blocks, they don't seem all that interested in eating them. They were being fed a mix with seeds and corn before, but I wanted to try getting them onto block diet supplemented with fruits & veggies and some treats to be sure they're getting all the proper nutrients. I wonder if giving them a day to get a bit hungry would encourage them to chow down, but I don't want to starve them! Kate > Oh my gosh they are so cute! I love little rattie baby faces. They > look like my old girl Darla. Congratulations! I don't know what you > should do about the sheeting. > -Marlo Oh they won't starve. Rats are way too into survival for that! I would probably deprive them of other stuff and get them eating their rat blocks. The blocks have complete nutrition that they don't get when they pick and choose treats. They're like people... we'd eat ice cream all the time if we could! -Marlo > Thanks Marlo, > [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] >> should do about the sheeting. >> -Marlo |
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