rats

due to divorced parents, I have to stay at both houses for an about equal time each week. my two boys are currently at one house, and I was thinking of getting another cage for the other house to take them with me when I go back and forth between houses. would this be too stressful for them...

Hello! Im not sure what to say here exepex hi lol That and to tell you guys about my babies, of course!! I have 11 rats (amount explained in a moment), 3 mice, a hamster, 2 ferrets, 6 gueanea pigs, 6 cats, 3 dogs, and 2 reptiles (crested gecko and bearded dragon) Rats; Pauper; the mildly evil...

Hi I am new here and I really want rats, but I think if I got them they would be have to be in my bedroom. All my pets have always been in my bedroom and I enjoy having them here with me. Although I hear they are very loud and I am just a little unsure if I should get them and then put them in...

so I recently got a new baby boy. I have two other boys that are around the same age but a little bigger, that are very strongly bonded together. today is the second day with our new baby, and the other boys don't seem to mind. the thing I'm worried about is they don't take interest in him...

hello !! so my little Orson escaped his cage somehow and left his brother bug behind. we didn't want him to be alone so we went and picked up a new baby boy today, skully. as we were getting bug and skully introduced we heard scratching in the walls and Orson peaked his head out of a little...

Hi, I am a first time owner! A week ago I took my two boys (brothers) to the vet as there had been some really bad fighting resulting in a bad ear injury for Mike - the vet gave me some gentle painkillers for both of them and said they were too old for it to be hormones now (they're about...

Hi all, I just joined The Rat Shack. I am from Ontario, Canada and am currently waiting for my two baby ratties to be ready to come home in a few weeks. I previously had a pair of boys, Bruce & Snoopy which I attached a photo. And a photo of my new baby girls:) (photos of babies not by me but...

Should I take my rat to the doctor? He keeps making this noise since I got him 2 weeks ago.

Hello, about 2 weeks ago I took in two fairly young male rats (Errol and Norbert) from a friend who adopted them at a local pet store. I'd say they're about 2 or 3 months old, but I'm not entirely certain. They've always been quite sneezy, but I figured it was just the new home sneezes...

Proud owner of 9 rats (currently) obvisoily that’s not going to last long, hope to get A LOT of rats someday!!! Anyways thanks for allowing me to join everyone!❤️I will include rat pictures later on! This also seems like a great page!!! And very welcoming!❤️