Over-Exersizing a ratty?

[Roo]

Badger is really, really hyper.
We have her out of her cage all the time.

She really LOVES running up the stairs. Her eyes get all buggy and everything.
I'll put her at the bottom, and she'll take off right to the top.
Then I'll carry her back down and she'll do it again.

If I sit on the stairs, she'll visit me, but not for long before she's running again.

I was telling my mum about this because I thought it was silly that I got tired before Badger did, and my mum said "Sometimes rats do not know their limits thou, so careful not to exhaust her."

I assumed that Badger would just stop running up the stairs if she was tired, but it got me thinking that maybe I should ask.

 

[jorats]

I've never heard of a rat pushing themselves too much. I don't know what your mom is basing her information on?

 

[Roo]

She had a lot of animals in the past, so she's probably just being insane.

It didn't sound real probable to me, but I never had uber-hyper ratties before and I didn't want a surprise heart-attack.

Thanks :thumbup:

 

[jorats]

lol, I'm sure mom was just trying to help.

 

[Joanne]

It's the rattie's choice to run up the stairs, so she can stop if she wants...

 

[hopefloats]

haha Your mom was being a mom! I remember telling my kids they were over doing, rest LOL it is a mom thing, and old habits die hard.