Even if I haven't seriously considered it, I did do quite abit of research. What gender, how many, what cage, what toys, what illnesses to watch out for.. All sorts. :happy:Inorial wrote...
Hmm, well they're fairly straightforward pets and reasonably low maintanence, excluding of course regularly cleaning their cage. They are quite smart though, and social, so it's a good idea for them to have another rat as a buddy, and things to keep them entertained - lots of things to chew on, play with, hide in and so on. That said, I think that's half the fun of having them.
The only thing I would caution about is that you should be willing to take them to the vet. That might sound a bit obvious but some people can be of the mindset that it's 'just a rat' and therefore not worth it - but unfortunately rats frequently can have trouble with a sort of respiratory illness (mycoplasmosis) and will sometimes need antibiotics to keep it under control. It's just a sad fact of owning rats. One of my girls, the one in the picture, she has needed a few courses of antibiotics in the last year or so. It's not terribly expensive but the amount of people who've said to me 'oh it's just a pet rat, I wouldn't bother' troubles me a bit. So I just thought I'd mention that.
As for the vets, I couldn't think they're "just rats". Pets are pets, no matter how small or how long they live.
Retour en haut
)
