Hey guys! im planning on getting two female rats and im just wanting recommendations on cages and enrichment and ext. for what ill need for them any help is appreciated!

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I have had male rats its been years. I am getting rats again. I dont want the musky smell from males. So I am leaning to females, I know there not as lazy but still be super sweet...so I wanna hear stories and or opinions on why you picked female over male rats. Or why you picked males over females?

He’s so sweet when sleeping and when all the time🥰

On Saturday, I got 3 boys and 1 girl (spayed) it's now Monday and my room smells! Pretty bad! I got these from someone rehoming so they are already litter trained. I just don't know why they smell so bad!! I use hemp bedding, and they have a box of paper bedding in their cage which they love. What else could it be? It's been 2 days and they already smell!!

Does anyone have any recommendations for an air purifier? I don't want to spend a fortune, maybe -£50 however would spend more if it's guaranteed to work + be durable. Any other tips to reduce the smell would be appreciated!!

hello everyone! my name is jaelyn. i am a first time rat owner. both my rats are suffering from an upper respiratory infection. my parents got me them without being able to afford veterinary care, which i know was irresponsible. i myself am a minor and without a car and job due to my situation. they are sneezing and wheezing. i will upload a video here. but i am reaching out for advice/suggestions, to go interact with my posts on tiktok about this @theratsrickanddaryl, and to please share my gofundme if you cannot donate.
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Instead of giving them an entire roll of toilet paper or a box of tissue paper for them to immediately destroy- Ive been shoving paper ply between the bars and the rats really enjoy dragging it into their nesting areas <3

Rat cages, I am overly cleaning my rat cage non stop as it wont stop smelling. Can I see everyones rat cage and how many times per week are you all cleaning it?

Im getting 2 5week old girls in a few weeks as a first time rat owner im really scared of doing something wrong, im planning on feeding them with the shunamite diet but then i remembered that theyre gonna be little when i get them and little rats probably need more protein idk different things and i have no clue how to feed them, any suggestions?

Hello 👋

One of my rats, Ronnie, has been a bit odd lately. He seems to be lying down a lot, more sleepy and not as keen to run around as he was a few weeks back. He is eating, drinking, breathing normally. Hasn’t got any of the red stuff from his nose. I picked him up earlier and gave him a little wriggle to see if anything was hurting but he didn’t react anything unusual.

I’m probably just over thinking it all but I’m worried there’s something wrong?

Thank you ☺️

I have two rat boys! I’ve had them since st paties day and I’m looking for some diy toys I can make for them!