Pet owners and animal hobbyists are discovering rats as fascinating and intelligent ... more
creatures that can be bred selectively and kept as pets. This book advises on virtually all aspects of caging feeding rat management and training. Although "rat home...
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Advantages: Clean, intelligent, affectionate, fun-loving, good small pets for kids Disadvantages: Short life span, stigma, pet shop rats often badly bred with more tendency for inherited problems
cats or dogs. Rats do not and never did carry the Plague. Wild rats (not petrats) carry Leptospirosis, also known as Weil's Disease.
Q. Don't rats bite?
A. In my experience, you're far less likely to be bitten by a well socialised petrat than by one of my three children! I've had far more bites off cats, dogs and even hamsters. I've only ever been bitten once by a rat and he was ill and sore, so it was my fault for pestering him then. When socialised correctly from birth they are docile, friendly and have no reason to bite unless you are hurting them or scaring them - a risk you take with treating any animal that way.
**About Fancy Rats**
Rats make amazing family pets. They are intelligent, clean, and friendly with proper socialisation and handling from birth. Rats can even be clicker trained, like dogs! Out of all ...
FelineGroovy 02.06.2005
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Advantages: Friendly, loving and adorable Disadvantages: they die
Rats make fantastic pets. I dont understand people who don't like them, or even are scared of them. Especially people who have no problems with a hamster or gerbil.
So let's dispel a few myths. Rats are dirty and disease ridden. Sure wild rats have been know to carry diseases, (plague, anyone?), they're wild animals so they're bound to have fleas and tics, and invariably rats (wild and domestic) go where the food is. That means that in towns and cities they'll wallow in dumpsters, they'll head for the tips and they'll scavange through your bins.
But I'm not suggesting you have a wild rat as a pet, I'm talking about domesticated rats. They too might have fleas or tics, but only if they've picked them up from somewhere, just like cats and dogs. De-flea them and they'll be fine, at least til next time Fido wanders too close.
Now I ...
dextermummy 11.03.2009
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Advantages: Clean, friendly, intelligent, sociable, tame, gentle, cuddly and playful. Disadvantages: Require a lot of attention and regular cage cleans.
at being alone borders on cruelty. You must also be prepared to empty the litter tray and change food and water daily, and to give the cage a good scrubbing at least once a week. Most importantly, you must be prepared to spend a lot of time with your new friends; they will want your company and become lonely if they're stuck in the cage all the time. I would recommend at least an hour a day, definitely more if you have the time!
Now that you've read my review, please don't rush out and buy yourself some rats. Do some more research, read some more reviews, find a reputable breeder of fancy rats rather than going to a pet shop, buy the biggest cage you can afford, and prepare yourself to invest your time and your love in what I'm sure will become some of the best friends you've ever had! ...
Ghostlove 14.06.2007
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Product details
EAN
9780764112089
Type
Non-Fiction
Genre
Animals / Pets
Publisher
Barron's Educational Series
Title
Training Your Pet Rat
Author
G. Buscis
ISBN
0764112082
Manufacturer's product description
Pet owners and animal hobbyists are discovering rats as fascinating and intelligent creatures that can be bred selectively and kept as pets. This book advises on virtually all aspects of caging feeding rat management and training. Although rat homes" are commercially available the authors' detailed discussion of caging includes many do-it-yourself ideas on ways to improve on the manufactured versions and convert rat enclosures into structures that better meet hobbyists' needs. There is also advice on rat trainability and specific instructions for the training of these animals. Approximately 80 full-color photos."
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