Pet rats are bests kept in large enclosures. Their cage should ideally be 2 feet by 2 feet by 2 feet at least, for two rats to have enough space to hang around and enjoy their daily exercise.

Pet rats are also much cheaper to take care of than dogs or ... The choices can be tough to make because there are so many rat cages from which to choose. Still, the best cages are multilevel where ...

Two unwanted pet rats - one of whom was dead - were cruelly dumped in a communal bin outside a block of flats in Gateshead. A workman discovered the large cage in one of the domestic waste bins on ...

Rat cages come in all shapes and sizes, so take your time to pick one that’s right for your pet. Next is bedding. This is what you’ll line your rat’s cage with and it comes in a variety of materials, ...

In one study, rats freed other rats from cages, even though it gained them nothing ... but he has owned pet rats in the past. Decades of trying to outsmart them has made him not only respect ...

Almost all reptile and exotic pet stores sell live and frozen feeder rats, and many small local ... while bigger fixtures ...

While pet rats are generally clean animals, they still produce waste, and cleaning up after them is essential. Rat poop can be found in their cages, on their toys, and even on their owners if they are ...

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A pet lover has opened a ‘hotel’ at a popular British ... She can now offer lodgings to as many as 15 rats at a time in toy-filled cages, which sit in the back room of her three-bed semi-detached home ...

A woman who kept more than 100 pet rats in dirty and overcrowded conditions ... Animal rescue officers found 38 rodents running loose and 74 others in cages, with the smell of ammonia "so ...

ROME — A giant Burmese python is settling into her new home in a zoo after a state Department of Environmental Conservation ...