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My ninja rat in action! movie.

I don't find it funny at all. That's a freaking mouse cage you keep your rat in! Not to mention that mouse-run-weel. With rats that's a tail incident waiting to happen. Though i doubt he can squeeze in it. Perhaps you should do some research on keeping rats. I don't know what's worse. Squeezing a second rat in that or keep a rat solitary
 
Double het said:
I don't find it funny at all. That's a freaking mouse cage you keep your rat in! Not to mention that mouse-run-weel. With rats that's a tail incident waiting to happen. Though i doubt he can squeeze in it. Perhaps you should do some research on keeping rats. I don't know what's worse. Squeezing a second rat in that or keep a rat solitary
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Although I agree his response was somewhat harsh...

If this is your video and your rats please do something...

Yeah, although that was an awesome jump, you shouldn't keep one, let alone two (if that's the case) in a cage that size. I was watching the other one and it could hardly move. Do your rats a favour and get a larger cage.
 
Though I would have been more tactful about it, that's the first thought I had as well, that cage is tiny. Much too small for rats. It's a hamster cage, not a rat cage, despite what the person who sold it to you claimed.
 
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I agree, the cage is way to small, I agree with Flagg, that cage is very nice, if these are your ratties, I'm sure they'd love that cage or something size wise similar to that! :)
 
I didnt watch the video because, well I just had a feeling I wouldnt like it! Guess my instincts were right this time.

My 3 rats live in a Martin's 695, with a flip-top for easy cleaning. It is 2 level.
Martin's has a nice variety of cages.
www.martinscages.com (I think)
 
Nice jump, but poor rats! Hopefully it's just a temporary cage or something? There's no sheets on the bed, maybe they're moving? I'd like to give them the benifit of the doubt since we don't know the situation.

We keep rats in nicer cages at the SPCA, which is saying a lot because we're over crowed and just temporary homes for the rats. I really would hate to see two rats living in such a tiny space!
 
Martins makes some awesome cages, I have an R695 coming today actually =)

Martins also has severall cages listed on the rat cage page that are far too small for rats. Anything below 24x14 base is too small, even 24x14 is small unless its just 2 rats and the cage is 24" high or taller.

I always go with 30x18 minimum base size for pet rat cages.
 
I have the Martins as the cage they live in. And a Marchioro for new arrivals until they are quarantined and properly introduced to the "old timers".

When my old spayed girl passes on, I will most likely get a new girl, move her to the Marchioro, quarantine her, socialize her and get her spayed. Then begin intros with the boys. When they are good with each other, clean and store the Marchioro til I lose another one!
 
Wow alot of negative feedback... just so you all know, shes in there with her 14 babies(2 days old), its her materinty cage. We have 4 other cages, 2(1 boy, 1 girl) are 3-level rat mansions, and the other 2 are for moms with babies, they do better is smaller cages during this time...
 
And by the way, the sheets were off because we just cleaned the room and they were being washed. ;)
 
Oh, so the one in the cage is Mama? And the other one was just playing outside of his cage? :) Very cute rats!! :cool:
 
I figured there was an explanation, which is why I didn't comment until after it had already been mentioned.

A good example of how easy it is to jump to the wrong conclusion on an internet forum...
 
yeay, glad that was cleared up.

I always want to hold the rats at the SPCA, but I don't know much about them. If one ever jumped from my arms and ran away, I'd never forgive myself.
 
LeeC said:
Wow alot of negative feedback... just so you all know, shes in there with her 14 babies(2 days old), its her materinty cage. We have 4 other cages, 2(1 boy, 1 girl) are 3-level rat mansions, and the other 2 are for moms with babies, they do better is smaller cages during this time...
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You should not use wired cages with rat babies.... As soon as they are able to wobble around (Which is soon) they can very easely get stuck.

Also, did you dead my comment about the wheel?

Sorry but keeping babies in there is even worse. You don't want to know in how many cases they can get stuck, or even killed, in there. I don't see why you need to seperate the rat from it's cagemates. The other females will help her with the babies. Unless you keep the male there. You will have to reintroduce the mother back now... I can recommend a cage with a high (really high) bottom (Not sure how to call in. That the babies won't be able to reach) and no second floors in it. Other option is a rat laboraty cage but that's really very small and low. Smaller then the one you use now. But at least that one is baby save.
 
I use wire cages as nursery cages all the time. With 1/2" bars, by the time they are moving around they are already too big to fit through the bars. Plus with a deep enough pan and the cage above the pan, they can't reach the bars easily anyway.

I have a 2 week litter in a wire cage right now and they are fine. They aren't even moving much yet and they are already too big to fit through the bars.

Some new mother rats may do better with cagemates in a large cage, but that doesn't mean it is always the better thing to do. Occasionally new mothers will ignore the litter in a large cage with lots of distractions and it's better to keep them in a small cage so she can't escape her responsibilities, at least for the first couple weeks.
 
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I use wire cages as nursery cages all the time. With 1/2" bars, by the time they are moving around they are already too big to fit through the bars. Plus with a deep enough pan and the cage above the pan, they can't reach the bars easily anyway.

I have a 2 week litter in a wire cage right now and they are fine. They aren't even moving much yet and they are already too big to fit through the bars.

Some new mother rats may do better with cagemates in a large cage, but that doesn't mean it is always the better thing to do. Occasionally new mothers will ignore the litter in a large cage with lots of distractions and it's better to keep them in a small cage so she can't escape her responsibilities, at least for the first couple weeks.
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Yup thats about it, our babies are all-ready 2 big to fir through. We did take the wheel out also, mom was too big and it was on the top floor, babies cant even make it up there until about week 3-5.

On top of that I Think I have a local boa breeder, coming to pick them all up including the moms (they were a rescue).
 
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