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Here’s the 2nd box they have now. I cut up an old baby blanket that belonged to a dog I used to have. They will have several blankets out of it so I can rotate them for washing.
Here’s the new toys on the 2nd level. Some of them may not end up staying there of course. I’m sure they’ll get pushed or carried around.
This is the area above the 2nd level. I added this bird perch and the ladder. I now they can climb all over the bars of the cage. But I don’t want them to be bored, so I gave them lots of variety.
Here’s a better view of the bird perch. It’s a gnarly looking piece of wood. I couldn’t resist it.
And finally the 3rd level. Lots to chew on. And the rope above hangs across the whole top of the cage. Just something else for them to run across like rats like to do. :~)
Tina again, checking things out. I think she sniffed everything as I put it all in. She particularly likes the boxes on the lower level. I’m sure as Better gets more used to us she will come out to see everything more often.
That’s all for now. I’m planning on including more about our critters in my Blogging. They are, after all, part of our home and urban “farming”.
Happy Sunday to you all! I’m off to run errands now.
At least it’s a bunch of new stuff for their home. I previously added a post about our new babies. Well this morning I added a bunch of new stuff to their cage. Here’s a pic of the whole cage now.
And now we’ll start with the bottom level. The box down there was the first thing I added yesterday. No rat home is complete without some sort of box. They love to explore.
Close up. I read that a brick is good to have in their cage to help keep their nails short and blunt. I just so happened to have some spare bricks in the backyard.
It seems odd that such a processed food would be good for critters. But this way they get all their nutrients. In a mixed diet they tend to pick out what they like best, which does not give them all the different vitamins & minerals they need. We will be also feeding them fresh food. Basically, aside from just a few fresh foods, they can eat just about anything we eat. I’ll post more later on what foods to NOT feed your ratties.
Okay, just a close up of the brick. Yes that is a clean dog bone from the pet store. It’s good to provide them a variety of things to chew on. Also notice the TP roll there. Things to shred are also a must for any rat habitat.
Here’s the promised pic of Tina. She is the most social of the two. She likes to sniff around and check out what I’m doing in her home. And she sniffs me quite often too. LOL!
I’m going to attempt to litter train them. From what I’ve read you can litter train them just like you can a rabbit. Here is Tina checking out the new box.
(to be continued…see post 2 of 2)
We have an addition to our house. Two baby girls…
By the way!! They are rats. Here’s one of them now. Bette! She watches close when I come near her cage. She’s not afraid, just shy. Tina is the other one but she is sleeping deep inside the bed. I will add a pic of her later. They are so sweet! You’d be surprised at what great pets rats make.
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