Can male rats be active?

Question

I know they are generally lazy, but do they like to play sometimes?

*also, how bad is buck grease?

Answer 1

Of course! I actually find my male rats are more playful than my girls - they appear to be more attached to me personally and love to play tag with my hand.

One of boys is over 5 months old now and the grease has never been a problem, I don't even notice he has any. I can't notice it in my other males either - but if some turn out to be a problem you can bathe them once a fornight. (bathing too often can actually make it worse)

Also mine NEVER scent mark on me which is usually another thing males do, maybe im just lucky, although seems kind of odd I got stuck with 3 who dont do this. =)

Hope this helps!