I take rats from the sewers and keep them as pets. What kind of food should I feed them?

Question

I've got about 16 or 17 now. I just love sewer rats. I've been feeding them left over food from what I eat or whatever they can find when their scurrying around the house. Any suggestions?

Answer 1

all i can say is bubonic pledge

Answer 2

nothing you should just let them go. they can fend for them selves and you can save your self for diseases and illnesses.... why would you do that? thats sick...

Answer 3

You can get rat food from a pet store; it will do fine.

Answer 4

What kind of person are you. Sicko!!!!!!!!

Answer 5

wow you must have a lot of diseases. You can feed them your body once you die from them. I kid. I hope this isn't a serious question because I tend to give good answers. If it is, then I'd say just feed them wahtever you can find. They are sewer rats afterall-how picky could they possibly be?

Answer 6

thats sick they can carry deaseses

Answer 7

Something tells me that you love the diseases they could be carrying as well. I do not think that is a smart idea. But in answer to your question.. they're sewer rats! I'm pretty sure it doesn't matter what you feed them.

Answer 8

Now what in the world were you doing in the sewer in the first place??

If you really do have wild rats as pets, have them checked by a vet because there are zoonotic diseases that can be transmitted rat to human. Other than that, most wild rats and domestic fancy rats are of the same species, rattus norvegicus, so you should treat them in the same way you would treat a fancy rat.

Answer 9

keep feeding them leftovers but you can also buy rat food at pet stores or wal-mart or target.  rats get tumors easily so watch out or you'll have a ton of giant smelly tumor rats all over your home too.

Answer 10

Just keep feeding them what ever im sure thats what they were doing before you adopted them, there probably use too it, or else you could go to the store and buy some rat food.

Good Luck.

Answer 11

Haha dude that's a pretty sick hobby, but whatever works for you man.

I take girls numbers (by asking) and keep them as weekend fillers. What kind of food should I feed them?

Strawberries?

Answer 12

Be careful, rats live in sewers (not the most cleanest places!), so be careful, they can carry diseases.

Yes, rat scarps are fine as they normally eat whatever is available in the wild. You can however, feed them lab blocks or a rat mix from a pet shop. You may not want to do this as you have SO many rats. It`s also good to give them vegetables and fruit and include some variety too.

Good luck, with all those little ratties!

Answer 13

if you are really wanting to keep rats from a sewer think again you can even get really sick because they carry a lot of diseases well don't just feed them anything if you are going to feed them feed them like seeds from petco or petsmart  and while your at it get a cage!!!!!!!!  please

Answer 14

OTHER RATS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!