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Your Rodent Pet???????

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What rodent do you have

what cage do you have

what bedding do you use

whats your pets name

boy or girl

just wondering because I want to know what to get and what supplies ill need for what ever i get

pictures of cages and stuff would be nice thanks!

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  1. i have 2 rats

    i have a 4 level ferret cage

    i use Carefresh Ultra bedding

    Their names are October and Luna

    They are girls

    i got my cage a petsmart.com


  2. I don't have my rodent yet, but I'm getting it this weekend and I know exactly the answers to the question, so i'll answer anyway.

    Hamster

    Critter trail X

    Care fresh

    Kanna

    Girl


  3. I have:

    name: Slinky

    gender: male

    species: ferret

    cage: Feisy Ferret home

    name: Ruby

    gender: female

    species: syrian hamster

    cage: Wire cage, unknown brand

    name: Piper

    gender: female

    species: fancy rat

    cage: 20-gallon tank

    name: Rio

    gender: female

    species: fancy rat

    cage: 20-gallon tank

    name:Jet

    gender: male

    species: fancy rat

    cage: 20-gallon tank

    name: Splash

    gender: male

    species: fancy rat

    cage: 20-gallon tank

    name: Wiffy

    gender: female

    species: campbell's dwarf hamster

    cage: Habitrail Playground

    name: Waffy

    gender: female

    species: campbell's dwarf hamster

    cage: Habitrail Playground

    name: Fluzz

    gender: male

    species: syrian hamster

    cage: Crittertrail X

    name: Goldie

    gender: female

    species: syrian hamster

    cage: Crittertrail Dazzle

    name: Chippie

    gender: male

    species: gerbil

    cage: Habitrail Space Station

    name: Bella

    gender: female

    species: gerbil

    cage: Habitrail Space Station

    name: Misty

    gender: female

    species: gerbil

    cage: 10-gallon tank

    name: Smokie

    gender: female

    species: gerbil

    cage: 10-gallon tank

    name: Bandit

    gender: male

    species: fancy mouse

    cage: 5-gallon tank

    name: Pepper

    gender: male

    species: fancy mouse

    cage: 5-gallon tank

    name: PomPom

    gender: female

    species: angora lop rabbit

    cage: X-pen

    name: Snuggies

    gender: male

    species: angora lop rabbit

    cage: X-pen

    name: Josie

    gender: female

    species: american guinea pig

    cage: 30-gallon bin cage

    I use Carefresh and Yesterday's news for all my small pets.

    Good luck choosing a pet!  

  4. Guinea pigs.

    Guinea pig starter kit cage.

    Aspen bedding or soft-sorbent.

    Guinea, Squeak, and Coco.

    All girls.

    This is Guinea:

    http://s51.photobucket.com/albums/f389/g...

  5. hamster

    i use a 35 gallon tank! lol

    aspen

    girl =P

    named bella shes a black russian dwarf hamster 20 usd's!

  6. Hamster

    Glass Tank

    Pine Shavings (oil and odor free)

    Sakura

    Girl


  7. I have 2 adorable blueberry cambpells dwarf hamsters.

    I use a plastic bin that I converted into a cage. http://www.ehow.com/how_2101498_hamster-...

    I use a recycled bedding they sell in my local pet shop.

    My hamsters names are Mookie and Pookie.

    And I have two females.

  8. I have 5 rats. :]

    I've got a Ferret Nation cage.

    I use fleece blankets as bedding, and Yesterday's News as their litter.

    Their names are Templeton, Reggie, Westley, Fezzik & Inigo.

    They're all males! :]

    http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q142/...

    That's a picture of my cage!

    Although, it's on the larger end of rat cages, it's perfect for my guys. The most space you can afford, the better.

  9. i have a rat

    i have a 3 story cage. i cant find the pic, sorry

    i use towels right now, she is getting old and prefers to burrow in them. otherwise i use unscented toilet paper, tissues, and paper towels. she loved to rip it up.

    her name is Kira

    i have a female rat, girl


  10. I have 2 female hairless rats. I have a big wire cage that I made myself, I use Carefresh bedding. My girls are named Maddi and Clem (short for Clemintine) plus I have a ball for them to run around in, a leash so I can take them on walks, a dozen different toys for them to play with, a huge castle I made for them out of shoeboxes.

  11. 4 gerbils-

    2 females (houdini and scabbers)

    2 males (fez and the other one isnt named yet cause i just got him today)

    1 litter on the way

    cage-

    2 twenty gallons

    bedding- cozy critters super shavings

    supplies you will need-

    water bottle

    cage

    food

    bedding

    wheel


  12. What rodent do you have chinchilla

    what cage do you have a 4 ft by 2 ft cage. 3 ft tall

    what bedding do you use no pine or cedar

    whats your pets name pooky

    boy or girl boy

    just wondering because I want to know what to get and what supplies ill need for what ever i get A food bowl...water thing...chew sticks...a wheel maybe..,a hammock...food it has to be chinchilla no other kind

  13. I have two rats (both females) named Lilo and Stitch from the movie "Lilo & Stitch". Lilo is a grey hooded and is around 7 - 8 weeks old and Stitch is a black hooded and about 1 years old.

    I have quite a large cage for my rats. It is ....cm in width and is ....cm in height.

    I use cat litter as recommended by my vet. She said it absorbs urine and helps chest problems.

    If you want, you may like to read my write up on rat care (that is of course if you decide to get one).

    A rats Life

    Rats are cute, affectionate, loving, cuddly little creatures and are much easier to take care of than dogs. You may want to buy another rat (which I recommend you should) because they are very social and like a little friend to cuddle up to and groom them. But just remember to be a loving and caring owner by:

    1. Giving them lots of cuddles and kisses.

    2. Make sure they get their exercise (my little girls run around the house). Exercise should be about 30-60 mins a day!

    3. Make sure they have a nice healthy diet and clean water.

    4. Take them to the vet when they get sick and make sure you do everything you can to help them.

    5. They don’t live long so make sure you give them a happy life.

    RATS LIFE

    A cage: A decent sized cage (with NO wire floor, or if it does have one, take it out if you can) for the rat so she has enough space because remember rats get bigger!! Make sure you clean the cage once a week to stop it from smelling.

    Food: Buy some food and bowl especially for rats at your nearest pet store and a couple of little treats so they will feel happy. Fresh vegetables and fruit are also very healthy treats for your rats. Make sure you clean out the rat’s food bowl every week!

    There are a few types of foods you can feed your rat. The most popular type is lab blocks. Many people like to feed these as the rat’s staple diet as they will not pick out what they like unlike rat mixes. There are many different brands of blocks. A good quality one would have to be Harlan Tekland and is used by many people and contains high quality ingredients. Rat blocks are not a very easy thing to find if you live somewhere other than America so rat mixes should be given. A lot of people think rat mixes are not nutritionally complete and balanced and that rats have a hard time digesting what’s in it as some mixes contain corn or alfalfa. Some people agree that rat mixes are good and that rats will get bored of having rat blocks and that you will have a hard time trying to get you rats to eat it. Some people also think that it is not a good idea to give rats rat blocks as they are tested on lab rats. Either one is good, I recommend rat blocks but if they are not available where you live there are other options like rat mixes or even make your own homemade rat diet. I recommend Sue bee’s ray diet or Debbie Ducommun rat diet.

    Make sure that you supply fresh vegetables and fruit daily or every 2-3 days. This should make up 20% of their diet. Some fruits/vegetables you can feed your rat are: Blue berries, apple, carrot, tomato, broccoli, Bok choy, lettuce (not ice burg as it has not nutritional value), strawberries, melon (honeydew, watermelon), cauliflower, Brussels sprouts, cucumber, zucchini, banana, sweet potato (must be cooked), potato.

    Please do not feed your rat green bananas, carbonated drinks (rats can not burp!), raw bulk tofu, raw sweet potato, orange juice (forbidden for male rats only), raw beans, green potato skin and eyes, wild insects (contain diseases), onion, hot spices and citrus fruits.

    You may also like to feed other snacks like tofu, unsalted cracker, milk, a small amount of cheese, table scraps, cooked lean meats, muesli, oats, dried fruit, whole grain bread, sunflower seeds, porridge, cooked beans, no added sugar cereals or baby food.

    Water: All you need to do is buy a water bottle from your nearest pet shop and refill everyday with clean fresh water and wash with warm soapy water once a week. Rat bowls are not the best as rats will tend to tip it over, kick sawdust into and urinate in it. Also if you want to, in the summer time you can put a little bowl of water in the rat’s cage for them to cool down.

    Bedding: You can buy sawdust/wood shavings as your bedding from a pet shop but just remember to see if it’s OK to use for rats. But I suggest that you use cat litter which is recommended by my vet as it absorbs the rats’ urine and helps chest problems. Some other beddings you may like to use are Carefresh, Aspen or Yesterday`s News. Just remember never use pine or cedar as bedding.

    Toys: Toys for you rat are great for when you are not around to play with them and can amuse them in the meantime. You can either make your rats some toys or you can buy some from a pet shop. The toys I would recommend to keep your rat happy would be; A large rat house from a pet shop, a hammock, chew toys so they can gnaw there teeth to help the teeth not to grow too long, a wheel, tubes and a ladder but its up to you what you do!

    Below I have included a list of toys you make like to buy or even make for your rat.

    Toys (general):

    Hammocks - hammocks are great and one of the best toys a rat could have! They love to snuggle up in it and keep warm. (How to make a hammock, thurther on)

    Toilet rolls

    Paper bags: Rats love to shred and tear these apart.

    Nest box - Tissue boxes are good for the rat to sleep in. If you want, add some old clothes/socks and even some tissue or paper towel to make it more comfortable.

    Ladders

    Toilet rolls

    Tubes

    Rope

    Cat toys

    Here is a list of chew toys. Make sure you provide some sort of chew toy in your rat’s cage, so they can gnaw their teeth down, otherwise they may become overgrown.

    Chew Toys:

    Dog Biscuits - make sure they are low in protein and please try and get high quality brands.

    Nuts In Shell (Pecans, macadamia, walnuts, hazelnuts)

    Wood - make sure the wood is treated, not painted and non - toxic

    Chew Blocks - you can buy these at a pet store. Some have many interesting colours or flavours!

    Cooked Bones - Not only is it extra nutrition but it also exercises the rats teeth! Make sure you do not feed "splintery" bones such poultry or fish. Fish bones can be too small and very sharp and might get lodged down the rat’s throat and cause death. Beef and chicken are good.

    Cardboard Boxes

    Wine Corks

    Pop Sticks

    Baby Teething Rusks

    Here is a few websites that will give you more information and ideas.

    http://www.dapper.com.au/toys.htm#chewto...

    http://exoticpets.about.com/od/careofrat...

    http://hubpages.com/hub/Games_and_Toys_f...

    http://www.rmca.org/Articles/toys.htm

    http://www.fancy-rats.co.uk/information/...

    Home made hammock:

    You will need:

    A piece of soft cloth

    Some thin rope or thick string

    Scissors

    Instructions:

    1. Cut a hole with your scissors at each corner of the piece of cloth. You should have four holes.

    2. Thread the string or rope through

    3. Tie it the bars of the cage making sure it is in an open space.

    Below is a list of games you may like to play with your rat.

    Games To Play Games With Your Rats:

    Tickling: Lay your rat on it’s back and give him a good old tickle.

    Hide and Seek: Put your rat in a room. Go count to 10-50. Then go and find them.

    Bundled Blanket: Bundle your rat in a blanket and let him explore and find his way out.

    Rat Ride: Get into a position like a donkey (get on your hands and knees). Put your rats on your back and go around the house.

    Tug Of War: Get a piece of rope or string. Put it near the rat and let him go to it and pull it. Grab the other end and pull it swell. Only let your rat win sometimes!

    There is also many other games!!

    This is just some basic information but I suggest that you buy a rat book or find information on the internet so you are prepared!!! Make sure you do this if you want a healthy rat.

    I recommend these web sites which will give you a lot of information and stuff on rats.

    http://www.fancy-rats.co.uk/home/

    http://www.dapper.com.au/

    http://www.ratz.co.uk/ratbedding.html

    http://www.ratfanclub.org/

    http://www.freewebs.com/ryansrodents/rat...

    A book that I would also recommend is "The Proper Care Of Fancy Rats" by Nick Mays. It is an excellent book everything you need to know about rats, diet, cage, breeding, diseases/sickness and much more.

    I hope this helps. Good luck!

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    I could only use up to 10 links, so here is the rest that I could not put on my answer.

    Websites for information on forbidden foods or other foods to feed your rats:

    http://www.ratfanclub.org/diet.html

    http://www.dapper.com.au/articles.htm#di...

    http://ratguide.com/care/nutrition/diet....

    To find more on games go to these two websites:

    http://www.dapper.com.au/toys.htm

    http://members.aol.com/juliesrats/fun.ht...

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  14. I have a mouse and a gerbil!

    My mouse is kept in a plastic bin type cage and my gerbil is in an aquarium.

    I use carefresh bedding.

    My mouse's name is Ruby to match her red eyes and my gerbil's name is Autumn bacause his agouti colored coat reminds me of autumn leaves.

    Gerbil-boy

    Mouse-girl


  15. Gerbil.

    A 10 gallon aquarium

    Pine and Cedar free bedding (forgot the brand)

    Pandora

    Female

    You will need: high quality pet food, be sure to avoid plastic toys and wood that splinters easily, an aquarium with screen lid or cage (sizes range depending on type of rodent), some treats, toys, lots of cardboard for them to rip up, proper bedding, a place for them to hide in, probably a wheel and exercise ball (some animals like the ball, some don't), I love to spoil my little Pandora :P She's got tons of toys and chew things...she has a blast in there!

    Have fun with your new pet!

    Petco.com or Petsmart.com have lots of pictures of the cages, toys,etc. they sell.

    PS: I would reccomend getting a gerbil :] They don't bite, unless they are nervous, but they love the play around, and, unlike hamsters, are awake day and night. They love to interact, and after they learn to trust you they love to be held!

    Good luck!

    Sam

  16. 8 guinea pigs

    Cube and coroplast cages (look here www.cavycages.com)

    shredded paper

    Misty, Isabel, Erin, Emmy, Harley, Rico, Merlin, Ruben

    4 girls and 4 boys

    Guinea pigs are the best rodents by far. I've also had rats but I didn't like them.

  17. i have two rats that live in a rat mansion with 5 levels. i would say its about the size of a large dresser. their names are margot and rita i had two others named nora and louise who have passed on :( i also have a rabbit who has the run of my patio which is about the size of like a regular room. she and the tortoise live there. i use carefresh for my rats. my rabbits name is natasha and she is a gorgeous black fuzzy lop.

  18. i have a long haired teddy bear hamster named Peppy

      i use a glass tank, because ,trust me on this, if you get a cage that has those little metal bars, they will chew on it all night long and keep you up at night.



    i will use any wood bedding other than ceder or pine ( ceder and pine bedding makes hamsters and other rodents sick. it killed the hamster i had befor. :(

    Peppy is a girl and i would tottally suggest getting a teddy bear hamster because theyre cute, sweet (peppy never bit anyone in her entire life before.), they love to eat (yes, thats a good thing.).

  19. Lets see i Have 2 rats, 1 female Dumbo,named Sadie, 1 male named Nubs. they currently have a 20 gallon aquarium, each.  i'm use soft sorb bedding at the moment,  but i prefer to use Carefresh,

    here are picture's i don't have one of the whole cage!

    Sadie:

    http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k160/p...

    Nubs:

    http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k160/p...

  20. i have about 26 winter white Russian Dwarf hamsters and one rat.

    for cage i use an aquarium tank ( it has many size ) and a tank topper with pipes.

    for bedding i fill the tank with wood, dry leaves, and shredded pepper during winter and summer just some shredded pepper, and in the pet shop you can find little wooden house (two uses chew and sleep).

    for toy i bought hamster wheels, some wooden cubes (i usually don't give them anything with color ), and hamster balls ( for free run so they won't get lost ).

    food don't give them things like chocolate, peanut butter, jam, grape etc. too sweet may cause them some disease like diabetets... give them grain, seed, and sometime give them carrot, cucumber, lettuce as little treats.

    and seriously i don't name my hamsters cause there is too many of them, but i did name these four because these are the first four hamsters:

    1. Butter - girl

    2. Milk    - girl

    3. Toast  - boy

    4. Tea     - boy

    for my rat, he's old so he likes to stay with me, i only gave him a cage, food, water, that's all, and his name is Boss. (there is nothing specious about him)

    i hope this help : )

  21. Guinea Pig and Hamster

    For my guinea pig   http://www.petco.com/product/12284/Super...

    and for my hamster

    http://www.petco.com/product/100111/SAM-...

    Carefresh Ultra   http://www.petco.com/product/10791/Caref...

    My guinea pig is named Snowy, and my hamster is named Honey

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