Toys for Pet Rats...
Care of Pet Rat - Setting up a Cage for Pet Rats: "Toys and Accessories
Rats love to climb, and will make good use of ladders, ropes, hammocks, tunnels, and platforms. Toys should be provided as well - blocks of wood for chewing, cardboard tubes, and toys designed for ferrets or parrots are good choices. Look for rope and wood toys as many plastic toys can't stand up to chewing by a determined rat. The thick cotton rope found in parrot toys can be chewed up pretty quickly too, and you might want to check your hardware store and make your own cotton rope toys. Be creative - washed coconut shells, fleece tubes or sacks (or sleeves off old sweatshirts), large cardboard mailing tubes, crumpled paper, paper bags, cardboard boxes, and other items can make wonderful toys. If you are creative, you can get supplies (such as vegetable tanned leather or other bird toy parts) and make your own elaborate toys. Remember that rats are very intelligent and need to be challenged, so rotate the toys on a regular basis so the rats do not become bored.
Some rats like to run on exercise wheels (and some will never try!), but the wire type commonly found in pet stores isn't very safe for rats as their feet or tail can get caught in the rungs or the supports on which the wheel is suspended. A solid surface wheel is preferred, for example something like the Wodent Wheel.
Heavy ceramic food dishes are probably easiest to use as they are sturdy, don't tip over too easily, and they are easy to clean. A water bottle with a sipper tube can be used for water. Make sure a supply of fresh clean water is always available."
Pet Rats are very intelligent and need challenging toys... SU-DU-KU will keep the occupied for a very long time....
Rats love to climb, and will make good use of ladders, ropes, hammocks, tunnels, and platforms. Toys should be provided as well - blocks of wood for chewing, cardboard tubes, and toys designed for ferrets or parrots are good choices. Look for rope and wood toys as many plastic toys can't stand up to chewing by a determined rat. The thick cotton rope found in parrot toys can be chewed up pretty quickly too, and you might want to check your hardware store and make your own cotton rope toys. Be creative - washed coconut shells, fleece tubes or sacks (or sleeves off old sweatshirts), large cardboard mailing tubes, crumpled paper, paper bags, cardboard boxes, and other items can make wonderful toys. If you are creative, you can get supplies (such as vegetable tanned leather or other bird toy parts) and make your own elaborate toys. Remember that rats are very intelligent and need to be challenged, so rotate the toys on a regular basis so the rats do not become bored.
Some rats like to run on exercise wheels (and some will never try!), but the wire type commonly found in pet stores isn't very safe for rats as their feet or tail can get caught in the rungs or the supports on which the wheel is suspended. A solid surface wheel is preferred, for example something like the Wodent Wheel.
Heavy ceramic food dishes are probably easiest to use as they are sturdy, don't tip over too easily, and they are easy to clean. A water bottle with a sipper tube can be used for water. Make sure a supply of fresh clean water is always available."
Pet Rats are very intelligent and need challenging toys... SU-DU-KU will keep the occupied for a very long time....
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