I think your rat is brilliant. We put a tissue box in the cage every time we clean it an put in fresh bedding. its so much fun watching them make their bed
ok i hate that wen you say that someones cage or aquarium is to small and that its bad they say something like i modidfied i or i have a 20 gallon now or my cage is now a tall as me
@bvbkilljoy I agree i dont think the cage is too bad a size (though as they said theyve made a bigger run for it) but you should be careful of putting rats in tanks as even with mesh roofs they dont have enough ventilation and rats have high amounts of ammonia in their pee and are prone to respitory infections - so not the best combo! x
Absolutely awesome cage setup. It has lots of stuff to engage. Also the fact that you free range them means they likely get their play and exercise. Always makes me happy to see.
Not sure why people are saying that is too small of a cage. I read that you've expanded it, but speaking for the one in the video, it doesn't LOOK that small.
i must say i am a herp lover. owned many many reptiles. and when i decided to lower my feeding bill by gettin a few rats to breed just to see how it went.. its kinda sad to see how so many people think there gross. i never found them gross or even strange. like a giant hamster if you wish but much smarter. im glad my current snakes eating rodents are only gona be eating pups.my girls i got have so much love to give. n if i had to let the pups grow anymore i thnk id be 2 attached .rats r AMAZING
@twiztedjuggalo4lyfe most people would call you mean for feeding pups to snakes, but what you say is true. even professional rat breeders (for pets) never get attached to the babies to due the chance (5-50% depending on the rat) of them not living pass 5 weeks old. its good to know that some snake owners like rats and keep both as pets, even if they are using the females to produce pups. also glad to know you take care of your girls, most snake owners don't even take care of their feeders.
@IceTigerStorm yes i am kinda mean. but it is the cycle of life sadly. i keep my rats the way any pet owner should. larg wire cages carefresh exc. even have some of my females litter trained.. i love my ratties. and even tho i do need to feed pups off i still love them and wont breed a girl more then a month or2 after the litter is completly weaned so i know for a fact im not over breeding. love my girls[and my guy] to much i already know if they die theyl have graves. not be lunch :) <3
@twiztedjuggalo4lyfe *high five* you are probably the best snake owner i know now, well know over the internet. very few snake owners take care of their rats let alone fall in love with them. hope your little girls, and guys, live long lifes :)
@IceTigerStorm lol woot *high five* yea im an animal lover. ive seen some other breeders conditions. i save just as much money as them. but im probly one of the verry few breeders who care about all there animals... and thanks i hope your babies live twice as long ^.^ *fingers crossed for 10yrs!*
Rats are the best pet of ALL IMO! I don't know why people persist in criticizing when they don't see the whole set-up. I have lots of individual videos of my rats but I have THREE rats in a big cage that I purchased based on a cage size calculator. You can google "rat cage size" and probably get the calculator.
Hi! I am fond of pet rats too! I am just giving a gentle advise : make sure that the pieces of paper you give them to play with are not printed papers!! otherwise they can ingest ink which can be dangerous for their little stomach
@Leanneldok21 There let out everyday and also love the security of there home they dont stand much of a chance in the wild , we give them heaps of love and fun and the best food.
@balkoth667 I have and it doesn't have the miminum requirments. There isnt even enough room for a bed. It needs to be tiple the size in length atleast. Poor thing can't even move. It should have atleast 60L, 60H 50D. That cage is like 20L at most.And you should have atleast 2 rats. If there was 2 they wouldn't even be able to move on the lower floor. And if you notice theres SAWDUST which is a NO for rats. Not saying this to be mean im saying it so the rat has a better life.
@Leanneldok21 Hi, 60L*60W*50H is outragouis,(please tell me we're talking inches here). my rats live in a a roughly 26 (24?)W*16D*32H cage, they have plenty of room and it can hold three rats (i have three rats). the cage she has is plenty big enough for 1-2 rats. the only problem i see is that the lower shelfs are bit too low, should be put up a few more inches. Also by the looks of it, that's aspen bedding not saw dust. anyways she built a run so the cage is must better now.
@IceTigerStorm My rats are somtimes bored in my cage thats 3 floors and 104 cm in hight. This cage isnt even as long as a DECENT hamster cage. Your reply just says it all. This cage cant even fit a fucking house for it to sleep in. Thats how small it is. It has no toys or anything. NO ROOM! If the cage was big enough surey you could fit toys in it. Erm no you can't thats why theres none in it. Now don't talk to me. I know im right.
@Leanneldok21 you just restated what you originally said, and what cage are you even talking about? my cage has plenty of toys and houses in it for them to sleep in, plenty of left over room, my rats love it. the cage in the video, yeah 1-2 rats tops, but she redid it so it's much bigger. and why are you yelling at me? you said 60x60x50, i didn't know if you meant inches or centimeters, now don't get bitchy at me, i wasn't trying to start a fight.
@Leanneldok21 oops, sorry ignore my last comment. i checked the rat calculator thing and you were talking about centimeters not inches. i thought you were saying inches not centimeters, i live in the states and since alot of rat people live in places where they us CMs i didn't know for sure. i was trying to start a fight, but yeah 60x60x50cms is a decent size cage. sorry for bothering you wasn't trying to piss you off.
@CatsRcute03 Thought I was the only one clever enough to name my girls Dr. Who companions lol....I've got Amy, Sarah Jane, Tegan, Rose, Peri, Romana, Ace and Nyssa keeping me company(:
@AbbyIsMyWeim It Should Be Fine,Just Watch Out For Fights.They Will Fight Over Domination,Territory And Food.They Really Start To Get Agressive Around 6-8 Weeks Of Age,And Thats When They Reach Puberty. If You Want To Avoid Fights,Either Nueter Them,Or Get Females.But My Girls Fight Over Food Too,And They Have Little Play Fights.It Just Depends On Thier Personality!Hope You Have Fun With Your Rats,They Make Great Pets.
I think hamsters are pets for younger children as they don't need much interaction, but rats are forf older children and families as they are friendly and extra cute!!!
Hihi, I gave mine a peanutbutter jar and he luves to stuff it with paper, toys and sometimes his poop *.*, I don't know why, but he doesn't think it's gross I guess?
Hey FYI MrsJelly if thats a galvanized steel cage you should really get it powder coated. The zinc has been proven to be toxic for rats and its also not good because the metal will rust and corrode as they continue to spread urine on it. Its super easy to do or to have it done anywhere if you cant. Smart lil guy btw, he seems like a happy lil fellow
I wouldn't say that the rat is smart because of this, but I'm sure he is. My previous rats were clever little bungholeos. The ones I have now...not so much.
i miss having rats so much! had 5 when i was younger, used to take 1 with me wherever i went, to the park, supermarket etc. id forgotten what characters they were until looking at rat videos! some of the best pets i ever had :( RIP Trouble, Fudge, Rocky, Neo and Morpheus <3
Did you make that cage yourself? very nice, i made my girls' cage as well, they love it. and a good sized cage (priced 80-150 at a petstore) cost me only $40 to make! and i was able to customize it however i wanted!
w0w...last week, i put my essay that i had all typed up and spelled nicly for school, i sat on her cage accedently and forgot it, and i woke up the next morning looking for it, and i happend to look in her cage, and there it is, in her cage while she is laying on it...i'll tell ya what, i could have strangled her, but i love her and didnt do anything haha
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@12stonesfuel1 - your just sick. That's nasty to watch a snake eating a rat. Keep you ill comments to yourself next time. I'm sure people would agree with me on that one.
@12stonesfuel1 You know, that probably wasn't the smartest comment to leave on this vid... A lot of rat-lovers would flay you alive for dissing rats. I would too, but I'm going to just warn you instead...
@12stonesfuel1 Rats are very smart and make great pets. I think that you should just kill yourself. Nobody cares about you, idiot. And i'll bet that your lizards are tired of eating innocent animals but they have no choise because you don't feed them anything else. I hate you and so does your gf and your family. And you have absolutely no friends. Get out of this beautiful world.
I have six rats and i left my feather duvet about foot away from there cage when i came back the bottom of my duvet was gone and the rats had a very comfy bed lol
My rats pull in anything near their cage. One time I left a roll of paper towels next to the cage and they pulled in the whole roll leaving on the cardboard out. Clever little critters. :P
I used to tie small pieces of cloth to the bar, and let my rats untie them. They seemed to love doing it. You could try something similar with your rats, it is always a good idea to challenge them.
@CorbinDCreptiles That has to b so hard 2 do. Actually i loved rats through snakes. I loved it so much, that i begged my mother not to let the rat eat her, and she gave in, and we all loved her. Even my dad cried when she died, which is kind of weird since he's the tough guy in the house. :)
My rat pwns this! 1 a4 sheet of paper right in 1 go through little squares! Pwnd u :) xxx lolzzzz I like x's xxxxxxxxxxxx Badger Badger Badger Bad Ger
Does anyone have a rat that needs a home? My family are starting a rat rescue thing, but besides that i am looking for a new family pet. Well if anyone comes across a rat that needs a home old, young, pregnate, baby, fuzzies, pinkies....any kind hairless, hooded, dumbo, anything, please contact me at destinymassey33658@gmail.com and please send photos.. byebye people
my rats perla and diamond used to always rearrange the cage right after i cleaned it...which involved dropping things down the ramp. perla intrigued me most when i saw her method. after letting go, she'd quickly reach out and swipe at it so it would land in the middle of the bottom level instead of just down the ramp in the corner. :D
once in a while diamond gets in a mood and transports most of the bedding UP a level! rats are so fun and silly! :)
Yes it is surprising how intellegent such a small animal can be, I didn't believe it until I saw some vids. Anyway, there are some really dumb cats and dogs out there soo lol. I am waiting to get employment before I buy some.
Wow! I love your cage. That is such a good idea to have a plastic tub underneath. Why have I never thought of that??? Did you make the rest of the cage? It's really brilliant, it makes me want to make my own.
@milkarandy you claim rats arent smart then say dogs and cats are smart cause you can teach them. rats are perfectly capable to 'teach' just as well. they will respond to name calling, do tricks, and so on just as a dog or cat would.
@milkarandy Gee dislike rats much? Rats are incredibly intelligent. Rats (along with dolphins and humans) are the only known species to show cognitive thought processes (i.e they'll do things not because of instinct, but because there's a benefit to doing it).
@milkarandy I don't mean this as an angry retort at all, I just wanted to make sure you were aware that rats are intelligent. Not only can you teach them tricks (they learn their names, you can teach them to walk on two legs, and I could go on and on) but they also have an official Rat Olympics. Also, both domestic and wild rats have been known to outsmart humans and other animals. Rats are also not as "filthy" as their reputation suggests. They wash themselves at least six times per day.
Rats are very intelligent animals. Usually these facts are used based upon comparisons. Your idea of "Smart" is an animal that is close to our intellect as humans, in which you are right, dolphins are very smart animals. But, if you look at rats, dogs, cats, and pigs. All these animals are very smart too, and are also capable of showing affection. Its amazing that they are living changing beings just like us, and not just there surviving. They are thriving in their environment.
@milkarandy really? so why could my rat write hi when i was on imvu with him on my shoulder saying say hi to them and it go down and press them? cant be a surive skill
I had a hamster that was extremely similar to a rat. Spike. He would escape, and come back. And he was very affectionate, only bit a few times, like a mini dog! But then one day he escaped, and we left our window open, and there was a neighborhood cat.. yeahhh. D= Poor Spike.
Ok, so i bought my rat a fancy and expensive bed...she hated it. I got a small box...she didnt want to come out. They teach us so many things...Like enjoying the small inexpensive stuff
Haha, rats indeed are clever. My rat pulls the curtain the bars of the cage-well, as much of the curtain as she can- and I wake up to find it stuffed in there. It's funny and I still have no clue what she's intending to do with it :D
My guess would be she is nesting. Every female rat I have ever had does this and even a few males. Try giving her a few paper towels or even sheets of newspaper--my guess is she will shred them and make a nice nest.
ok i will try that thing! ..... your rat is totally same as mine... same color at the same place... hahaha That's my rat!!!!!!!! You stole my rat!!!!! :O
@Qutie135 ya. my first 2 rats lived alone then i got 2 together and like a week later 1 died. now that other rat lives alone but i let her out of the cage all the time-like all day ...
oh rats are fun i got 2 new ones today but my mom got a small cage and when we put it together she said they looked a lot smaller at the pet store so we have to get yet another cage that is bigger but we had rats before and they are realy fun
Rats live naturally in big packs and should in captivity never live alone. Even with the best of owners they need a rat-friend. Petstores where I live never sell only one rat unless you already have a rat at home for company to the new one.
my pet rat use to clean his own cage he use to flick the woodshaving onto a dustpan and i'd empty it when it was full. sadly ralph the rat isn't with us anymore
wood shavings is okay just as long as there's no dust and the rat isn't allergic...paper based cat litter or wood based cat litter works just as well and is easier to clean and not messy or smelly and not allergenic
It is actually okay to use hardwood shavings, if that is what you're using. However, if you want to talk about basic rat sheets you'll see that rats should be kept in groups of at least two and need a bigger cage than the one you're keeping yours in.
So cute ... I must dig out and upload our video of one of our ratties trying to drag an entire cardboard box into the cage :) Wonderful, intelligent creatures, and much maligned - so undeserving of their negative reputation.
Regardless of the size of the cage, this rat looks very content and busy.
my2shadowz 2 days ago
I think your rat is brilliant. We put a tissue box in the cage every time we clean it an put in fresh bedding. its so much fun watching them make their bed
Sabybiker 3 weeks ago
He buries hes food i love my ratss they always make you laugh even if i cry
AF3NI 1 month ago
ok i hate that wen you say that someones cage or aquarium is to small and that its bad they say something like i modidfied i or i have a 20 gallon now or my cage is now a tall as me
radarada1259 1 month ago
@radarada1259 This video is 4 years old now. And i did have a modified cage who are you to say otherwise?
MrsJelly 1 month ago
@MrsJelly i am radarada1259
radarada1259 3 weeks ago
your suposed to have two or more
cattyluv 1 month ago
i love how people are like "SMALL CAGE! D:"
when i have two small rats in just a 10 gallon tank , they're sooo happy
and many rat owners i've talked with said its fine
and trust me , my babies need the best , i wouldnt keep them there if they werent happy
bvbkilljoy 2 months ago
@bvbkilljoy I agree i dont think the cage is too bad a size (though as they said theyve made a bigger run for it) but you should be careful of putting rats in tanks as even with mesh roofs they dont have enough ventilation and rats have high amounts of ammonia in their pee and are prone to respitory infections - so not the best combo! x
TrashyClary 2 months ago
Absolutely awesome cage setup. It has lots of stuff to engage. Also the fact that you free range them means they likely get their play and exercise. Always makes me happy to see.
PostgodAfterbirth 2 months ago
Where did you get the cage? is it just a bird cage or what?
TheTrippyWonderland 2 months ago
Not sure why people are saying that is too small of a cage. I read that you've expanded it, but speaking for the one in the video, it doesn't LOOK that small.
twiston123 2 months ago 4
i must say i am a herp lover. owned many many reptiles. and when i decided to lower my feeding bill by gettin a few rats to breed just to see how it went.. its kinda sad to see how so many people think there gross. i never found them gross or even strange. like a giant hamster if you wish but much smarter. im glad my current snakes eating rodents are only gona be eating pups.my girls i got have so much love to give. n if i had to let the pups grow anymore i thnk id be 2 attached .rats r AMAZING
twiztedjuggalo4lyfe 2 months ago
@twiztedjuggalo4lyfe most people would call you mean for feeding pups to snakes, but what you say is true. even professional rat breeders (for pets) never get attached to the babies to due the chance (5-50% depending on the rat) of them not living pass 5 weeks old. its good to know that some snake owners like rats and keep both as pets, even if they are using the females to produce pups. also glad to know you take care of your girls, most snake owners don't even take care of their feeders.
IceTigerStorm 2 months ago
@IceTigerStorm yes i am kinda mean. but it is the cycle of life sadly. i keep my rats the way any pet owner should. larg wire cages carefresh exc. even have some of my females litter trained.. i love my ratties. and even tho i do need to feed pups off i still love them and wont breed a girl more then a month or2 after the litter is completly weaned so i know for a fact im not over breeding. love my girls[and my guy] to much i already know if they die theyl have graves. not be lunch :) <3
twiztedjuggalo4lyfe 2 months ago
@twiztedjuggalo4lyfe *high five* you are probably the best snake owner i know now, well know over the internet. very few snake owners take care of their rats let alone fall in love with them. hope your little girls, and guys, live long lifes :)
IceTigerStorm 2 months ago 2
@IceTigerStorm lol woot *high five* yea im an animal lover. ive seen some other breeders conditions. i save just as much money as them. but im probly one of the verry few breeders who care about all there animals... and thanks i hope your babies live twice as long ^.^ *fingers crossed for 10yrs!*
twiztedjuggalo4lyfe 2 months ago
Rats are the best pet of ALL IMO! I don't know why people persist in criticizing when they don't see the whole set-up. I have lots of individual videos of my rats but I have THREE rats in a big cage that I purchased based on a cage size calculator. You can google "rat cage size" and probably get the calculator.
mimmom 2 months ago
i think hammys r best
jgfrench1 3 months ago
my rat freddy looks like yours^^
TheParanoiaGenesis 3 months ago
Hi! I am fond of pet rats too! I am just giving a gentle advise : make sure that the pieces of paper you give them to play with are not printed papers!! otherwise they can ingest ink which can be dangerous for their little stomach
ceciletteonair 3 months ago
my rat did that
legomaster7307 3 months ago
My rat does that too, exept she uses it as litter for her toilet area...
FangsShadow 3 months ago
nice cage--did you make it yourself ?
heidbrain 3 months ago
This cage is way to small i feel bad for the rat you shouldnt have got a rat if you were going to treat it this way
LovelyGianna 3 months ago
wait a minute... this cage is small?
MairacleMaker10 4 months ago
Cool rats! I have some videos of mine on my channel. I'm working on modding a cage.
imabadspeler 4 months ago
LOL, I love it when you gave him one on the bottom and he gets all the way up top with it, decides "Wait, that's not right, it goes on the bottom!!!"
raernst 4 months ago
THAT CAGE IS WAY TO SMALL
imbored2K10 5 months ago
I really hate seeing animals in small cages it makes me sad....
Leanneldok21 5 months ago 11
@Leanneldok21 I modified it to have a massive run over my bed :'D
MrsJelly 5 months ago 22
@MrsJelly I hope that part over your bed has a solid floor so that nothing falls through...
Anthraxb0mb 2 months ago 2
@MrsJelly btw, your original cage wasn't even that small. I have seen many many people keeping rats in cages that were a at least half as small :)
MiboJinNoYuwaku 1 month ago 2
@MrsJelly what u mean? it sounds cool,i wanna get a rat but i wanna make sure she has a big cage and this sounds cool
rockstarhinata 1 month ago
@MrsJelly It's sad enough you didn't got a big cage BEFORE you got your rats...
HelloHenni 2 weeks ago
@Leanneldok21 There let out everyday and also love the security of there home they dont stand much of a chance in the wild , we give them heaps of love and fun and the best food.
stewdart 3 months ago
@Leanneldok21 thats a good size cage for a rat plz do the research before you criticize people
balkoth667 3 months ago
@balkoth667 I have and it doesn't have the miminum requirments. There isnt even enough room for a bed. It needs to be tiple the size in length atleast. Poor thing can't even move. It should have atleast 60L, 60H 50D. That cage is like 20L at most.And you should have atleast 2 rats. If there was 2 they wouldn't even be able to move on the lower floor. And if you notice theres SAWDUST which is a NO for rats. Not saying this to be mean im saying it so the rat has a better life.
Leanneldok21 3 months ago
@Leanneldok21 Hi, 60L*60W*50H is outragouis,(please tell me we're talking inches here). my rats live in a a roughly 26 (24?)W*16D*32H cage, they have plenty of room and it can hold three rats (i have three rats). the cage she has is plenty big enough for 1-2 rats. the only problem i see is that the lower shelfs are bit too low, should be put up a few more inches. Also by the looks of it, that's aspen bedding not saw dust. anyways she built a run so the cage is must better now.
IceTigerStorm 2 months ago
@IceTigerStorm My rats are somtimes bored in my cage thats 3 floors and 104 cm in hight. This cage isnt even as long as a DECENT hamster cage. Your reply just says it all. This cage cant even fit a fucking house for it to sleep in. Thats how small it is. It has no toys or anything. NO ROOM! If the cage was big enough surey you could fit toys in it. Erm no you can't thats why theres none in it. Now don't talk to me. I know im right.
Leanneldok21 2 months ago
@Leanneldok21 you just restated what you originally said, and what cage are you even talking about? my cage has plenty of toys and houses in it for them to sleep in, plenty of left over room, my rats love it. the cage in the video, yeah 1-2 rats tops, but she redid it so it's much bigger. and why are you yelling at me? you said 60x60x50, i didn't know if you meant inches or centimeters, now don't get bitchy at me, i wasn't trying to start a fight.
IceTigerStorm 2 months ago
@Leanneldok21 oops, sorry ignore my last comment. i checked the rat calculator thing and you were talking about centimeters not inches. i thought you were saying inches not centimeters, i live in the states and since alot of rat people live in places where they us CMs i didn't know for sure. i was trying to start a fight, but yeah 60x60x50cms is a decent size cage. sorry for bothering you wasn't trying to piss you off.
IceTigerStorm 2 months ago
@IceTigerStorm Atleast you had the guts to say sorry. So its fine lol.
Leanneldok21 2 months ago
@Leanneldok21 you're simple minded aren't you :)
bettyfelon89 2 months ago
@Leanneldok21 My rat cage is pretty small, but I usually wold let them roam my house :)
thecomputernerdfa100 2 months ago
@Leanneldok21 I really hate seeing people not have any food to eat. Get over it.
MrKixome 2 months ago
@Leanneldok21 This cage is not small. at all.
ratlover523 1 month ago
@Leanneldok21 if he let him out off is cage its not sad my rats most of time walk in a room
AF3NI 1 month ago
I had a Rat before, All she did was clean herself and poop everywhere..... Lol
SqueedooLaDuh 5 months ago
@CatsRcute03 Thought I was the only one clever enough to name my girls Dr. Who companions lol....I've got Amy, Sarah Jane, Tegan, Rose, Peri, Romana, Ace and Nyssa keeping me company(:
WWWYKI2011 5 months ago
@CatsRcute03 hahah doctor who fan X] ??
elisasaurrr 6 months ago
is it okay to have 2 male rats in the same cage
p.s i never had rats
AbbyIsMyWeim 6 months ago
@AbbyIsMyWeim
They tend to fight over which ones is the 'leader' much like other animals
Trance1972 6 months ago
@AbbyIsMyWeim It Should Be Fine,Just Watch Out For Fights.They Will Fight Over Domination,Territory And Food.They Really Start To Get Agressive Around 6-8 Weeks Of Age,And Thats When They Reach Puberty. If You Want To Avoid Fights,Either Nueter Them,Or Get Females.But My Girls Fight Over Food Too,And They Have Little Play Fights.It Just Depends On Thier Personality!Hope You Have Fun With Your Rats,They Make Great Pets.
kitkatkittykat5000 5 months ago
I think hamsters are pets for younger children as they don't need much interaction, but rats are forf older children and families as they are friendly and extra cute!!!
IzzyEpiphany 6 months ago
i like your cage, where'd you get it XD
TheIndieRocker4Ever 6 months ago
I love the names, mine were Buddy and Holly!
kcheree1 7 months ago
You named him Heinz? I had one named Ketchup. lololol
McJewBacon 7 months ago
the people who think rats are not good pets are idiots
v8wr 7 months ago 107
@v8wr Why?
SkeksisRule 4 months ago
@v8wr ikr
trootie200 1 month ago
Hihi, I gave mine a peanutbutter jar and he luves to stuff it with paper, toys and sometimes his poop *.*, I don't know why, but he doesn't think it's gross I guess?
Illchangeitlater 7 months ago
@megadrummer100 You suck.
ListenToBrandNew89 8 months ago
I had a rat with the same name, only his name was spelled Hines (after Hines Ward) from the Pittsburgh Steelers :D
ListenToBrandNew89 8 months ago
13 people are mayans
thehedgehogsliver 8 months ago
My rat put it's carrot back in the food bowl swell xD but she died :(
iiTuneZzHD 8 months ago
every rat makes a nest
it's natural
freetje123 8 months ago
Hey FYI MrsJelly if thats a galvanized steel cage you should really get it powder coated. The zinc has been proven to be toxic for rats and its also not good because the metal will rust and corrode as they continue to spread urine on it. Its super easy to do or to have it done anywhere if you cant. Smart lil guy btw, he seems like a happy lil fellow
vhskeva 8 months ago
cage 2 little....
TheUjakabujaka 8 months ago
My rats always do that, with every scrap of paper they can find. They even rip up the paper I put under the bedding and use that lol.
Mariaelizabethg 9 months ago
I wouldn't say that the rat is smart because of this, but I'm sure he is. My previous rats were clever little bungholeos. The ones I have now...not so much.
baskerzeke 9 months ago
i miss having rats so much! had 5 when i was younger, used to take 1 with me wherever i went, to the park, supermarket etc. id forgotten what characters they were until looking at rat videos! some of the best pets i ever had :( RIP Trouble, Fudge, Rocky, Neo and Morpheus <3
999tabi 9 months ago
Did you make that cage yourself? very nice, i made my girls' cage as well, they love it. and a good sized cage (priced 80-150 at a petstore) cost me only $40 to make! and i was able to customize it however i wanted!
sobi3579 9 months ago
@12stonesfuel1, I can tell by your spelling and punctuation that you are HIGHLY intelligent, aren't you. BTW it's spelled M-O-N-I-T-O-R.
You should be euthanized before you have a chance to reproduce.
Sorry for all the big words.
scorpionfarm 10 months ago
w0w...last week, i put my essay that i had all typed up and spelled nicly for school, i sat on her cage accedently and forgot it, and i woke up the next morning looking for it, and i happend to look in her cage, and there it is, in her cage while she is laying on it...i'll tell ya what, i could have strangled her, but i love her and didnt do anything haha
passwordguy1 10 months ago
I agree with the discription on rats shouldent be treated bad
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BestViralMrketngTool 10 months ago
Aww cute :D
123DTREY123 10 months ago
@12stonesfuel1 - your just sick. That's nasty to watch a snake eating a rat. Keep you ill comments to yourself next time. I'm sure people would agree with me on that one.
DarkDragon6110 11 months ago
@12stonesfuel1 they're not nasty, they're cute and friendly. I'll feed your lizards to my rats. HA
BornThisWayBeauty 11 months ago
@12stonesfuel1 You know, that probably wasn't the smartest comment to leave on this vid... A lot of rat-lovers would flay you alive for dissing rats. I would too, but I'm going to just warn you instead...
ratlover523 11 months ago
NICE CAGE! That must be one HAPPY rat!
ratlover523 11 months ago
Nice, how much money was the cage?
Reptiledictionary225 1 year ago
what kind of cage is that and how much is it? PLEASE ANSWER!!
lexibaby444 1 year ago
@12stonesfuel1 Rats are very smart and make great pets. I think that you should just kill yourself. Nobody cares about you, idiot. And i'll bet that your lizards are tired of eating innocent animals but they have no choise because you don't feed them anything else. I hate you and so does your gf and your family. And you have absolutely no friends. Get out of this beautiful world.
Fleskjereta 1 year ago
What a cute little sweetiepie ratty rat!!!
AmazingRebel23 1 year ago
I have six rats and i left my feather duvet about foot away from there cage when i came back the bottom of my duvet was gone and the rats had a very comfy bed lol
0806emmal 1 year ago
I got some mice, they act almost the same, but since a while one is totally crazy, it is putting the hay from the floor in every hole it sees
bartianqwerty 1 year ago
where did u get him/her??? and where did u get the cage???
jakeislegit 1 year ago
My rats pull in anything near their cage. One time I left a roll of paper towels next to the cage and they pulled in the whole roll leaving on the cardboard out. Clever little critters. :P
xAiiRPLANES 1 year ago
what bar spacing is this???? it looks one inch.
4891tinetine 1 year ago
I used to tie small pieces of cloth to the bar, and let my rats untie them. They seemed to love doing it. You could try something similar with your rats, it is always a good idea to challenge them.
AFnord 1 year ago
Mine got a piece of printer paper, shredded it, and used it for a bed.
MrBearRoars 1 year ago
i absolutely love your cage! very creative ^.^ did you make it yourself?
dinosawr1992 1 year ago
im gonna breed rats to feed to my snakes, but the breeders im keeping as pets
CorbinDCreptiles 1 year ago
@CorbinDCreptiles That has to b so hard 2 do. Actually i loved rats through snakes. I loved it so much, that i begged my mother not to let the rat eat her, and she gave in, and we all loved her. Even my dad cried when she died, which is kind of weird since he's the tough guy in the house. :)
Nintendogsfreak11 1 year ago
@Nintendogsfreak11 neh, all animals are worth the same value, as long as something is being killed for a reason, like to be eaten, im fine with it.
CorbinDCreptiles 1 year ago
My rat pwns this! 1 a4 sheet of paper right in 1 go through little squares! Pwnd u :) xxx lolzzzz I like x's xxxxxxxxxxxx Badger Badger Badger Bad Ger
PivotProducter 1 year ago
what cage is that???? i really need a cage like that bcuz mine keepz breaking... and can that hold 2 rats?
CrystalBlack15 1 year ago
i like your rat, he's smart, my rat doesn't even know his name, but i love him anyway.
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sk8erz5250 1 year ago
cute :)
my rats perla and diamond used to always rearrange the cage right after i cleaned it...which involved dropping things down the ramp. perla intrigued me most when i saw her method. after letting go, she'd quickly reach out and swipe at it so it would land in the middle of the bottom level instead of just down the ramp in the corner. :D
once in a while diamond gets in a mood and transports most of the bedding UP a level! rats are so fun and silly! :)
sobaak 1 year ago
Yes it is surprising how intellegent such a small animal can be, I didn't believe it until I saw some vids. Anyway, there are some really dumb cats and dogs out there soo lol. I am waiting to get employment before I buy some.
llVeXXll 1 year ago
Wow! I love your cage. That is such a good idea to have a plastic tub underneath. Why have I never thought of that??? Did you make the rest of the cage? It's really brilliant, it makes me want to make my own.
icouldeatthemoon 1 year ago
I love you rats cage!!!
22msjaslene 1 year ago
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milkarandy 1 year ago
@milkarandy Dog? CAT?!? LMFAO! Okay mate... o.O
MrsJelly 1 year ago 5
@milkarandy lol rats can be trained too and rats are usually really clean animals... u obviously don't know much about animals ;)
OtakuXxChan 1 year ago
@milkarandy you claim rats arent smart then say dogs and cats are smart cause you can teach them. rats are perfectly capable to 'teach' just as well. they will respond to name calling, do tricks, and so on just as a dog or cat would.
mseebs 1 year ago
@milkarandy Gee dislike rats much? Rats are incredibly intelligent. Rats (along with dolphins and humans) are the only known species to show cognitive thought processes (i.e they'll do things not because of instinct, but because there's a benefit to doing it).
mrtheoden 1 year ago
@milkarandy I don't mean this as an angry retort at all, I just wanted to make sure you were aware that rats are intelligent. Not only can you teach them tricks (they learn their names, you can teach them to walk on two legs, and I could go on and on) but they also have an official Rat Olympics. Also, both domestic and wild rats have been known to outsmart humans and other animals. Rats are also not as "filthy" as their reputation suggests. They wash themselves at least six times per day.
rats639 1 year ago
@rats639 i'd say much much more than six! lol
sobaak 1 year ago
Rats are very intelligent animals. Usually these facts are used based upon comparisons. Your idea of "Smart" is an animal that is close to our intellect as humans, in which you are right, dolphins are very smart animals. But, if you look at rats, dogs, cats, and pigs. All these animals are very smart too, and are also capable of showing affection. Its amazing that they are living changing beings just like us, and not just there surviving. They are thriving in their environment.
Paul11swim 1 year ago
@milkarandy rats are not filthy animals. they are very clean. they are not more filthy than a stupid dog or a cat.
TheRottingZombie 1 year ago
@milkarandy really? so why could my rat write hi when i was on imvu with him on my shoulder saying say hi to them and it go down and press them? cant be a surive skill
FanSoulEater 1 year ago
I ended up with a rat that looked just like this in one of my unexpected litters... So cute :D
superchristian102 1 year ago
LONER!
malalakitt 1 year ago
why was he so smart??
LeoniejtePietje 1 year ago
@LeoniejtePietje because rats are really intelligent animals.
TheJillers 1 year ago
I had a hamster that was extremely similar to a rat. Spike. He would escape, and come back. And he was very affectionate, only bit a few times, like a mini dog! But then one day he escaped, and we left our window open, and there was a neighborhood cat.. yeahhh. D= Poor Spike.
Amthena 1 year ago
aww cute and smart rat.
CloudWatcherX 1 year ago
thats a good way to gve it exercise =)
toadettinykong24 1 year ago
lol no way... i have two rats... one named Kit and the other named Kat :D
mrJoshy666 1 year ago
This is exactly what I found that one of my rats, Knight, can do. ;)
LegallyBrunette96 1 year ago
wat is it doing
poohjohnson22 1 year ago
@shinzochan my rat sleeps all night he never gets up its not a problem for me
MrButmonster 1 year ago
whats so cool aboiut papper
theliontails1 1 year ago
at 1:40 it looked like Heinze was gettin mail
bearber98 1 year ago
lol its like. if i get enough paper i can burn it and suicide
333Clovers 1 year ago
Rats are much better than hamsters...
cmy81685 1 year ago
thats a really smar rat
99sashko 1 year ago
omg did u train it to do that mine knows several tricks but my step sis not as much
wishin198 1 year ago
this cage is too small, poor rat! :(
PhreakUnleashed 1 year ago
i want that cage omg ! where did u get it !
MrzSantanax0x 1 year ago
YOU ROCK. I totally agree with you! About everything!
(about what you said in your vid description)
WhnWrdsFailMusicSpks 1 year ago
i'm a girl and i did have a Rat for a pet for a time.
WootAnimefan 1 year ago
did utrain him to do that?
windycityking1 1 year ago
well rnt hamster still intelligent?
prestonmehungry11 1 year ago
hey heinz,what's up :)
love this video,A+ and thumbs up on this one,God Bless
snowmancandle2 1 year ago
Ok, so i bought my rat a fancy and expensive bed...she hated it. I got a small box...she didnt want to come out. They teach us so many things...Like enjoying the small inexpensive stuff
lanie9709 1 year ago
Haha, rats indeed are clever. My rat pulls the curtain the bars of the cage-well, as much of the curtain as she can- and I wake up to find it stuffed in there. It's funny and I still have no clue what she's intending to do with it :D
leafylou96 1 year ago
My guess would be she is nesting. Every female rat I have ever had does this and even a few males. Try giving her a few paper towels or even sheets of newspaper--my guess is she will shred them and make a nice nest.
aprillonna 1 year ago
what is it doing? nice cage
ktrkingfish 1 year ago
Making a nest/bed
MrsJelly 1 year ago 7
@MrsJelly no, it's covering it's food...=) mine do that too
lolligje 1 year ago
@MrsJelly What's it doing?!!
deathfalk 1 year ago
@ktrkingfish u gotta check out my channel,,i upload a video of my hamster walking to get his treat :P
kazoo61 8 months ago
ok i will try that thing! ..... your rat is totally same as mine... same color at the same place... hahaha That's my rat!!!!!!!! You stole my rat!!!!! :O
UrBelovedScapegoat 1 year ago
cool, my rat does that too
LemurMan2008 1 year ago
mom the rat ate my homework!
xxrob511 2 years ago 45
@xxrob511 great i can say that to my teacher i tell you if it worked
FanSoulEater 1 year ago
nice cage
curlybeast22 2 years ago
how cute! my rats do the exact same thing.
mechavoom 2 years ago
@Qutie135 ya. my first 2 rats lived alone then i got 2 together and like a week later 1 died. now that other rat lives alone but i let her out of the cage all the time-like all day ...
kaliswain11 2 years ago
oh rats are fun i got 2 new ones today but my mom got a small cage and when we put it together she said they looked a lot smaller at the pet store so we have to get yet another cage that is bigger but we had rats before and they are realy fun
Stinkyfly56 2 years ago
@Qutie135 thats why theres an owner.
redrooster241 2 years ago
Rats live naturally in big packs and should in captivity never live alone. Even with the best of owners they need a rat-friend. Petstores where I live never sell only one rat unless you already have a rat at home for company to the new one.
Qutie135 2 years ago 3
my pet rat use to clean his own cage he use to flick the woodshaving onto a dustpan and i'd empty it when it was full. sadly ralph the rat isn't with us anymore
MrsRoppa 2 years ago
maybe because you used wood shavings.
urtollerable 2 years ago
wood shavings is okay just as long as there's no dust and the rat isn't allergic...paper based cat litter or wood based cat litter works just as well and is easier to clean and not messy or smelly and not allergenic
katielou30 2 years ago
my rat is the same breed
sharmon23 2 years ago
rats should never be kept in wood shavings
pinksodasara 2 years ago
@pinksodasara hardwood shavings are okay.
erikandfox 2 years ago
erikandfox, no they are not okay as they can dry out their skin and cause eczema
pinksodasara 2 years ago
@pinksodasara So can a light bulb. Check out your basic rat info sheet.
erikandfox 2 years ago
please dont patronise me,is it really that difficult to buy them safe paper bedding, no it isnt
pinksodasara 2 years ago
@pinksodasara Wood won't kill them.
erikandfox 2 years ago
It is actually okay to use hardwood shavings, if that is what you're using. However, if you want to talk about basic rat sheets you'll see that rats should be kept in groups of at least two and need a bigger cage than the one you're keeping yours in.
SpongeBobKinkyPants 2 years ago
i like black hooded rats and dumbos
dreamera1 2 years ago
So cute ... I must dig out and upload our video of one of our ratties trying to drag an entire cardboard box into the cage :) Wonderful, intelligent creatures, and much maligned - so undeserving of their negative reputation.
distantangelcouk 2 years ago
mine looks almost identicle to him/her mines a she
airsoftbbgun 2 years ago
YEA!!!! the cage is awesome!!! and the rat is awesomer!!!!
2wesx 2 years ago