its probably ok once in a while but I would not worry about it dying from it. In the meantime look for an animal friendly soap, as around at a pet grooming station at petsmart or any other similar place.
I do hand soap, but, i don't know.. Is that okay? He look like's a porcupine now... Is that good? He wash himself... Please, awnser me, fast! I don't want that he dies.. :'(
@myslash09 Id probably worry if it got into the eyes of the rat, may not like it, turn it off from taking baths, so best to stick with some tear-free shampoo or soap.
@JamaicaJohnsonify we introduced her 2 weeks after we got her, that was her first bath, unfortunately she doesn't like it. although she has a fixed water bowl in her cage and she dips her hands and feet by herself. there's a lot of info on how to introduce rats to water, and a shallow water bowl is one way. just have to make sure she can't flip it over.
Cute! I just recently got a couple rats and need to give them a bath with their next cage cleaning. Was wondering if it is ok to use Mane 'n Tail Shampoo/Conditioner? And what is the best way to try them off, just a basic towel?
@LandauTST we used a baby shampoo diluted into the bath of water, so I suppose you can use the mane n' tail in similar fashion, and we dried her off with towel.
its probably ok once in a while but I would not worry about it dying from it. In the meantime look for an animal friendly soap, as around at a pet grooming station at petsmart or any other similar place.
m1ste2tea 2 weeks ago
I do hand soap, but, i don't know.. Is that okay? He look like's a porcupine now... Is that good? He wash himself... Please, awnser me, fast! I don't want that he dies.. :'(
TheCitroen02 3 weeks ago
I just got a pet rat and i love him!!! I can't believe that people use rats as feeders... :( They have so much personality.
bloofer123 5 months ago
is dawn soap a good soap to use? and most importantly is it safe soap for them
myslash09 6 months ago
@myslash09 Id probably worry if it got into the eyes of the rat, may not like it, turn it off from taking baths, so best to stick with some tear-free shampoo or soap.
m1ste2tea 6 months ago
@m1ste2tea thx
myslash09 6 months ago
When summer comes along, I'm going to introduce my rats to water. How soon did you?
JamaicaJohnsonify 1 year ago
@JamaicaJohnsonify we introduced her 2 weeks after we got her, that was her first bath, unfortunately she doesn't like it. although she has a fixed water bowl in her cage and she dips her hands and feet by herself. there's a lot of info on how to introduce rats to water, and a shallow water bowl is one way. just have to make sure she can't flip it over.
m1ste2tea 1 year ago
Cute! I just recently got a couple rats and need to give them a bath with their next cage cleaning. Was wondering if it is ok to use Mane 'n Tail Shampoo/Conditioner? And what is the best way to try them off, just a basic towel?
LandauTST 1 year ago
@LandauTST we used a baby shampoo diluted into the bath of water, so I suppose you can use the mane n' tail in similar fashion, and we dried her off with towel.
m1ste2tea 1 year ago