Caring for Your Pet Rat: Expert Pet Rat Facts by Laurie Routhier (SF/SPCA)

Our rat expert and Humane Education Manager, Laurie Routhier, shares some important information about pet rats. Are rats dirty? I'm scared of their tails! Are rats like dogs? Do rats like to travel? Do I need to spay or neuter my rat? How long do rats live? Where can I get a pet rat?

Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• rat secrets
• pet
• rat
• tails
• care of rats
• sfspca
• san francisco spca
• laurie
• routhier
• dirty rats

[lexiwala]

I bet that 1 dislike was from Laura Fitzgerald

[sahiegirl888]

LOL he jumped. Thats so cute :D

[slambe1966]

We bought three baby rats. THestore made us wait until they were big enough to leave their mother. Now we have 3 rats that won't let us hold them. They constantly hide and are affraid of being touched or held. How can we teach them different?

[jdutsey]

i have thee same to rats black and tan thats so awesome but they are adults time goes fast :(

[Podolski3122730]

Paws*

[Podolski3122730]

I'd take note if your name wasn't Dirty Purple Panda Pawns

[drtyprplpandapws]

@Podolski3122730 Oh real mature.

[Podolski3122730]

@drtyprplpandapws FUK-A-YOO

[Podolski3122730]

@littlesqueakersrats Grammatical fragment. Consider revising.

[littlesqueakersrats]

@Podolski3122730 You sir or ma'am are an asshole.

[littlesqueakersrats]

People are better off getting rats from breeders and NOT pet stores, we have to STOP the selling of mill animals (just like puppy mills) and start supporting responsible breeders.

[drtyprplpandapws]

@Podolski3122730 woah woah woah...wats with the aggression? Its just another pet dude. One that has become very popular because they make such good pets.