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Rattie Products
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items Rats are one my favourite pets but they do need lots of products, and researching for their cage can be confusing with lots of conflicting opinions. These are some of my favourite products, all tried and tested by my small mischief!
There are so many rat cages on the market, many too small, but cozy pet cages especially RCO5 (my cage) and RCO3 (the one I want to upgrade too) are my current favourites and are so affordable compared to ones of similar sizes. They have plenty of op...
Cage
Rats LOVE to burrow, in fact its a very important natural behaviour, and so whatever your cage I recommend making the base into a giant dig box by using perspex sheets to deepen the base. My rats spend a lot of time under the shavings in this base an...
Perspex Clear Cast Acrylic Sheet Cut to Size
Rats are prone to respiratory infections and so choosing a safe bedding is vital - these are the shavings I use and have found them ideal, the rats never sneeze even when they are digging in them and they hold tunnels which the rats dig too
Snowflake Supreme Woodshavings
This is where I get my rat food from, and treats often too, and I find it the best. They have a large variety of handmade rat mixes which are suitable for different types of rats e.g. young, old, pregnant, etc. Mixes are better than pellets for rats ...
Rat Food
If you have a tall rat cage you must have lots of nets throughout for the rats to use as a fall break. Alongside that they will love to climb on them. Thick ropes make great nets and they add pops of colour to the cage
Rosewood Rat & Ferret Cargo Net
This is the most used product for my rats, they spend time every single day inside it, they love it! It is easy to clean, easy to put in the cage, can be used multiple ways and is a good size for multiple rats to sleep in it together. If you're going...
Savic Playhouse for Small Pets Plastic Sputnik, Assorted Color, XL
Hammocks make great additions to a rat cage; they can be slept in, they make good fall breaks, they can be climbed on, and they all look adorable! The fluffier kinds may take more cleaning but similarly the thinner ones can be eaten quicker but your ...
Small Animal Hammocks
Wooden perches are perfect for your rats, not only do they make great places for climbing, and they are often sold cheap or in groups - you'll need a lot for a large cage. But they also help wear down your rats nails meaning you probably won't have t...
Natural Wood Perches
Because rats are so intelligent you want to be keeping them occupied and an easy way to do that is to use a variety of puzzle feeders either for their daily feed or for treats. There are so many different types out there and if you have a big variety...
Puzzle & Foraging Trick Toys for Rats
I find that burying these into the shavings at the base of the cage or sitting them on top of the base gets the most use out of these. The rats use them as burrows or to add to burrows they dig and they love hiding in them
Tunnels
For the most part rats can be litter trained making it easier to keep their cage clean and to spot clean. Because of this I only deep clean their cage once a fortnight. These litter trays are the ideal size and I place one at the bottom of the cage a...
Corner Litter Pan & Tray
This is my favourite kind of litter to use in the trays. Its perfectly safe for the rats, its easy to clean, it doesn't smell and is easy to pick the poo out of it
Paper Pellet Litter
As rats love to dig, and need lots of enrichment, every so often I give them a dig box which often has coco coir as the substrate. Its easy to find, easy to clean, safe for rats and easy for them to dig in. You can sprinkle forage on it, hide treats ...
Coco Soil