Investing your time and energy in rat enrichment for your pet will substantially improve their quality of life and guarantee that they're happy and healthy, both daily and long term.

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Rats are highly intelligent pets that will get bored quickly without mental stimulation. One of the best ways to stimulate your rats mind and stop them from getting bored is the addition of toys in their cage. To help with this we’ve complied some rat toys under $10 so they won’t break the bank. Ladders...

This (updated) guide reviews all of the best rat toys and wheels you can buy this year. Rats are energetic and intelligent creatures that cannot do without toys. The more toys you have in their cage, the happier they’ll be. Just like tiny adventurers, rats need the perfect tools to keep them active, engaged, and ... Read more

Educational and craft activities for kids and parents

Part of a printable Build An Animal series, Rusty the Rat is a free printable paper rat template that can be cut and stuck together! Great for Chinese New Year too!

Educational and craft activities for kids and parents

So you have your rat, but he/she is very shy. I will teach you how to bond with your pet rats and show you some great activities you can do with them.

I found a ton of posts telling me how to know if they like me, but how do I show my rats that I like THEM? Well, here are 20 ways: