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Rat Safety During Evacuation And Emergencies

If a sudden emergency arises and you need to evacuate from your home, do you have a plan to keep your pet rats safe? Check out these tips that focus on rat safety during emergencies.

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My Favorite Tips For Rat Care

Pet rats are amazing but taking care of them costs money and can be a chore unless you develop money-saving strategies, and organization and cleaning hacks to minimize costs and chores and maximize fun!

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How To Be The Best Rat Mom Or Rat Dad

Being the best rat mom or rat dad that you can be involves being educated about rats, providing the proper habitat, and several more key factors. But you can do it!

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Quirky Rat Traits Or Rat Pranks?

Some pet rat behaviors are mysterious to us, but are these merely rat traits or are these behaviors actually rat pranks they are playing on us?

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Rat Life Lessons From Older Rats

Older rats have a lot of wisdom to pass along, and younger rats can benefit from these life lessons that include stealing treats and scoring back rubs.

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Gift Ideas For Your Pet Rats

Giving gifts to your pet rat is fun! If you need inspiration, check out these rat gift ideas that range from higher priced to free.

Pet Rats Hiding Food: Personal Experiences

What’s behind the urge for pet rats to hide food and hoard things? Brandi Saxton offers her observations on this strange yet normal rat behavior after sharing her home with rats for decades.

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