Do Rats Recognize Their People?
Rats have the ability to recognize their people and they can have favorites based on how a person behaves toward them.
For a pet that packs a lot of personality into a small package, you can’t go wrong with a pet rat! These furry pals usually love to explore their habitat and interact with their caregiver. If you watch their body language and pay attention to vocalizations, you might even learn the basics of “speaking rat.” What else can you expect from a pet rat? Read on!
Rats have the ability to recognize their people and they can have favorites based on how a person behaves toward them.
How and when your pet rats sleep can be affected by many things, including age, darkness, dreaming, snoring, and sleep positions.
Rat fights can occur, so understanding why they might happen and what to do when they happen helps you keep harmony in your home for you and your beloved rats.
Pet rat personality changes can and do occur, and most changes are due to age, health issues, hormones, and life experiences.
Learn your rats’ preferences for being touched to live harmoniously together and honor your rats’ wishes about personal space.
The question of whether pet rats bite has a very complex answer. Most pet rats don’t bite, and when a rat does bite the reason why is as important as the incident.
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?
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.
Do rats “talk” to each other? You bet! Explore the sophisticated rat communication system rats use to get their point across in a group.
Rat communication helps you understand your pet better, so pay attention to some key sounds, physical actions, and body language for insight into what your rats are saying to you.