Rat Care Sheet

[Fubie]

Ok, my friends roommate got a rat, and at first I was thinking, yay!
But after I heard the kind of care this poor thing gets, well the owner really needs to educate herself >\ She keeps the poor thig in a ball for hours and hours at a time and she lives in a hamster cage! Obviously she knows nothing of caring for a rat. So for the sake of the rat I made this care sheet.
Here's what YOU can do =3 Tell me how readable it is, point out mistakes, and mention anything you think should be added.


Thanks ^^

[Nara]

Well, first of all, the bottom got cut off so I can't see all of what you had... Anything in red is very difficult for me to read because of your background. You said 'keep the cage to her door open' I think you meant 'keep the door to her cage open'. In the section about food you have what looks like a sideways 's' over the word enough that made it a little difficult to read. Other than that it looks pretty good!

[the_real_bum]

id say minume out time is an hour not few people can afford two hours a day for pets. Also suggest she get a buddy for it so it dosnt get lonely when shes gone.my main food is a combo Guenie pig food and blocks my rats thived on it thier almost twice the size of thier sister wich my nieghbor has shes fedd hamster food and blocks

[ratty_ratkins]

if they cant spend proper time with there rats then they dont need them!
two hours is ideal, but one hour will do.
id stress keeping them in atleast pairs also. and cage size!

[Fubie]

The part about keeping a pair of rats got cut off, I'll fix the red, and I didn't catch that S before, thanks =3

[Fubie]

Quote: Originally Posted by the_real_bum id say minume out time is an hour not few people can afford two hours a day for pets. Also suggest she get a buddy for it so it dosnt get lonely when shes gone.my main food is a combo Guenie pig food and blocks my rats thived on it thier almost twice the size of thier sister wich my nieghbor has shes fedd hamster food and blocks

I say two hours because it seems she just sits and watches t.v while the rat runs around in that filthy ball for hours.

Personally for my food, I have about three different rat foods with no lab blocks, then get lab blocks and mix it in. I'm trying kaytee again, but, I think it might have too much greens in it, so I'll switch back to the cheap stuff, they like it better anyway X3

[pinkie1205]

You can feed lettuce, like romaine.