Hi Jetson,
Well, I am not sure how to make homemade ramps and ladders for a rat house or what you could do to accomplish that, so I am hoping some other members on the forum will see your post and offer some advice!
As for toys, boy, rats are so varied in their tastes in toys. It is a trial and error thing..trying out some toys to see if they like them or not. Here is a quick list of toys or things to have in their house that they may like:
1. Hidey boxes, or cartons/boxes, sleeping huts are essential, as rats like to have a private place to go into and snuggle up.
2. Those hanging parrot toys from the bird section of pet stores can be quite fun for rats. The kind with the cotton rope with colored blocks and such threaded through it. I used to stick little pieces of cereal, like Cheerios, or dried pasta, into the bird toy that I hung from the ceiling of their cage and they loved to climb onto the parrot toy, nibble on the wood blocks, and hunt for the cereal and pasta pieces.
3. Flannel or fleece blankets for them to play with and curl up under and over. Rats love fabric.
4. Little jingle bell cat toy balls. My boys liked to pick them up in their mouths and carry them around and play "basketball" with them, by dunking them in their litter tray, ha ha.
5. Safe chew toys like pet store vegetable dyed colored wood sticks or chew blocks.
6. I used to put a clay ceramic bowl in their house as they loved the coolness of it and they would climb in and snuggle in there too.
There are SO many toys out there and even homemade stuff you can put in their for them, and I probably forgot about 20 other toys ideas but I am sure others will see your post soon and chime in.
Hope I helped!
Well, I am not sure how to make homemade ramps and ladders for a rat house or what you could do to accomplish that, so I am hoping some other members on the forum will see your post and offer some advice!
As for toys, boy, rats are so varied in their tastes in toys. It is a trial and error thing..trying out some toys to see if they like them or not. Here is a quick list of toys or things to have in their house that they may like:
1. Hidey boxes, or cartons/boxes, sleeping huts are essential, as rats like to have a private place to go into and snuggle up.
2. Those hanging parrot toys from the bird section of pet stores can be quite fun for rats. The kind with the cotton rope with colored blocks and such threaded through it. I used to stick little pieces of cereal, like Cheerios, or dried pasta, into the bird toy that I hung from the ceiling of their cage and they loved to climb onto the parrot toy, nibble on the wood blocks, and hunt for the cereal and pasta pieces.
3. Flannel or fleece blankets for them to play with and curl up under and over. Rats love fabric.
4. Little jingle bell cat toy balls. My boys liked to pick them up in their mouths and carry them around and play "basketball" with them, by dunking them in their litter tray, ha ha.
5. Safe chew toys like pet store vegetable dyed colored wood sticks or chew blocks.
6. I used to put a clay ceramic bowl in their house as they loved the coolness of it and they would climb in and snuggle in there too.
There are SO many toys out there and even homemade stuff you can put in their for them, and I probably forgot about 20 other toys ideas but I am sure others will see your post soon and chime in.
Hope I helped!
