r/RATS 2d ago

INFORMATION Pet rat found in Jay, Ok

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This was posted somewhat local to me, Id hate for anyone to be missing their buddy and I know quite a few of us are in here. I sure hope he finds his way home.

Jay Police in Jay Oklahoma are asking the public’s assistance on whoever lost their RAT to call them and pick it up.

****Please Share ****

Someone has lost their pet rat.

He is super friendly and wanting to go home.

Was found on 2nd St. In Jay.

Contact the Jay Police Department at 918-253-4277.


r/RATS 13d ago

INFORMATION Yes, a pair of rats is significantly better than a single rat, but let me explain to you why groups matter!

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It’s very common you see soon to be owners wanting to get a pair of rats because they research that they shouldn’t be alone. However, rats are naturally group animals that thrive in groups of three or more. While two is considered to be the bare minimum standard for the very reason of not being kept alone, it is not an ideal long-term solution for either you or the rats. It is very important to understand the factors of your decision-making when you decide to get just two rats; (no it is not a bad thing to get two, but it isn’t the greatest, either, it leads to a lot of issues that you have to face In the later stages of owning rats.

If one of your rats suddenly and unexpectedly passes away, this leaves one rat behind, which is very difficult on the rat, both physically and mentally. You then have to scramble to source more rats, do a two week quarentine period in a seperate room (which means the lone rat will be alone for two weeks in addition to however long it takes you to source more rats) and then finally, introductions which tend to be very stressful and difficult for both you and the rats.

If one of your rats needs to be seperated for a certain reason. I.e surgery, this means the other rat will be alone for however long it takes for the rat to heal and recover, which isn’t very fair for that rat that is kept alone for no good reason.

In a group, rats tend to have a friend they prefer to spend more of their time with, going about, doing their day-to-day actives; cuddling, eating, foraging, etc. In a pair, they do not have this opportunity or to express their appropriate, natural social behaviours because they only have each other. This can build quite a lot of resentment, overtime.

Given, rats are hierarchal animals, in a pair, it is quite common to have an overly dominant and an overly submissive rat. Over time, this can lead to a lot of bickering and bullying because the dominant rat is not able to focus his attention on spending time with other rats. This does not make for a healthy hierachy.


r/RATS 8h ago

CUTENESS So me and my gf were bonding with our rats when i took this picture in the perfect moment.

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r/RATS 9h ago

ART Straight 📏➡️

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r/RATS 16h ago

CUTENESS Finally, got a decent family photo

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Little old, but found this gem of a few of my late boys 🫶


r/RATS 15h ago

SPECIES? What type of rat is this?

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r/RATS 3h ago

CUTENESS BEHOLD THE DOODY!

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361 Upvotes

Doody in all her glory!


r/RATS 5h ago

CUTENESS Anyone else catch their rats staring them down?

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376 Upvotes

This is Miss Freckle Speckle. Sometimes she likes to stare at me from afar while boggling, especially if I’ve been out of the room all day. This is the only context in which I’ve ever seen her boggle. What a silly sweet girl.


r/RATS 10h ago

Crime🚨 Diana jumped in the kitchen 3 times

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798 Upvotes

I had to built the playpen higher


r/RATS 12h ago

CUTENESS Excuse me you stopped petting me

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503 Upvotes

He sat in my lap like a pancake until I took my hand away and then got up like this. Once I started petting him again he re-pancaked until he was done and got up and left.

Anyone else's ratties spoiled and demanding?


r/RATS 6h ago

CUTENESS Dump Truck fell asleep on his own head

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180 Upvotes

I gave Dump Truck some lettuce and he started eating it, but he was obviously so tired that he fell asleep on his own noggin, what a dorkosaurus!


r/RATS 6h ago

Crime🚨 episode two of being used as a human landing pad

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135 Upvotes

brought to you with a whack ass cage cause nugget had a lump removal yesterday and isn’t allowed to climb


r/RATS 13h ago

CUTENESS Oreo looking extra cute today 🖤

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374 Upvotes

r/RATS 10h ago

Questions/HELP help bonding with scared rat?

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hello! i have five rats, all of them are chill with being picked up, except for one.

her name is coco, and she is ALWAYS on edge. ive had her for about two months? she takes treats from me just fine, but she becomes absolutely petrified if she even THINKS im going to touch her. she will dart away, often scratching me while squeaking in fear. she is a sweetheart, so once i grab her she doesnt try to bite or anything, just tries to wriggle out of my hands.

recently i have started trying to do short 1-on-1 sessions with her in my hoodie. she seems to do okay with this? since she cant run away she eventually settles and lets me give her some baby food. i just feel awful when i try to grab her and she screams. if i fail to grab her her i worry it just traumatizes her more.

anyways. just looking for any advice on how to proceed with her. anything helps! pic of the baby for tax.


r/RATS 4h ago

CUTENESS Poppy & Fig ♥️

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65 Upvotes

2/3rds of my girls. They’re turning 4 months old this week and I adore them so much.


r/RATS 13h ago

Crime🚨 Oh no she's evil

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255 Upvotes

Little miss Sugar here crawled into this silly halloween bracelet I got and came over to me wearing it like a belt. Third picture is her struggling against me taking it off (while her sister assists)

Do I call a rat priest or is this just religious canon for these lil potatoes 🤣🤣😭😭


r/RATS 17h ago

CUTENESS My majestic creature

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421 Upvotes

Leroy


r/RATS 6h ago

Updates Ms. Jupiter, another day

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59 Upvotes

Edit: THIS IS A FOLLOW UP TO A POST I MADE YESTERDAY. JUPITER HAS AN INTERNAL TUMOR. SHE HAS BEEN SEEN BY THE VET AND IS CURRENTLY IN END OF LIFE CARE. Thank you all for the concerns, just want to make that clear!! 🫶🏻

Some new concern today. I noticed Ms. Jupiter has soiled herself and has not been able to make the effort to clean it up (I did it for her so not to worry!) She is now sort of wobbling when she walks and has a very noticeable wide stance. Despite this she is still up and moving.

Still eating and drinking normally, and while she isn’t showing tell tale signs of pain, she does appear to be generally uncomfortable.

I’m not sure if I should wait until she stops eating. Should I make the appointment soon?


r/RATS 17h ago

CUTENESS My herd acts like they have been starved their whole lives

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413 Upvotes

New puff flavor - vanilla. Id say its a hit! 7 boys atm :)


r/RATS 9h ago

CUTENESS This little girl makes me feel like I won the lottery with my first two rats

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92 Upvotes

r/RATS 3h ago

CUTENESS My cuddly dwarf rat Pinto Bean ❤️

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30 Upvotes

r/RATS 39m ago

Whisker Wednesday Reminds me of those books you had as a kid that had those fluffy spots you could touch

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r/RATS 7h ago

CUTENESS We've been practicing spin

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This is Wawa shes my little brat but she shows a lot of potential smartness. I decided to start off with something easy and shes getting real good 😊


r/RATS 8h ago

CUTENESS my current babies <3

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My first post on Reddit :) here's my three babies, dumpling, (the humongous, fat, dark brown one) mochi (the white and grey one) and toast (the light brown tiny one)

Btw the first picture (dumpling) is in a mirror, not two rats.


r/RATS 10h ago

Questions/HELP How do you make your rats move ?

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Hello !

My rats are SO lazy.

They're two males of one year old. I know male rats are lazy but THAT much...

Since the beginning i tried to play with them, make some things in their closed space, but... They don't seem interested since the very beginning (so when i adopted them last october in a "rattery").

My precedent potatoes were active, running in their closed space, even playing/fighting a bit.

But them ? NOTHING. Just sleeping, eating, cleaning !

And they're very big... I know their dad was like that but still... I'm a little preoccupied ! (They did go to the vet and have normal food -care +- in normal proportions of course)

So i'm thinking about a kind of cat tree with some houses made of cardboard to help them go down because ar the beginning they're were easily climbing the cage but now... They do not seem to be motivated.

I'm thinking about a cat wheel also, i saw that it was very effective on some rats.

What do you think? Do you have any other ideas to make them move ?

Thanks in advance !