Fancy Rats Forum

I have a savic zeno 2 cage for my 2 males. I hope to get 2 new rats this summer, so i have to upgrade the cage. Out of these cages, what cage do you think is best and why? 1. Savic zeno 3 2. Ferplast jenny 3. Savic freddy 2 max I like the large cage door in my zeno 2 (80x50x70), but sometimes i miss...

What are others opinions on this subject? Do you think that all rats need some kind of animal protein in their diet?
(Quantity depending on age)

I don't mix myself because i only have 2 rats. I buy a ready made mix from a webshop. These are the ingredients: Barley flakes, paddy, corn flakes, buckwheat, millet, pea flakes, pasta (wheat, spinach, tomato), barley, puffed rice, soy flakes, hemp seeds, brown rice, oat flakes, spelled flakes, whea...

I voted for option 2. vegetarian drymix, with once a week/every 2 weeks, a boiled egg, or some salmon.

Curious about your opinions on this subject, please choose your option and explain if you like.

would this be suitable?
https://www.drdknaagdierwinkel.nl/en/ti ... dding.html

I can get this one, but not sure it is safe for rats:
https://plospan.com/product/kingsize-woodshavings/
or this:
http://www.allspan.de/en/cats-and-other-pets/

well maybe.... i could use back2nature on the whole cagefloor? is it possible to let them scatterfeed in B2N?

Yes i know, this is just to remind them there is a toilet, and it works wonders! Maybe i should try another bedding. I use B2N in the toilets, and used geen mile on the cagebottom before. Now with fleece on the cagefloor, they use the toilets 100%. What bedding can i try next? Maybe something like c...

Yes i have multiple toilets, also up high in the cage.
But when i use bedding on the whole cagefloor, even when it is other than the toilet substrate, they poo everywhere, and not only in their toilets.

I have a couple different foraging toys and my rats like and know how to use them. At the moment i do not scatter feed, because i try to get them more potty trained, so for now they only have a soft blanked on them cagebottom and a toilet with substrate, so no room for scatterfeeding atm. Do you thi...

Well i wanted to place an update here. i did not only downsized the cage, but also my rat group.... i was to hard for me to give them the care they needed. the 2 baby boys went back to breeder, together with a 6 month old male. (he was more close to the babies) I decided due to health problems to go...

I have a savic zeno 2, for my 2 lazy males

I've read different opinions on these veggies, can you feed them raw?

Yeah i know, but i didn't want to start in the carrier because lack of view and acces to the rats, incase something went wrong.... This morning kittens in one corner, others in the other. Still all just relaxed around achother. Did another fewe hours in the carrier, and after that i see more mixed s...