Good nesting material for pregnant rats?

I am planning on buying two rats (I have researched my little heart out for a couple weeks now) and I have decided to use a fleece blanket for their cage's bedding (for money efficiency and easy cleaning) however, they also need a nesting supply. Would...

I have discovered that there is something or several somethings nesting in my loft. My attention was drawn to this when I heard a lot of heavy scuttling across my loft in the middle of the night. There were no sounds during the day. On going up to the...

How can I learn more about rat mites, that isn't just word of mouth? About 3 months ago, my husband and I started getting a crawling sensation on our skin and tiny little pin-sized bites. We did an intensive flea treatment, vacuumed, took the cat to...

Yesterday I brought home my two new rat boys. They were at a petstore that mostly sells rats as snake food so they had virtually no human interaction. When I said which two I wanted he yanked them up by their tails and dropped them into a box with no...

Hello all, my 4 little guys have been with me now 2 weeks and a few days ago one of them started to have sneezing fits. These have become quite regular now, and so I'm concerned for him. I also notice that another of my rats has begun to sneeze as of...

These stupid pigeons have been nesting in the eaves of my second floor condo unit and have been crapping all over my balcony. When pest control came over to remove the nest, the guy said that pigeons are just rats with wings. Sounds about right, don...

A couple weeks ago I bought a female rat from a pet store (she was going to be used as a feeder, and it broke my heart), but today I got a surprise! The female gave no signs of pregnancy like nesting behavior or weight gain, but today I found 14 healthy...

For the past few weeks ive had rats in my garden, im not sure if theyre nesting in my garden or if they come from elsewhere. Ive tried to get rid of them by humane traps but it doesnt ...show more