How to Care for Pet Rats
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0:00 Intro
0:11 Why you need multiple rats
1:03 Rat intros
1:33 Cages
5:46 Bedding/Substrate
6:31 Dig boxes
6:51 Fleece
8:34 Cage cleaning
9:04 Safe toys
9:54 Toys to avoid
10:59 Food
13:14 Treats
13:59 Water
15:19 Health checkups
16:59 Signs of a sick rat
17:54 Vet Care
21:04 Giving Medicine
21:54 First Aid Kit
22:54 Where to buy Medicine
23:58 Rat Body Care
26:30 Handling
28:06 Free-Range
28:57 Making a Playpen
30:17 Interacting w/rats
30:52 Playing w/rats
31:14 Trick training
31:36 Bonding
32:06 Overall Costs
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Just a quick note: I would not recommend Rat Manor cage, while it is affordable the mesh coming together at the corners can trap rats fingers. We had to amputate a finger of one of our boys because his finger stuck and snapped when he tried to jump down :( please be aware
Thanks for sharing I really want a rat so I'm obviously spending my time doing lots of research so I can make sure I know how to take care of them well and was unsure of good cages definitely wont be buying this one đ
How sad đ
Agreed and anything with wired levels I strongly suggest otherwise
Dmitrii Mudrechenko awww sorry for ur boy and thanks for sharing
Lily Rodrigues OMG SAME
There's a bittersweetness to knowing that my exuberant little troublemakers will likely mellow out as they get older. On the one hand, I may eventually be able to just hang out with them somewhere other than their cage or their playroom. On the other, I'll know they're mellowing out because they're getting old, and knowing how short a time they're with us can be such a curse.
When my first pet died, I was told "Hellos are simple but goodbyes are complicated." . Once you say hello to something or someone, you'll always have to say goodbye. The good news is, there are plenty of other animals that can benefit from the love and experience that a humans lifespan can attain. So much opportunity for new, precious memories. "The story of life is quicker than the blink of an eye, the story of love is hello, goodbye."
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There will always be animals who need adopting though!
This video is a fabulous resource! I've been keeping rats for two years now, and your videos have been invaluable to me :)
Thank you!
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I know this is like three years later but just a quick question getting to rat is fine right? Do I need like three or four? Iâm just wondering.
â@@Melaniefann18282 or more is usually recommended, so as long as you have at least a pair, you're good. I will say, though, that you should keep in mind if 1 were to pass away suddenly, the other would be alone until you got another or until it passes away as well. I believe that's why many people get trios as it ensures that they always have a buddy if something were to happen to one of them or if one needs overnight vet care for some reason, etc.
Never in my life did I ever even think about owning a pet rat. Then 3 weeks ago I had to go to a pet shop near me as my bro wanted to look at snakes.... I was drawn to the rats straight away. I went up 4 times in a week and done my research. Got two boys and I swear I couldn't be happier. The perfect pet in so many ways. Love that I've found these videos to help me. Love my furr babies. Might add another couple in as I've a large cage with plenty of toys
I adopted a female rat (2 y) who lived her entire life alone and in a really small cage... I upgraded her cage (she loved it) and tried to put other rats with her. I introduced them, they were all fine... but as time passed by, she started to get really nervous and angry at everything... then, every time one of the rats would come to groom her, she would scream.. I separated them and now she came back to being sweet and adorable... I think she just doesnât like being around other rats...
i have ine rat- who actually has been a God sent since COVID- She was bottle fed and has never been with other rats- And happy- shes as happy as a pig in the dirt=she will be 1 in feb2021- Lu- lue wants you to know your absolutely correct- there just not all the same- Im so glad shes back to normal!!
This often happens when animals have never really interacted with others of their kind from a young age...they're not socialized at all and end up not getting along with the others...
Had a rat just like that. Absolutely hated other rats and was perfectly content with being on his own and preffered just being with humans. He had grown up with his rwt siblings as a baby and I had a cage mate for gim but no matter what I tried he would also fight and hurt the other so eventually I just kept him alone. Algernon was a really weird fella
Some thirty years ago when I didn't know better I had a sweet rat girl without any rat companions. I'm not happy about it thinking back about the time she spent alone, but obviously she became very loving towards me and my mom who would also dote on her, so I think you can in at least some way compensate with your human companionship for a solo rat. Still, I wouldn't for instance have her sleep in my bed next to me so that would be many hours each day she would spend isolated. Otherwise if you could always keep your rat next to you I think they would be fine with having human companions instead of other rats, or even as I've seen in real life stories about rats bonding with other species such as cats or dogs (!)
@@Annamay199 No just no. No cats or dogs please!!!!! And no, nothing can replace other rats.
After a year of doing research, Iâm finally picking up two baby girls on Saturday! I am so excited. Your videos have inspired for the past couple years. I love your channel, it is SO helpful. Iâm naming them Lock and Key :)
How are Lock and Key doing nowadays? i hope both you and they are well and happy!
Lock and key?? Those aren't real names lol
@@SLURPZZZ4461 people name their animals all kinds of things, lock and key is probably one of the most sane ones ive seen
@@junolazrine4928 I know it drives me insane. Don't name ur pets as like a joke name them how you'd name your children because they are
@@SLURPZZZ4461 ive always felt naming animals human names really weird to me even all my fish have really weird names
im not gonna name a rat rebecca or something id rather have something like fog or nugget
In regards to clipping my rats nails, sometimes I let them crawl around under my shirt and when their nail points stick through the fabric, I give it a lil clip so they aren't as scratchy. Its not fool proof but its less stressful on both me and the rats and I don't worry about taking off too much as their whole nails don't stick through.
That's so smart!
I have 5 girls and since I live in Ecuador, there arenât really that many rat products in the market. In fact there are none since rats arenât even sold in petstores. Your videos have been incredibly helpful!
POOOg, how does living in the high ground feel like?
This is the most detailed and useful video ever, I really loved it!!!
Thank you!
we had our rats in an open terrarium. They could get out whenever they wanted - and except for putting dirt into their bowl and extra save sleeping house, they roamed our house freely. Cables were not a problem. They had plenty of things to chew and we made sure they had plenty of minerals in their food.
One of them loved to climb into one of my sisters beds at night and sleep on her chest.
This one also loved to climb bookshelfs and stores.
The others prefered to dig into our biggest flower pot or jumping on you when sleeping and shoving their noses into your nostrils or ears and start making noises.
It was also nice when you watched a film late at night and one of them (or all of them) climbed up on you and then just lay on a hand or your lap, watching tv with you while being gently stroked (usually they fell asleep quickly).
I have never seen a energetic rat before. Itâs not like a 16month hyper demon. Humps everything. But she is a still so snuggling as she is slowing down. She acts all soft and sweet then boom she has gone hyper and is running laps around you.
Chapter guide:
0:00 Intro
0:11 Why you need multiple rats
1:03 Talking about intros
1:33 All about Cages
5:46 All about Bedding/Substrate
6:31 Importance of dig boxes
6:51 Talking about fleece
8:34 How often you need to clean the cage
9:04 All about safe toys
9:54 Toys to avoid
10:59 All about food
13:14 All about treats
13:59 All about giving water
15:19 Health checkups
16:59 Signs of a sick rat
17:54 Vet Care
21:04 Giving Medicine
21:54 Making a First Aid Kit
22:54 Where to buy Medicine
23:58 Rat Body Care
26:30 Handling
28:06 Free-Range (Playtime)
28:57 Making a Playpen
30:17 Interacting with rats
30:52 Playing with rats
31:14 Trick training
31:36 Cuddling with rats
32:06 Overall Costs
You should pin this
I've had cats and dogs but now living in the city and with a cat/dog allergic boyfriend I will be moving onto rats. Next year I will be finished with university and have already planned so much! Thank you so much for this video! Can't wait to have my own babies to care for â„ïžâ„ïž
I love rats, I used to have a rat for 3 years, he was adorable.
I love rats so much. I'd love to have rats but I know that I'm not good with animals passing away soon so I rather not get them in the first place :( But I love watching your videos to have rats in my life!
I am not in a good place . I had two rats .
. I wanted to them to get used to the garden and i now that was stupid and then there was is a dig dang and she (my little baby girl ) got scared and ran under a thorn bush and got under the fence next door . With her sister in my shirt . I was scared and i had a panic attack on the grass đđ (don't do that kids) and i am so scared that her sister will get depression....( my story if you do get the little cute fluffy balls DO NOT GO OUTSIDE WITH THEM ) DON'T ASK ME WHY I DID THIS its just nice to talk to random poeple and let it out some times . đ
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@@honeylemon3567 why would u put them outside.... wtf
@@sarahp.5503 the only reson i put them out to get used to in and they on my shoulder â~â
@@honeylemon3567 i mean in the Garden.....
Your pets are very adorable and also look cute when they yawn
Iâm a first time rat mama and even though I work at a pet store and knew some basics, it really helps to have such an amazingly detailed video! You provide so much info I wouldnât have known otherwise and it makes me so much more confident in my care:)))) thank you!!đ„°
On that note, Iâd love some tips on getting the new babies to be excited to play with me and my hands! Heâs currently choosing to crawl all over me and heâs less afraid of hands, but i see yours actually playing with your hands like another rat and Iâd love to have them that attached to me. I have them out with me in my bed (my smell) as much as possible, hoping thatâs enough to make them more comfortable. Also, Napoleon is very interested in nibbling my hair. Is it safe, or how should I train him away from that? Theyâre only babies, Napoleon maybe 4-6 weeks old and Malachi is much bigger so Iâm guessing closer to 8 weeks. We werenât provided a birthday:(
I will never forget the look of joy on my son's face when he saw his first mouse from his high chair.
This is THE MOST underrated video I have EVER watched in my life
Iâve purchased old pillows from the thrift store and cut the corners off. They loved digging through the stuffing and using the stuffing for their bedding.
literally my new rat bible
and no ads? wow.
I love the video! I have 4 male rats in a triple critter nation. It is huge and takes hours to clean, but it is so worth it getting to see them explore and climb all over.
Is it better to keep 3 or 4 rats? If 3 then will 1 get left out?
Thank you so much for all this. Iâve had my boys for a month now and I have two more coming home in a week. Iâm absolutely in love with them and your videos really help me make sure they live their best life đ
I love this video! Especially, the vet part. I rely on ratguide so much and always bring videos and close up pick to the vet which is so useful as well as their weight over weeks. Rats and kids are the same when you go to doctors, they are so sick at home but bounce happily as if nothing was wrong at dr. You and your vet should be a team, vet job is really hard as he has a patient who can't speak and will hide it's symptoms so it is up to the owner to provide the medical history which is extremely important for a correct diagnoses!
I found the magic of empty cheerios boxes and tissue boxes (from plain tissues- no lotions or scents added) for my little girls! In fact, if it's something that can be recycled, think about using it for rat fun before discarding.
I'm gonna get my rats next week so I'm going to spend all my week watching your videos because I want the best for my little bbys.đ€
so... how are the rats doing?
Your channel is incredibly helpful. Thank you.
That bird water bowl is nice. I used to do both the water bottle and the small bowl too. Some of the rats used to dip their paws in the water and wash their faces. They amazed me.
My free range area is my bedroom. The rats have claimed it for themselves.
And they now have set up roadblocks and use pitch forks and you need a travel visa to enter and leave the room? Do they check entrance and exit stamps?
If you let you rats free range in a bedroom or other large area that has a lot of hiding places it is a good idea to sound train your rat to either a clicker or another noise call. With my rats I had as a teenager were trained to come running when I clicked my tongue. It made it so much easier to find them when it was bedtime. Rats are very smart and are very treat motivated!
i canât tell you put so much effort into this, this is so awesome, thank you
I'm planning on adopting a couple male rats and this video helped a lot! I learned so much about what to get and how to care for new pet rats that I couldn't have gotten from google. thanks so much for this!
This is by far one of the most helpful videos i have found on care for them thank you so so much†My rat stitch passed away earlier this week and it just so happened my friends rat had a bunch of babies and now i have two baby girls ††thank you for going into such detail and listing every item you mentioned in the in the description, it makes things so much easier.
Thank you for your videos. Bean is an amazing light of love. It would be so nice if the world could see how much love comes in the tiniest packages. Its hard we can't hold onto them very long but so worth knowing them while they are here. Thank you for loving Bean and all your family so much đ
I really appreciate your compassion towards your rats and the responsibility you take in owning them. You have taught me most of what I know but having read around you really go above and beyond. So thank you. I have purchased 16 items from your affiliate links as a sign of appreciation :)
For bedding, I've had good success using puppy pads taped down with fleece blankets loosely on top. They can burrow and cuddle in the fleece, but the puppy pads absorb well, and it's easy to replace.
At 3:29 the cage they show is a cage I just got for my 2 male rats
Your awesome. I like how you have so much happiness when talking about a new toy or anything to do with them.
Thanks for taking the time to share all this information and providing links.
I completely agree the first time I had a rat it was just one then after he passed I got 2 they are so playful with each other an love to cuddle together
Omgggg baby rats okay just like kittensđ so adorable
This is hands down the BEST rat care video on youtube!!
There is an absorbant fabric you can buy, I believe at JOANN'S FABRICS. It's called ZORB. You can buy it by the yard. It's super absorbant and can be washed many times. I discovered it being used in (get this) in reuseable menstral pads on ETSY! The store name is NAKED CAT. Check it out! Love your videos!
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god rats are so insanely adorable. i've only got 2 right now and for whatever reason, i can't seem to find any rats within 2 hours of highway driving. AAAHHH I NEED MOOORE
Iâve had a single rat for awhile now, he came from a breeder and was supposed to be snake food but my snake wasnât interested and I fell in love with the baby rat so I kept him, I know he should have a mate but i donât know if itâs a good idea since heâs been alone for so long, I used to be scared of him but ever since I started watching your videos Iâve been showing him more trust and realized heâs more scared of me then I am of him and heâs started to trust me back but is still too scared to let me hold him so i let him run around in my bathroom with cat toys and food and I play relaxing music for rats on my speaker and I noticed heâs more interested in me when heâs out of the cage
Thank you for making this video!! I'm getting a pair of rats soon from a local reputable breeder, and though I've done a fair amount of research your care and info videos have helped me feel more confident for when they come home! Keep up the great work :)
The bird water bowl is such an excellent idea! I use water bottles but I'm definitely going to get a mounted bird bowl now as an alternate option for my boys. Thank you!!!
I rewatch this video often when I'm planning for the rats I never thought I would get. I researched them for two years, and yesterday I was finally granted permission as a present. I have very fond memories watching this for the first time, planning off of this video, and finding cute rats I didn't think I would get. I'm re-planning off of this video, and my little rats will be spoiled for life. I'm beyond excited. :D
Very helpful video, thank you! :)
Just a random note for 17:49, you can actually use antibiotics against mycoplasma species, its just one that doesnt target the cell wall, for example tetracyclines like doxycycline. :)
Very true, that slide was from an older video and I accidentally included it because I was rushing the editing.
Great tutorial!đGreetings from Norway
I got three baby boys a year and a half ago, Don Roger and Burt. Sadly one passed away recently, found him in the morning lifeless, he seemed fine nothing wrong, just passed on in the middle of the night. RIP little Donny
Iâm getting another boy in a month or so and Iâm naming him Michael
Excellent video, my only tip would be to have a higher vet bill fund. My rat's meds are currently 200 a month. Have at least 2 grand put away for meds. Average vet cost here is 147 for one visit. I took my rat to an exotics vet and it nearly cost me 400. Save save save folks before you get a rat.
I'm only watching this cause I'm trying to refresh my memory but dang syring training is important guys. My poor rat, when I first got her, was already sick and the vet told me to hold her an awkward way (up against my chest) and she hated it SO MUCH she refused to use it. I have to measure it and put it on my finger or on a treat now if she ever gets sick again :(
A very good video, with lots of good info.
9:23 shes just chillin
I'm going to be getting 3 boys soon in late April/early May. I have never been more excited for anything ever!
Ahh that's awesome, congRATs!
@@ShadowTheRat Haha! Nice pun. :)
Brilliant Video!!!! This is an outstanding resource for adding Ratties to your family. Thank you for your invested time in this video.
I adopted a new rat the other day and woah! I guess her diet was different because just that one extra rat made my room smell like a toilet! Lolol She also wasn't litter trained so her nasty smelling poop was all over. I've adopted rats many times and they always seem to understand the flowand use the litter boxes as they see their new friends doing. But this new rat...lol she was so scared, pobrecita. She was kept alone for idk how long but she was not happy to meet my rats. Usually, the new rat had been kept alone for a whilebut remembers and misses their friends and immediately bond. This new rat was just so scared of my other rats for 2 days. Day 3 they were okay, Today, day 4, they are play fighting and grooming. Rats area so resilient. I love them
Oh my gosh!! I'm so happy right now!! My mother doesn't really care about needed cage size (I know, I hate it too.) But we got the Kaytee rat cage mentioned here: 4:35 for our rats and it's acceptable!! YAY!!
getting my first two boys tomorrow, and i cant wait. you are one of the people who iâve watched non-stop and have inspired me to get some of my own ratties :)
This is So helpful! I might be getting two girls soon! I'm just waiting on the breeder to lmk if they're available
CongRATs on your soon to be new ratties!
You first statement makes so much sense when I was a little girl we took care of a rat for a friend. It was all by itself, and it did so well but one day it started to get mean. Now I think it was because it had been alone for so long and it just started to feel depressed or irritated and stated to bite. I donât remember how old he was, but I do know that the biting started not long before he passed. I felt bad for him, but also I learned to be afraid of small rodents from him when started to bite. Your statement has added a lot of clarity to why he started to behave in such a way. It hurts my heart thinking that he lived a lonely life.
This was an amazing and informative video. I canât wait to get my little fur babies one day. Thank you for your care and love.
I absolutely love your dedication xx
I have 2 rats in the full sized critter nation cage, and they are loving the spoiled life
yep same here
this is the most informative pet care vid iâve ever seen. thank you so much for all the UK stuff!!!
This has been so helpful. Thank you so much being a rat mom gets easier with some help!
This was a very informative video and your rats ae lucky to have you love them and take care of them
What a great video! I'm looking forward to own a rat for the first time and I'm glad to find this useful video. Thanks đ
Wowwww thank you so much for your amazing great info.đYou take such good care of your beautiful rats. You would be a super VeterinarianđđŒ I am going to get my first 2 baby male rats this week for my daughters.
Thanks for all of the great help on these gorgeous animals. You have a beautiful heart and beautiful rats. They are so loved and spoiled your cuties. Love from Montreal CanadađšđŠ
Thank you! CongRATs on your soon to be new rats, they really are amazing pets!
Shadow The Rat Thanks again my dearđYour video just touched my heart, the way you take great care of your gorgeous ratsđđand the time and energy you give to them is so beautiful to watch. Youâre so talented at all of the things you built for them and the tricks you teach your friendsđđ»That says a lot about you as a person. Yeahhhđ€ I pick my baby rats up on Wednesday. My daughter is so excited, well weâre both so excited haha. I was wondering if rats act a little bit like ferrets? I had a male ferret for years and he had passed away and let me tell you he was such an amazing, loving and affectionate animal. We would do everything together. I still think of him today and miss his little musky smell lol and his masked face with all of his kisses he would give me. I miss his squeals and the noises he would make. He would steal all of my socks and hide them. Things were disappearing from left to right lol. He would flip, dance and go crazy while jumping all over my bedđ. It broke my heart so much that I couldnât go and get another one. Such good memories...He was my special little friend, his name was Sableâ€ïž I love ferrets and now youâve made me fall in love with rats.
Thank you so much for these videos! when I was researching for rat care your videos have helped me so much, I'm getting rats very soon, and now know the best ways to care for them throughout the years of their lives.
Thank you for this! I'm finally in a place that I can get a smaller pet and this video is so helpful with my research.
You're amazing thank you so much for posting videos like this, the first rats I got were around nine months old and not super friendly so a little hard to tame down but your videos gave me a lot of good advice - im getting some baby rats soon and im excited to use your taming videos, also trying out the bedding you use bc fleece gets gross pretty easily and atleast my old rats would just tear it up instantly
That's made my day LOL so funny bless em scampering after each other like that, great video đ
The rat doing Basketball is so sweet đThe Agility course is SUPERB! clever rats!
Ah yes im early! - My rats are very good friends. Theyre almost like brothers, and do play fight, but They dominate on eachother... is there something i can do about it?
The Rat Buddies - dominance is normal and keeps structure within the group. You only need to worry if theyâre causing injuries to each other.
My Perfect Mischief Okay thank, you so much!
If the ones being dominated are especially small or timid, you need to consider actively separating them and slowly reintroducing. Something that is not explored in most 'introduction' videos is that if you, the human, are present during their interactions, they will not fight each other nearly as much. By present, I do not mean you are outside of the cage looking in, but that you are actually with them (or they are with you) and they feel your presence (can be your hand in the cage). They respond to other species by being more tame usually.
In the end, dominant rats will be dominant but unlike most species, they don't mean to hurt, they only mean to say 'this is my patch of land'. What you can do is use food on the fur of the submissive rats and other such techniques to incentivise them to befriend each other but know that rats are extremely intelligent (especially dominant ones), and if they notice that when they fight that you interact more with them or that you cover the submissive ones in food, they will actually get more aggressive intentionally when you're around (to get the reward) so it's a complex thing to explain.
Ultimately, if the dominant one is too much of a brute, separation can help where one by one you let the others spend time with him (or her, but if it's that bad it's usually a him). Notice who he gets along with and who he doesn't, then focus hard on increasing the interactions with those he dislikes a few hours every day. The loneliness will make him want to be nicer to the other over time, he will learn that he stays alone if he fights.
As the other person said, dominance squabbles are totally normal in rats! You shouldnât separate them unless you see injuries/blood, and let them sort out their differences x
What an informative video! Thank you very much for the hard work. I love my rats!!!!
Thank u! Your videos helps me a lot , and your rats are extra cute :)
I love how detailed this video is! I might be getting rats next year and this has really helped :) Also I was wondering if anybody had any tips for owning dogs and rats, I know their not supposed to interact but I feel like my dogs might smell them and go crazy.
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i wanna be like shadow the rats so bad lol i want to meet each and every rat she has. i know my channel is a rat channel but i would throw it away to see shadow the rat
Really fantastic work.
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I've never been this long without something to love as a pet. I lost my cat 2 years ago. I love rats and your videos are amazing Lauren. Those little houses they live in or like Mansions. I'm going to purchase two rats today and I really appreciate you showing us these options and instructions.
I love rats so muuch
SO CUTE
love your warmhearted videos and they are so detailled too. We just let our white albino mices have a walk in the garden grass this afternoon. :) And we probably crafted them the biggest mice cage in the whole city of Berlin hahahaha :D
im trying to get two rats soon and ive been doing a lot of research and your video was so helpful!!! thank you so much
i just got two baby boys and ive been learning so much from your videos!! ive never had rats before and your vids have really reassured me and taught me a lot so i can give them the best care they deserve!
CongRATs on your new ratties!
THANK YOU! This is a great video.
Watched this video and sent lots of info to my sisters were looking at rats today and hoping to get our first one thanks for helping!
Thank you! This was so helpful!
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Hey ShadowTheRat thanks for another awesome video! I decided to try to put together a first aid kit for my girls since our current vets are taking emergency cases only, but when I go to the link provided I don't see anything called a wellness pack. I know a lot seems to be out of stock (likely due to current events) but I'm not sure what all to get to have on hand. Great video overall. Thanks for helping rat lovers everywhere learn a little more about these precious animals!
Whoops, I accidentally linked the main site instead of the sale page - here is the page with the wellness kit and individual antibiotics: ladygouldianfinch.com/shop-kits.php
@@ShadowTheRat Thank you so much!
I only have 3 rats-
You have 11 or more-
I have 7 currently but I have had up to 12 in the past. Itâs interesting going from a small group of rats (2-4) to a larger group for sure, actually Iâm honking of making a video on that eventually as I went from 3-4 rats to 12 within just a few months, then back down to 7 fairly quickly as well
I'm really jealous of the relationship you have with your rats.. hopefully one mine will get like this
I really enjoyed your video keep posting more I look forward to watching them
This is so good!
Your rats are adorable! I wish I could have a rat, but sadly my family doesnât
Thank you so much! Amazing video! Super informative! 100%