How to free roam your Rats & Free roam area tour

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  @SKIDSKIDSKIDDY · 3 years ago

  Can I just say thank you for being real and stating it’s okay not to be able to free roam your rats each and every day for hours at a time.. I think this “you must allow them to free roam for 2-3 hours everyday otherwise you’re the worst pet owner in the world” is quite a damaging statement that I see a lot of people preach on rat care websites online and this overwhelms people and or makes them feel so crappy as a pet owner, so thank you so much 🧡 also really important though to ensure cages are active, enriching and stimulating for the animals exactly as you said! 🥰 X

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• CH

  @charliep123 · 3 years ago

  “If you share your house with predators like ... other family members” LOL

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• WI

  @willbyersiscool423 · 3 years ago

  I free-roamed my rats for the first time yesterday, I've had them for a little over a month but they kept biting and scratching so I didn't wanna make them come out of the cage yet, as every time I walked in they hid. I have a little closet in my room and cleaned it out and put blankets and shoeboxes with tissue paper down inside. I wore a big hoodie, they were hiding in the blankets and clothes I put down but most of the time they were climbing all over me and playing with my hair. I'm so happy I waited because every time I tried to pick them up before they didn't like it.

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• AL

  @alien-bass · 3 years ago

  A big box full of tissue and smaller boxes, straw/hay, tubes, your old junk mail will keep them happy for ages.

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• TE

  @tedulmer7880 · 1 year ago

  My rat has been free roaming in my house for over two years now. He's litterbox trained and even when he's sleeping in my bed, he'll get up to use one his three litterboxes. He doesn't chew on cords or clothing anymore, just his toys and occasionally he'll bite me out of affection 😊

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• AL

  @AllieRawlings · 3 years ago

  This is so helpful. I’ve just gotten my first rats after a break of about four years, and now we have a dog! Free roam time looks very different for this generation of rats and your videos are helping so much.

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• AW

  @awildnatterpie · 1 year ago

  I bought my girls a playpen, but they definitely try to escape more than anything. Even with tunnels, a pea fishing setup, and foraging mats. I'll have to try my bathroom for them soon. I wish I could give them an area like you have! I just want to be the best rat mom I can, but this is my first pair of rats, so I am learning. Your videos have been very helpful!

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• AL

  @aleksandere9441 · 3 years ago

  Honestly you are the best rat creator. So kind to people who use different techniques than you, and willing to admit that even though the most ideal situation is one way, a rat can thrive in less than ideal situations. It&apos;s not neglect to have a less-than-perfect animal care! <br>When I saw you talk about hormonal aggression a while back, combined with the fact you&apos;ve said not being able to free-roam every day is fine, it made me so grateful. I struggled so hard with three rats who couldn&apos;t be together for months, at the same time as I was ranking up vet bills faster than I could pay them (no job at the time) and your honesty helped me calm down and see solutions rather than wallow in self-pity. Knowing someone with as great rat care and many resources can also struggle with things made me feel so much better. We like to come off as perfect, but truth is that most of us went through phases of life where we had to prioritise. Again, thank you so much. You have inspired me so much to give these little cretins the best life possible! And I love your free-roam area.

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• AV

  @avelynewalk9159 · 3 years ago

  your animals must be the happiest &lt;3

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• PE

  @PetConnectionInternational · 3 years ago

  So many good tips! When you were saying bathroom free roaming, my mind immediately jumped to bath.. then I remembered rats are MUCH bigger than gerbils, somehow I don&apos;t think they&apos;d be too impressed with just a bath to roam in &nbsp;😅

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• CR

  @Creatureexotics · 3 years ago

  I tend to freedom 4 or 5 days a week but for around 2 hours a time - fellow POTS lady here! 🙌 They have a big liberta explorer cage, and a group of 6 to entertain each other. Some days I open the cage and within 20 mins they&apos;re all back in asleep!

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  @Doxinbeboxin · 3 years ago

  I just got my rats two days ago and your channel has really helped me

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