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>>101114 You are a terrible rat owner. If your rats are sneezing, they likely have myco. It's pneumonia that doesn't go away. Take them to a fucking vet. Your rats don't have mites, they have LICE, because you give them shitty bedding. Don't give them bedding if the plastic has holes in it. If they do get lice, you can bathe them with a puppy flea shampoo. It IS safe to bathe rats, but it should only be done when nessicary: gets into a fight and is bloody, gets some kind of chemical on it, etc. >>101363 It doesn't matter where you get them. A rat from a 'breeder' may be healthier and may have a better starting temperment, but some of the best rats come from shitty sources. Just like with people, if you raise them right, they will overcome their horrible beginnings.
>>101491 >>101685 Male rats stink because they, literally, ooze testosterone. It has nothing to do with being territorial. Some rats do leave drops of urine around to mark territory, but that doesn't cause the *rat* to stink. A good, healthy buck should have shiny fur with a red tint to the skin on his back(Note: Red TINT, not red FLAKES. Said flakes are a skin condition caused by lice) Their colour doesn't matter at all. It's purely cosmetic. Get the rat you connect with emotionally, not the pretty one. You're right that aquariums are bad, but if they are cleaned regularly and have a wire top, they can make good homes for nursing, sick, or injured rats. Ceder and pine are HUGELY bad for them. Aspen is okay, but the best litter is, as you said, recycled paper. I just use newspaper I shreded with my paper shredder: virtually free, I know it doesn't harbor disease, and they can shred and nest easier with it than the pulped paper.
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