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Rats make great pets, are very friendly and rarely bite. They require a large cage but are straight forward to care for. Rats get a bad press but can make great fun pets for children and adults alike, they can be trained to do tricks and after time will learn their own name just like dogs and cats. Male rats tend to be bigger but more docile so are probably more suited to younger children than the smaller and quicker female. Rats on average liver between 2-3 years.

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Rat

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Rats make great pets, are very friendly and rarely bite.

They require a large cage but are straight forward to care for. Rats get a bad press but can make great fun pets for children and adults alike, they can be trained to do tricks and after time will learn their own name just like dogs and cats.

Male rats tend to be bigger but more docile so are probably more suited to younger children than the smaller and quicker female.

Rats are natural scavengers and gnawers and will chew and eat virtually anything. Inquisitive creatures, rats love to explore having the ability to find their way through a maze after having explored it only once. With encouragement and hand fed treats, rats can also be trained to perform tricks.

Rats should be fed a specific dry rat food in either an extruded nugget providing complete nutrition or a mix supplemented with additional supplements.

o Rats on average live between 2-3 years.

For more information on rats, please refer to the Pets at Home Care Guide for Rats , available free online.

LIVE PETS are not available to buy online and can only be purchased from your local Pets at Home store where friendly trained staff will help select the right pet for you. To find your nearest store, please refer to our Store Finder.

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Customer Reviews

12/2/2008 - Thomas from Stockport

Rating: 5

great pet

11/30/2008 - Sarah from Stirling

Rating: 5

Fantastic, I Recently Bought 3 Rats, A Mother And Her 2 Daughters, They Are All Great And Are Very Easy To Handle. Alot Less Smelly Than Syrian Hamsters, Dwarf/Chinese Hamsters And Mice. Although Alot Of Commitment Is Required As They Need More Attention Than Some Small Pets.

10/7/2008 - Claire from Maidstone

Rating: 5

I have had rats for the past 4 yrs. They are so much fun and they have always given me a smile. I have just lost one of my best friends. I tamed her so much that she would always be with me when ever I was in. I have only got one rat left and she is so funny and very hypo-active. I will give it a couple of days and I will be at pets at home to get another couple of rats.