5 Things to Avoid in a Rat Cage

[@chickenbutterfinger]

I really don't know why but I kept reading the title of the video as "Cat Rage"

[@LindaJuffermans]

The 1 thing to avoid in a Cat Rage is the cat. 😅

[@DavidJamesHenry]

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[@quackyduck7206]

😂

[@Newtants1]

My brain throught you were saying "rat cage." Instead of cat rage. I was so confused about your comment, because the title does say "rat cage" 😭 my brain did the opposite of what you did.

[@laradavenport903]

Fast read?😅

[@LuthienNightwolf]

The Critter Nation cages are really the best if you can afford them. I used some of my stimulus money to upgrade my boys to a double CN, unfortunately Amazon sent me a ferret nation instead of the one I ordered. Worked fine for four big boys but before I get baby rats again I'm going to have to hardware cloth the entire thing. Its super easy to access it for cleaning though, and I like that the Critter Nations are modular so you can arrange them how you like. I'd like to do a horizontal layout with mine sometime when I have something to set it on.

[@CreekTribe]

I, too, bought a Critter Nation, Model 162, for my degus, about a month ago, and they love it. It's spacious, has proper air-circulation, and it's tall enough for them to climb and jump around. I also have a giant 12" wheel in there for them to exercise on and rat balls so that they can run around the house and not be cooped up. When I first got them, I purchased the wrong type of habitat because I listened to the pet stores without doing research first. Pet stores will try to sell you anything. My advice for people wanting pet rats, chinchillas, or degus is to do your research first to avoid purchasing the wrong items for your pets.

[@lurji]

@@CreekTribeballs are really bad for any rodent :(

[@CreekTribe]

@lurji Out of curiosity, how are they bad? Every rodent I've purchased, whether it was a hamster, dwarf hamster, or gerbil, had a ball to run around in. My animals lived a long time, as well.

[@HexnHammer]

I really want to thank you! I asked last week how to make my CN in this horizontal configuration. Not only did it save me a ton of space in my bedroom by being able to fit the CN in my closet, but the rats LOVE the new layout. All of them have just flourished with the new running and playing room and I see a noticeably more cohesive mischief. Even one of my rats who never comes out willingly to say hi, comes out now! Thank you!!!

[@RavenIsAnArtist]

Small doors are no joke! I have 2 cages that have smaller openings and don't open the whole front, and cleaning anything is so difficult!! You'd think that cleaning the much larger double critter nation would be harder, but it's not. I can reach everything easily, and put things back in easily. The smaller one i have bruised my shoulder before struggling with hammocks. Critter nation, or other cages that open the front completely I would 100% reccomend.

[@sylvisterling8782]

The Rat Rescue group in our area is downsizing. We are adopting four sweet lil girl ratties, and the rescue is GIVING us a double Critter Nation for them!! YOWZA! We are going to name our girls Rose, Violet, Daisy and Hyacinth. Kudos for those who get the reference! :D

[@aryastark3148]

@@sylvisterling8782 awww sweet. Thanks for rescuing.

[@sandraforeman620]

I turned my office closet into a rat house & it worked great! Rats grow fast! My 2 girls are over 2lbs each!

[@sleepylark]

This is good timing, Im making a whole google slides presentation right now because I want rats sometime in the future ^^

[@tdeterra]

thank you so much for making videos about it! ever since i got interested in pet rats, ur channel helped me a lot to understand abt rats and how to care for them!! really really thank u!!!

[@cielxchrishorror725]

I have a tall bird cage for my three girls and they are so messy 😂 but I used to use tubs for my male rats and they used to sleep on the side of the cage

[@SweetUniverse]

The man who discovered hamsters in Spain took them to London in a wooden box. Yeah. When the big reveal came the only thing in the wooden box was a big hole.

[@rodentrascalsadventures]

This is why I LOVE CritterNation because their Mansion as I call it lol is absolutely perfect for them for many reasons!!! I hate seeing how some people keep their Ratties in tiny Hamster looking cages...

[@RoxasLov3r4Ev3r]

Yeah, and hamster cages should never be those small wire bar abominations either!!! I hate this cruel world and how abusive people are towards animals!!!! 😭😭😭😭

[@rodentrascalsadventures]

@@RoxasLov3r4Ev3r We totally agree with you!! It's a real shame that more people don't show animals more respect... I can understand maybe not having animals, but I don't understand the disrespect some people give animals... We wish everyone could appreciate all animals, especially these amazing little creatures!!!

[@yuki3485]

Grate video. On thing I feel like you missed was talking about wire platforms. I have a cage that came with wire platforms that I've never used but I feel like it's on of the things people can not know about

[@aryastark3148]

Yeah those are BAD!

[@LulaMae21]

You can cover them and use them. I used to use fleece and/or tile. When I upgraded to a Critter Nation, I used the platforms as ladders.

[@christopherhorton5269]

First off... Great video!!! I got about 5 wire type cages. I wasn't happy with the size of them, even though some are bigger then the others so I built my Boyz and Girlz their own cages. The Girlz cage is roughly 12ftx5ftx8ft tall. The Girlz where here before the boyz, then I got 4 "Girlz" but two were Boyz. The Boyz cage is 8x5x8ft tall. I used wood but like you said it soaks up everything. So I covered all the wood with tile. I'm a floor guy so that helped me out. Free tile here free tile there💗🐀💙🐁

[@aryastark3148]

You put down fleece over the hard tile yah? ^^

[@christopherhorton5269]

@@aryastark3148 yes I really use carpet I can change it out fast without having to wash alot if stuff. I don't want their feet cold 💗🐀💙🐁

[@haulsbymack5098]

I love my wood cage !! I just cover the wood on the inside with fleece lining works sooo good and they love it

[@pigeondance]

my cage is very similar to this one 6:01 , but i've just noticed that the bar spacing is 2 cm, which is more than 1/2 inch..... but i guess to me it's ok because my rat girlies are big, plus they don't try to escape and get away through these bars. they only put their heads through the bars sometimes and stare cutely/omniously, but they do that for attention.😂 also it's kinda convenient, because it's very easy to pet them through these bars and to feed them snacks.

[@jorat2410]

What a sweetheart, I’m sorry for your loss. R.I.P beautiful Egg❤❤

[@parryyotter]

Ah yes. My younger rat was a FERVENT plastic chewer and an escape artist. I kept him in the cage with bricks around the bottom of the cage (on the outside) lol

[@randomstuff7934]

Ty so so much rn I have a tall cage but after seeing this I’ll get a tall AND wide one

[@Cornfoot1234]

Can you share the link of YOUR cages please

[@abraxas511]

Did you say bassett equipment for the pans? did you forget the link or maybe you have not got to it yet but I couldnt understand what you said. Thanks, please put the link up. Cheers.

[@amethystscorner]

Thank you!!

[@bambootriangle]

Me trying to remember how much feet is there in a metre and inches in cm:

[@abraxas511]

Horizontal bars are better for rats so they can monkey climb easier.

[@mainmaam]

That is very clever!

[@commanderkruge]

Aren't running wheels supposed to be bad for the rat's backs?

[@ItCantRainAllTheTime1988]

Wow where did you find that picture in the beginning that’s horrible.

[@ks20227]

Great video.

[@rodentsncats31]

Awesome video

[@kloraxx2738]

I have a cage that has small openings but you can take off the wired cage and open the top so its kind of got 4 openings 👍

[@mariposa1974infinito]

Hello! Could you send me the link of where you bought your rat cage!?

[@LilianaDiaz-vh2wn]

Shadow, is a cage that is made out of glass suitable for the rat. This is because I have two pet rats and they are pretty small and I have a glass cage that is actually a fish tank. I mean they have quite a bit of room in there, I’m just making sure that they have enough room. Thank you!!❤

[@panflute3326]

At 0:26 they say that tanks are not suitable for rats

[@aurimatic]

The problem is ventilation. Rats produce a lot of ammonia, which needs to vent out of their cage or they get respiratory issues. A tank cant do that, so they are not appropriate for rats

[@that_weird_animal_girl441]

Hi I got a new baby rat for my older rat who has never had a rat friend. And because the new rat has never been alone without any other rat my mom is trying to speed up the process of introducing them. Which I kinda think is wrong and might stress out both rats. So I wanted to ask if we would speed up the process of introducing them because baby rat is alone or would we stress them out by doing that? Thank you for your opinion

[@mitsukitai2713]

Not Shadow but it's very important for young rats to have same age cagemates until they're at least 18 to 20 weeks ok, and also be at least half or 2/3rds the size of the older rat to avoid unintentional injury due to the size differences. Would it be possible to get at least 1 more younger rat? While 2 is also the minimum number of rats, having at least 3 or more is best Also it's important to not rush intros as they need to be fully bonded and not be showing any signs of stress or aggression before being put into the main cage. This process can take weeks when done properly.

[@Samuel_J1]

I agree with Valenminwe, you really want to have rats of similar age. I have some older boys and want to get some babies later this year. To do so, I am also looking for boys in the middle age range to bridge the age gap. It's all down to temperament of individuals, but they should be fine by themselves for a week or two to get used to the new space and smells. The carry case introduction method is, in my experience, the best way to do that. I was once advised to do the introduction in the main cage and it was a terrible idea.

[@that_weird_animal_girl441]

Thx you so much for the help and I forgot to put the size of the baby rat. She is really tiny so I’ll look to get her a another tiny friend. And start introduction. Is that ok?

[@theender664]

​@@that_weird_animal_girl441 this should be nice you'll soon see them play together

[@Jezziha]

i can't stress enough in how many times i've had to change the plastic bottom on my cage due to rats chewing threw xDD luckily i have a huge cage with metal bars under to support the plastic bottom. However it's definetly at least 4 times xDDD :"")))

[@rylenvanderhoek2834]

is a critter nation rat cage 2 stories good enough for four boys?

[@luvlymadistopanimaltesting7788]

Hi!! I was wondering where you got your cages from. I’ve been wanting to get rats for a while now but I can’t find anything that’s chew-proof and big enough + cheap enough on Amazon. Thanks!!

[@ShadowTheRat]

My cage is the midwest critter nation - its a triple since it includes 3 units attached (you can attach as many units as desired, which is one benefit of this cage style), and I also bought metal custom pans from the website bass equipment. The critter nation is an amazing rat cage and the only flaw (imo) is that the base pan is plastic - it has a metal grate under it so rats can't escape even if they chew the pan, but to get around any mess or chewing I got 3 inch deep the stainless steel bass pans and that's made for a good setup that I've had for several years now.

[@luvlymadistopanimaltesting7788]

@@ShadowTheRat thank you! I’ll make sure to check that out. I’m thinking of getting Siamese rats. Thank you! Bye.

[@christines9101]

What is the cage name you show at the end? Or the link to it.

[@sylvisterling8782]

I may be wrong, but it looks like a Critter Nation cage.

[@vivianelabelle3992]

Is a wooden cage bad for a hamster too?

[@LulaMae21]

In my experience, hamsters are even more voracious chewers than rats, so I'd never recommend a wooden cage for them.

[@garycard1456]

I have a pair of 'girlratties'. One of them- Esmerelda- has permanently vacated the cage and has constructed 'ratcity' underneath my bed. I call it 'ratcity' because it is the mother of all ratnests, carefully constructed from kitchen roll, old college papers and pages she naughtily ripped out of my magazines. The other one- Cuddles- is happy to sleep and rest inside the cage. Esmerelda has been sleeping under my bed- with a huge stash of hoarded food- for a good few months, to date. I'm OK with this arrangement, and I do not attempt to coax Esmerelda back into the cage: you see, Esmerelda, who is twice the weight of Cuddles, loves to hoard all the food. And I mean ALL the food- including the food meant for Cuddles. There's more than plenty of food for them both, yet Esmerelda takes the food from Cuddles, if I give her free reign to do so. Now that Cuddles is separated from Esmerelda during the daytime, she can eat her food in peace without Esmerelda coming along and taking it for hoarding! As evening comes and both of them rise from their slumber (being the naturally nocturnal creatures they are), I let Cuddles out of the cage for a few hours so that she and Esmerelda can play/interact with each other and wreak havoc upon my poor houseplants in my bedroom.

[@theender664]

interesting life you have there but I must worry you you can have bugs under your bed jn the future lots of food and obviously poop so I would recommend to clean it from time to time I have over 30 rats all of them need great care and I love them all just remember that what they want isn't always best for them too much fat or sugar can be bad for rat especially food with lots of fat

[@LulaMae21]

Be careful that the houseplants aren't toxic.

[@dannydeman8491]

6 feet right size? thas what i have :)

[@normajeancaballero7959]

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[@ssunsear7519]

I made a diy base out of plastic and my boys are so lazy they don’t even try chewing it. Too much work they’d rather sleep.

[@theender664]

lovely rats you should be gratefull for not chewing

[@jadegermeroth8967]

I have two story cage Now it does have rack floor but I cover them so their feet are safe Use guineadad pads which are great expensive but work great N fleece blankets which I cut in half n fold I got carpet step things n I covered ramp with that They love their cage I have two boys They don’t smell like I heard They don’t mess out of cage Bec if they did I wouldn’t have them lol Don’t believe what these people say, set your cage up safety for any animal My rats don’t have a barrow box they don’t need it I use any cage I like n set up to be safe n big enough for them

[@errabbitc]

My mouse escaped all her cages but 1

[@questieee]

i'm so lucky my rats never chewed! in their life! how lucky am i?

[@pigeondance]

you are very lucky!!! my rats ruin all my bedsheets and even try to chew wallpaper 😂😂😂

[@staa5314]

I always leave my rat free in my room, they have their cage but it's always open

[@davidparker4649]

looking to do that for my ratties when i get them (3+) good read that

[@theender664]

it's nice to have them free BUT you can easily lose them if they can go anywhere they can get hurt or hurt your stuff. they can also steal food which is really bad for them too much fat is a really bad thing for rat and it's not hard to overfeed them anyway I just wanted to ask doesn't they wake you up at night?

[@theender664]

​@@davidparker4649 always have a cage ready they like having own space also they leave a lot of poo and pee so be ready for that I have over 30 of them they need a lot of care

[@davidparker4649]

@@theender664 the cage will always be there for them, they will always mark the area like cats can do

[@theender664]

@@davidparker4649 girls? Boys?

[@Lys1998]

Oh yeah, I've made the wooden cage mistake TWICE. Do not recommend

[@davidjaxontartaglia8]

This is easy. 1.) A Rat 2.) A Rat 3.) A Rat 4.) A Rat 5.) A Rat

[@lyssabiss2317]

Idk I think a mixture of your preferences and @isumurats cage would be perfect