How long does a domestic rat live, how to care for it and how to feed it?

Decorative rats respond to the name, perfectly orient in space, easily trained, quickly get used to the master. Funny looking homemade rats on photos and videos.

These rodents are unpretentious in their maintenance, but sometimes they give their owners an inconvenience - mark the territory and gnaw at everything that seems to them edible.

Decorative rats: maintenance and care

How much a domestic rat lives, depends onquality of conditions of detention. With good care to prolong the life of your pet can be up to 5-6 years. A cage with an animal can not be kept in draft and sun. The temperature in the rooms should be 18-21C.

Contain decorative rats recommended inspacious cells in several floors. The animal will need a special shelter for rest and sleep - a small house from a pet shop or made with own hand from a cardboard or a tree will approach. Place in the cage the objects with which you can play - the wheel, pipes, snags, ropes. If you have several animals at once, then they will live longer and more actively.

Use litter or paper as a litter.wood shavings. Fine sawdust should not be placed - they can get into the eyes or respiratory tract of the animal, cause allergies. The cell is recommended to be cleaned with soiling and smell - about once a week, and disinfected once a month. This will help eliminate various diseases of decorative rats.

The cage should have a good drinking bowl - the animal constantly needs water. Buy a special rod for rodents. Unlike a regular saucer, the water in the drinking bowl does not stagnate.

How to feed a domestic rat

The diet of your pets should be varied andhigh-grade. A domestic rat lives for a long time if it is fed with good food: wheat, oats, barley, millet. Food should always be fresh, without harmful products, include the necessary vitamins, minerals and trace elements. Give cooked liver, kidneys, heart. Forest and pine nuts, chicken bones will help the rat to grind teeth.

As a treat you can offer fruits:

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  apples and pears;


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  oranges and tangerines;


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  plums, peaches and apricots;


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  dates, raisins and other dried fruits;


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  grapes;


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  persimmon;


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  cherry and cherry;


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  raspberries, blueberries, strawberries and currants.

An adult rats should be fed 1-2 times a day, and a rat - 2-4 times a day.

Contraindicated to the animal fried and fatty foods, chocolate, raw potatoes, beans, red cabbage and Brussels sprouts, artichokes.

Maintenance and care of decorative rats