Portable Folding Hammock » rats http://portablefoldinghammock.com The Internet's Most Complete Source Of Portable Folding Hammock Advice, Reviews & Best Prices Tue, 17 Apr 2012 02:43:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 en hourly 1 Which Cage Should I Get? http://portablefoldinghammock.com/hammock-q-and-a/which-cage-should-i-get/ http://portablefoldinghammock.com/hammock-q-and-a/which-cage-should-i-get/#comments Tue, 13 Sep 2011 02:39:04 +0000 admin http://portablefoldinghammock.com/hammock-q-and-a/which-cage-should-i-get/ Hey!
I’m thinking of getting a new rat cage, but I don’t know which rat cage would be better …. I have two rats BTW and I want it to be big enough where I can fit the following:
Wheel (http://www.petco.com/product/14921/Super-Pet-Large-Silent-Spinner-12-Wheel.aspx?CoreCat=OnSiteSearch)
Pirate Sleeper (http://www.petco.com/product/112324/Marshall-Pet-Hanging-Pirate-Ship-Hangout-For-Ferrets.aspx?CoreCat=MM_Ferret_SleepersHideouts)
Hammock (http://www.petco.com/product/103974/PETCO-Nylon-And–Plush-Hammock-For-Ferrets.aspx?CoreCat=certona-_-ProductListTopRated_Ferret_2-_-PETCO%20Nylon%20%26%20%20Plush%20Hammock%20For%20Ferrets-103974)
Branch Perch
Two ‘bridges’
Litter Box (http://www.petco.com/product/109093/PETCO-Small-Animal-High-Back-Litter-Pan.aspx?CoreCat=OnSiteSearch)
Water bottles and food bowls

Here are the cages!
http://www.petco.com/product/113675/Prevue-Hendryx-Earthtone-Dusted-Rose-Rat-And-Chinchilla-Cage.aspx?CoreCat=certona-_-ProductListTopRated_Rat_3-_-Prevue%20Hendryx%20Earthtone%20Dusted%20Rose%20Rat%20%26%20Chinchilla%20Cage-113675
http://www.petco.com/product/15487/Super-Pet-Multi-Floor-Ferret-Home.aspx?CoreCat=firstinresult_SAHabitatsAugPOST
http://www.petco.com/product/116401/Midwest-Critter-Nation-Single-Unit-with-Stand-Small-Animal-Cage.aspx?CoreCat=RatHPCagesHabitats
There might be a time when I have three rats (maybe) so I think all of these would hold them. If anyone has ever had any of these cages before I would love their input on them, though the reviews say they’re pretty good. Thanks so much!

]]> http://portablefoldinghammock.com/hammock-q-and-a/which-cage-should-i-get/feed/ 3 Is cotton bad material in a rat cage? http://portablefoldinghammock.com/hammock-q-and-a/is-cotton-bad-material-in-a-rat-cage/ http://portablefoldinghammock.com/hammock-q-and-a/is-cotton-bad-material-in-a-rat-cage/#comments Tue, 23 Aug 2011 17:11:40 +0000 admin http://portablefoldinghammock.com/hammock-q-and-a/is-cotton-bad-material-in-a-rat-cage/ Because cotton can fray, is it bad to make a hammock of out it for my rats? I would probably fold and sew the edges..

]]> http://portablefoldinghammock.com/hammock-q-and-a/is-cotton-bad-material-in-a-rat-cage/feed/ 3 Why wont my rat come to me? http://portablefoldinghammock.com/hammock-q-and-a/why-wont-my-rat-come-to-me/ http://portablefoldinghammock.com/hammock-q-and-a/why-wont-my-rat-come-to-me/#comments Sun, 24 Jul 2011 02:43:20 +0000 admin http://portablefoldinghammock.com/hammock-q-and-a/why-wont-my-rat-come-to-me/ i just got a female rat from a local petstore (she and her litter mates were much healthier looking than petco and petsmart rats) i know they need a friend but my mom hardly allowed me to get one. i have had her for 3-4 days and she will let me hold her, she has groomed my finger, and she fell asleep next to me last night…but when i go to the cage she does not come to me, i have to reach in and gently grab her to get her out, the only food she will eat directly from me is yogurt on a spoon, but she wont take anything else from me. she also is very energetic outside the cage, sniffing everything and climbing around, but when i put here inside, she hardly moves, she will climb up to her hammock, or go inside her house, but other than that she hardly moves, and if she is walking somewhere, will sometimes randomly stand still for a bit….is she just new and nervous?? and if i can hold her without objection, why wont she come to me or take food???? sorry for rambling on but i am just a bit confused… 8-]
useful answers only please. and yes, i am sure rats find all humans weird lookin. 8-]
thanks, i have watched those videos, and did follow the first few steps…but what if she wont take food from you, and doesnt get at all excited when she sees food??? and she doesnt act scared when i hold her, she sniffs around and climbs my hands….

]]> http://portablefoldinghammock.com/hammock-q-and-a/why-wont-my-rat-come-to-me/feed/ 4 Abnormal Rat Behavior? http://portablefoldinghammock.com/hammock-q-and-a/abnormal-rat-behavior/ http://portablefoldinghammock.com/hammock-q-and-a/abnormal-rat-behavior/#comments Wed, 04 May 2011 02:43:47 +0000 admin http://portablefoldinghammock.com/hammock-q-and-a/abnormal-rat-behavior/ So, I’ve had these two rats for about two months. They’re mostly socialized, like we can play with them and whatnot without them pooping all over us. The problem is when they’re in their cage..they urinate usually only where the water bottle spout is located, and they also poo in the urine, making a lovely mess that I think they enjoy playing in while we sleep, because they usually smell like..well, pee. We’ve tried to litter train them using several methods, and nothing seems to be working, I swear to you, the other night I watched one of the rats lift the litter pan and DUMP it out, then throw the darn thing across the cage. Oh, and for the past couple of days, they have been taking craps in their hammock during the day when they have to poo while sleeping, I guess they’re too lazy to go down to the bottom of the cage and they don’t mind rolling in their own crap. This is ridiculous, I can’t bathe them every day, but I can’t stand the smell of them, either! I got rats ’cause I thought they’d be easy to potty train and from what I’ve read, they’re supposed to be fairly clean and not urinate where they drink and poop where they sleep. If it matters, they’re both boys, and they’re both about three months old, and we got them from a shoddy pet store where they were born.
This is more than territorial marking, I’ve seen them do that. This is full-blown bladder unloading.

]]> http://portablefoldinghammock.com/hammock-q-and-a/abnormal-rat-behavior/feed/ 5 A few of rat questions? http://portablefoldinghammock.com/hammock-q-and-a/a-few-of-rat-questions/ http://portablefoldinghammock.com/hammock-q-and-a/a-few-of-rat-questions/#comments Mon, 14 Mar 2011 03:40:56 +0000 admin http://portablefoldinghammock.com/hammock-q-and-a/a-few-of-rat-questions/ 1. I got a 30 gallon tank for the 2 rats its the only one my landlord would allow we have a screen cover and everytime we take them out (about 2 hrs or more a day) we put a fan over the cage to "air it out" its got levels and they seem to love it we use aspen bedding because carefresh is too dusty in my opinion. And their cage gets fully cleaned once a week but theyre also litter trained. Do you think theyre ok in there? we wanted to find one of those cage toppers but they dont make it in a 30 gallon size.

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d145/idpaintmyselfout/cage1.jpg

2. My bigger rat (Debo) is always stealing the food from my other rat (Marvin) i notice that a lot of times marvin is hungry so when i take him out i feed him… do you think ill have to do this forever? and i do put in enough food…. debo is just… greedy. if marvin happens to get food he will go and hump marvin …. take the food and run. so since we brought them home about a month ago i have to hand feed marvin.

3. Marvin tends to nibble a lot. And it concerns me because im scared one day he will bite hard. ill clean my hands…. so there are no traces of food but he still likes to nibble… his teeth are fine not long… is there anyway to break his habit?

4. Is there anyway to make a hammock in an aquarium? i have a little hut for them…but they love climbing and i figured they would LOVE a hammock since they are always standing on top of their water bottle anyway. most of the stuff in their cage i made and put together but couldnt quite figure out a hammock. any ideas?

4. Last what do you think of my boys? =]

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d145/idpaintmyselfout/demoandmarvin.jpg

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d145/idpaintmyselfout/debo.jpg

thanks guys =]

the only thing is the landlord wont allow for anything other than a aquarium… were talking about building another layer on top of it though making one ourselves since they dont make cage toppers for 30 gallons.

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