@@Emiology you deserve it, you have an amazing channel and I’m so excited to see your subscriber count growing. I recently had my last rat put down on February 17 after his brother died in my arms, your channel doesn’t make me sad, although I do miss my rats, it mostly makes me happy because I know that people have access to good quality information and will not mistreat their little buddies.
I’m so grateful to have found your channel. I have owned many snakes and usually feed frozen. I had sent my partner out for pet food about a week ago while I was working and they brought me a live baby rat. I instantly decided to keep her but knew nothing about how to care for rats. She has everything she needs now (minus a few little buddies after her vet treatment is complete) and is the sweetest pet I’ve ever owned. I love learning every day how she shows me affection and what I can do to enrich her life. It has been hard to find proper information to help her but this community and your channel have been so loving and helpful ❤
After my rats passed away (one passed, and I found the other two a lovely home because I couldn't go through it again), I had to take a small break from your channel. You bring so much joy and good information, and I'm happy to be watching again!
I almost cried sooooo many times watching this video! i currently only have 1 rat, as my other two boys died 1 and 3 months ago, and i know that my last rat (mochi) is going to pass soon. I dont know if i will be getting other rats, or if im going to switch to sugar gliders, as their lifespans are just too short, and i thought i could deal well with it, but i just cant. :(
I smelled my boys and they smell faintly of pee. 😂 But they are really determined about peeing on each other, except for my neutered Olly, but his brothers make up for it. 🤣 The video with the rat who lives in that small cage makes me so sad, poor darling has been alone for so long and the owners don't see anything wrong with it. Again, long life doesn't equal good life. There are literally all kinds of animals who live a long life in shitty conditions, doesn’t make it okay.
One of my rescue boys did something today, that I did expect. I added a ceramic bird hide, he came running over and picked up their rope ball and put it in the hole. I took it out and he did it again..
ok, so I'm planning when I get rats to take them outside, but on a lead, be very, and I mean VERY careful, and also with one of those hoodies which have a large pocket for small animals so I hope that's ok and safe enough:)
Rats should never be taken outside and allowed to touch the ground in case they pick up parasites from wild rodents that could kill them. There’s no real benefit to carrying them around outside either
My rats died at almost 3 and my parents won’t let me get more bc it was too heart breaking and they where allergic so I’m watching this so I feel even worse
Heya, I don't know iylf you remember I asked about the bedding last week. I wanted to drop a thank you. I bought the bedding and put a nice thick layer of it. They burrow in it (well 1 does lol) and no more smell. We all love it and it looks lovely.
@@reyrats Hemp begging or kiln treated aspen bedding but NOT the pine or cedar bedding. I ended up buying the kiln one because I couldnt find hemp (I was on a time crunch, I will try again). A few minutes ago I was moving my mice's wheel and i saw they are made tunnels in the bedding lol I gave them a nice thick layer. Bonus, no smell.
I've never washed my rats, I supervise them while their swimming and/or peafishing in their "lake" (it's just a small plastic box filled with an inch or so of water) they will also clean themselves after the swim
The only time I wash my rats is when they are sick and cannot wash themselves properly. Like with my older boy at the moment. But they really hate it so I will go for a washcloths instead of washing them in the bath EXCEPT in they are extremely dirty.
Regarding the video of the child with the crappy cage, I always advocate for own research, but I really wish pet shops would STOP selling inadequate cages and accessories, and even the pets themselves to a certain degree. There will always be uneducated people who have no intentions to learn, and the pet shops (Looking at you pets at home-gotten slightly better but not really) keep selling things that are unacceptable for a thriving animal. Not to mention staff that are more often than not, spewing out of date information.
Heehee, but ratties smell lush :D They smell like a meadow! Joking aside, when I was a kid, we used to have this one pet rat, and she literally smelled of scented soap, I don't know how, we of course never cleaned her. Is it the natural scent 'fooling' the brain, do you think?
Ive been watching this channel for a while but haven't really commented, i just wanted to say thank you for your channel and videos❤ i want rats in the future and your videos have really helped me in making sure that when i do get them, ill be providing them with the best life i can. I hope you know how many animals youve helped, not only through your rescue, but also the tens and thousands of owners you have educated, and encouraged to provide better lives for their animals. Youve helped animals that you will never even meet❤ Ive wanted rats for quite a few years now, but Im a huge advocate for doing TONNES of research before taking any type of animal into your care so Im holding off until I feel up for it. I currently have a bearded dragon who free roams, so he contantly gets himself into trouble. Between him, an aging dog, college and work, i dont think id be able to dedicate enough time to them as of right now.
Thanks for all your videos. Im getting my first rats in 4 weeks (they will be named biggie cheese, charlotte and valentine) and your yt chamnel helped me so much. Im really glad that it exist because you helped me so much
the tik tok vido at the end with the rat getting a bath my cat jezabell hopes in the tub and starts meowing to get a bath..but i know rats dont need to be bathed just like emiology said soo yea
5:40 ~ I do the SAME thing with my guys ALL the time! The only difference is, my guys take their sweet time getting across the 'draw bridge' and I'm all like "Any time now....not gonnah hold you all niiiiight!" ...well, I will; but don't tell them that!
I got a mouse a few days ago and he was a lab mouse they were going to kill him😔 but a worker begged for them to let her take him home and they said yes and she posted on a page that she was giving him and his cage water etc* and my mom asked if I wanted him and I Of course Goodreads said yes and now cream cheese is now one of my 8 pet family😁🐭🐁🐀
We currently have the most fussy squirming difficult rat to medicate for an ear infection.. so it will be a while. He won't take it with ANY other foods. Have you ever had to force medicate rats?
I have, especially if it’s a very important medication. Just have to wrap them up in a towel and squirt the meds in, not too fast as it can be risky. Try to shove a nice food in their mouth right after because they sometimes spit it back out or wipe their mouth on the bedding
OMG why would anyone buy such a tiny cage? Although my 1st girl had been homed in a tiny no bar cage.. I'd never risk my ratties in my garden, disease and predators.. And haven't any of these ppl researched any kind of rat care? I'm new to rats. I took in my 1st last August, but I instantly knew she needed a larger enclosure. Mine wasn't great for the first night she was in a large zoozone cage with mesh on top. But she wasn't in that tiny ( so called dwarf hamster monstrosity) with no water btl and sawdust.I'm surprised she's still with me after her early life. She went into a coco next day. I have since took 2 male rats from same unsuitable owners. They were 7 months old, had a 7 inch wheel( which I took of immediately and smashed) A attached food bowl with a small amount of some kind of nuggets. No water at all. And crappy shavings. Oh and a furry hammock that was ransid, I washed it and the water looked like black coffee. I just don't understand why ppl don't research their pets. Yrs ago we didn't have all the info available that we have now. I've been researching care since Sandy came here, last August. I worry about the heat etc.. I'm sure the owner who put her in that tiny plastic topped Thing wouldn't and doesn't even ask if they are ok. All I can say is poop! They shouldn't have pets.
I love your videos. I have learned so much from you. I used to have a rat and I always felt bad that I did not do much research before getting him. But I gave him the best life I could 😊. Now I feel a little more prepared if I ever get more rats thanks to you.
I've posted my rats on tiktok a couple of times. Hopefully my cage is up to par. I'm still adding things and forever rearanging and trying to make it better for them. So far no comments for or against the cage itself, just ones saying how cute they are. lol
The girls with the critter trail cage 😭 how could anyone look at that then look at the rat and say “yeah, that looks like a suitable home”. Like I’m not even sure the rat could even fit in it.
@@incanusolorin2607 I understand not knowing, but like…common sense? If the rat is literally longer than the length of the cage, you gotta know it’s not gonna fit, right? Like did they miss that whole shape game when they were in preschool?
Hi Emi! I need some help/advice. I am aware that having one rat is a big no no. I wanna get a friend for my boy Skippy :) I know you said that buying rats from a pet store is also a no no so where should I get a rat from?
Ask on your countries rat Facebook groups for breeder recommendations or look at local rescues. It may be a while before someone has some available though, and although I don’t usually recommend buying rats from pet stores it’s important your rat has a friend asap even if it means going somewhere like that if it’s the only option
One of my rats smells like an older lady's perfume. No one agrees with me but she 100% does. My friend's rat always smelled like margarine and I thought she was kidding until I smelled him. Uncanny butter smell.
A lot of older perfumes used animal products. Famously Chanel No 5 originally used the stress excretions of Abyssinian cats (now they use a synthetic version). So you might actually be picking up on something, I guess.
I wonder what happened to that poor rat. Kids shouldn't be allowed to own pets like that. I know more and more pet stores won't sell rats, mice, etc to kids.
For baby rats you’ll either want to have them in a temporarily smaller cage or split the big cage just so they don’t get as overwhelmed while they settle in, it also makes bonding with them easier. The only way a cage can be too big is if it’s not set up correctly / safely and you don’t have any things to fill the space in case they fall 😊
Hello from Czech republice, I love your videos. I have a question which my vet wont help me with. I asked dont get me wrong.. but one of my boys doesnt engoy free roam. He is scared all the time. I dont know how to hepl him. He is skinnier and the weakest of the four. If I put him wiht the others in the freeroam area he hides and shows a lot of stress. Sometimes even when he is alone in the cage he would get spooked out of nowhere and jump around and squek. On the medical side he is ok.. I am trying to feed him more so he gets bigger, but it doesnt seem to have an affect. I am despered, please if anyone has ever experenced this and know what I could do I would be very grateful for any tips.
That may just be his personality and he’s naturally more nervous. I would only take him out in smaller spaces so he doesn’t get overwhelmed, but if you’ve tried and he really doesn’t enjoy it I would just give him plenty to do in the cage instead 😊
@@Emiology Thank you for your advice, I appreceate it a lot. When he was little he was ill and had spent a lot of time with me in my bed where he could hide and jump in the covers, so I will be returning to that. Some may find it gross but I have plenty of blankets just for them. You are right that that may really be his personality and why push him into something he doesnt like. I have self made toys in the cage, but he is rather hidden in his tunnels. I will start to spent more time with him one on one, because he is the sweetest, always kissing and grabing my fingers. PS. Im very gratefull for all the things I have learned on this channel.
I did a video on it a long time ago. Reduce food and snacks, don’t feed them more until they’ve finished it all, if you have one rat that weighs more than the others take them out for 10 minutes and let the others eat before putting them back in. Get them to run up and down stairs 😊
I've watched a lot of your videos in the past and always really respected your knowledge and approach to keeping rats. Sadly, I have to say you're completely wrong in this video and rats do in fact smell great.
that pimple popping video part in 4:30 is not nice. That owner pus so hard in critical area(face near eyes) where are huge risk damage nerves tiny animals face. as you can see that rat has closed eye(pain) all ready and she squished it so hard and it dont show that rat after that..we know why(clear signs of pain). Dont like those videos. Im nurse and even beautician wouldn't push so big pimple so close eye/nose nerves and so HARD.. emptying such a large cyst just by squeezing is beneficial because the bag itself remains inside, which collects stuff inside again. You could see from the rat that the eye area was painful and maybe even constant nerve pain (nerves in the facial area were pinched and damaged several times=permanent nerve damage requires either nerve surgery or anesthesia. Medicines rarely help, and the painkillers given to rats and rabbits in animal experiments rarely help them, so I would definitely not support such videos Removing such a large cyst from the facial area (compare the size on a human face where it would be a fist-sized abscess!) should be done correctly, i.e. anesthetize the entire area, make a small incision through which the contents are squeezed out and the cyst sack itself is removed so that it does not recur. Now this rat has to every time to suffer in the hands of this animal abuser because it is clear as day how people underestimate the pain of animals! All animals should have the opportunity to communicate with the help of e.g. talking buttons where they could say "no", "it hurts", "the head hurts", "stop", "don't" etc. when not it would be left for the person to "explain" that nothing happened to the animal during the procedure and it likes this"..yeah..they don't like it.
Thank you for these videos. I find it really hard not to write comments on the harmful videos I see on RU-vid but remind myself it adds to the algorithm if I do. It makes me so deeply sad. Some of it is mis-education but some of it is just outright animal cruelty. 😭❤
