They should have at least one other cage mate so they do not get lonely and stressed out.
no their bigger
By far fancy rats make better pets. While feeding rats are bred in mass quantity, fancy rats are bred for a good temperament and a good health. But beware because some pet store rats are from rodent mills so if you are looking for quality then buy from a responsible breeder. While buy buying from a pet store, you may be saving a rat from being snake food, you are also supporting rodent mills and helping them make more rats.
Yes, and that's actually better because inbreeding can cause genetic disorders.
Rats mate all year around. They might even have 100 babies in their lifetime!
To mate most likely.
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No, dumbo rats are much bigger than fancy rats. They are both very nice creatures though.
Rats are rodents. Fancy rats are called rattus norvegicus, and wild rats are called rattus rattus.
Pet rats are not domesticated wild rats, rather, they are brown rats domesticated more than 100 years ago to now be fancy rats.
Yes, but it's better if they are in a dark room for living spaces. They have much more rods then cones in their eyes. We are the opposite, we have more cones then rods. In other words, rats can see better in night, like bats and cats, and we see better in afternoon when the sun is out.
I've Seen A Lot Of Pictures Of Carrots In Fancy Rat Cages.
They atleast have 1 per mate with the father but they mate their own siblings