How far can rats see?

Answer 1

no. i used to own 4 rats and i asked the same question i read it in a book on rats.

rats are very nearly blind they can only really detect movement and sound properly.

TOTALLY NOT TRUE! YOU KNOW NOTHING ABOUT RATS THEY SEE IN SHADES OF GREEN AT NIGHT THE HAVE LIKE THOSE NIGHT VISION GOGGLES BUILT IN THEIR TINY TENY BRAINS!!!!!!!!!

Wow, you guys^ are funny! I have read that they can see blues and greens in the day, but a lot of sources say different things...

Answer 2

That's a good question. my rat is an albino and so l can only say through experience from her.

Albinos tend to have very poor eyesight but rats don't have the greatest vision to begin with so she is basically blind. l know she can see blurs and shapes but cannot recognise me until she smells or hears me first. as far as being able to see, if l hold something a few inches near her face, she sees it and grabs for it. anything further away and she doesn't notice unless it has a smell and then she gets closer to see what it is.

l'd say her vision is about 1/2 to 1/3 that of an average rat's sight but this is just a rough guess.

hope this helps, or someone else knows better.

Answer 3

Rats dont come in many colors. They mostly come in Grey,White,Brown, and black. It Will be very unusual if you find a rat that is a different color.

Answer 4

Gerbils are not colorblind, but they don't see the range of color that humans do. Most other mammals can't see reds as well as people can, if at all.

Answer 5

yes i think but i do know that gerbils cant see the color red

Answer 6

of course they're not!