Phyllis
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:cool2: You can bet I am going tomorrow & buy my new rescues Peggy Sue & Brandy some tomarrow, don't know maybe some for myself!
Pet Rats: How to Easily Train and Care For Your Ratties⦠To Have a Happy Life Together
How To Make Your Rats Live Twice As Long: A Research Breakthrough
September 19th, 2006
The typical rattie lifespan is 2 or 3 years, with the world record rat living until the age of 7, according to the Guinness Book. From my personal experience, I once had a little guy named Rodney who lived to be 6. (Coincidentally, he had the same name as the rat who made the Guinness Book! What are the odds of that?)
A common lament among rattie parents is, why do rats have to die so soon? Believe me, itâs definitely the toughest part of owning pet rats.
Assuming your rat lives a normal life, his lifespan comes down to a mixture of:
1. Exercise.
2. Nutrition.
3. Genetics.
Unfortunately you canât do anything about genetics, but luckily thereâs been a recent breakthrough in rattie nutrition â discovered by researchers studying human longevity.
The researchers found, according to this American Cancer Society paper, that rats consuming a supplement called Inositol (chemical name Inositol hexaphosphate or IP6 for short) had almost double the normal life expectancy as rats in a control group. And furthermore, they almost never got cancer!
What is Inositol, exactly? It sounds like some weird chemical, but itâs just a natural nutrient found it high fiber foods such as whole wheat bran, sesame seeds, and whole grain brown rice.
It works its magic on your ratsâ health by improving their bone marrow, liver function, absorption of calcium, and metabolism.
You can find Inositol for cheap at just about any vitamin store. A lot of humans take it believing it will help with their own health.
I recently interviewed a rat vet who was familiar with the research, and she gave the following instructionsâ¦
* Give the Inositol to your rats in their drinking water. Since it tastes sweet, theyâll like the taste (and maybe even like it better than their regular water).
* Stir in one-eighth of a teaspoon per 16 ounces of water.
* When storing the Inositol, cover it with tin foil since the Inositol will breake down if itâs exposed to light.
* From time to time, give your rats an iron supplement, since Inositol can slow their absorption of that mineral.
Finally â and this is important â before starting your own ratties on Inositol, please make sure to speak with your own veterinarian and check the study I linked to for yourself. Donât just do it based on my article.
Pet Rats: How to Easily Train and Care For Your Ratties⦠To Have a Happy Life Together
How To Make Your Rats Live Twice As Long: A Research Breakthrough
September 19th, 2006
The typical rattie lifespan is 2 or 3 years, with the world record rat living until the age of 7, according to the Guinness Book. From my personal experience, I once had a little guy named Rodney who lived to be 6. (Coincidentally, he had the same name as the rat who made the Guinness Book! What are the odds of that?)
A common lament among rattie parents is, why do rats have to die so soon? Believe me, itâs definitely the toughest part of owning pet rats.
Assuming your rat lives a normal life, his lifespan comes down to a mixture of:
1. Exercise.
2. Nutrition.
3. Genetics.
Unfortunately you canât do anything about genetics, but luckily thereâs been a recent breakthrough in rattie nutrition â discovered by researchers studying human longevity.
The researchers found, according to this American Cancer Society paper, that rats consuming a supplement called Inositol (chemical name Inositol hexaphosphate or IP6 for short) had almost double the normal life expectancy as rats in a control group. And furthermore, they almost never got cancer!
What is Inositol, exactly? It sounds like some weird chemical, but itâs just a natural nutrient found it high fiber foods such as whole wheat bran, sesame seeds, and whole grain brown rice.
It works its magic on your ratsâ health by improving their bone marrow, liver function, absorption of calcium, and metabolism.
You can find Inositol for cheap at just about any vitamin store. A lot of humans take it believing it will help with their own health.
I recently interviewed a rat vet who was familiar with the research, and she gave the following instructionsâ¦
* Give the Inositol to your rats in their drinking water. Since it tastes sweet, theyâll like the taste (and maybe even like it better than their regular water).
* Stir in one-eighth of a teaspoon per 16 ounces of water.
* When storing the Inositol, cover it with tin foil since the Inositol will breake down if itâs exposed to light.
* From time to time, give your rats an iron supplement, since Inositol can slow their absorption of that mineral.
Finally â and this is important â before starting your own ratties on Inositol, please make sure to speak with your own veterinarian and check the study I linked to for yourself. Donât just do it based on my article.
That makes me feel good Joanne, my 2 new rescues form Colo, this summer on vacation, Tim drove me clear down from the camp ground to adopt them, had a bad start so I am getting it for them & I am giving it to every one! Have I every showed you My darlings, they are th& cutest tamest, sweetest rats next to Gapa I have had, Peggy Sue is the beige hoodie & Brandi the black hoodie she has a patch of curley hair in the middle of her back 7 her hood goes clear to her tail, i love them so.
