Getting more rats...

[Kat]

So i was thinking of getting more rats sometime in the near future, probably adopting. I was just wondering about the best way to do it. I would love to get 2 more girls, and 2 boys, since ive always wanted to own male rats. Would that work out well or would it be best to stick with just one male, i dont know about the whole male dominance thing, and how aggresive they may become to be the alpha male. Advice?

 

[rat.charmer]

(Have you seen the rat train posts yet? There's like 80 rats that need homes, coming to Ontario! I'm getting 4 girls from that rescue)

 

[jorats]

I highly discourage keeping two sexes in the home. Accidents are so common and happen far too often which is why we have such an over population of rats needing homes, unless you plan on spaying the females or neutering the males.
Rats should never be alone. If you do go with males, getting them young and from the same litter should be fine. I encourage you to look at local shelters and classifieds.

 

[Kat]

I would definitly spay/neuter if i were to get both males and females