chiahua
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Does anyone know if hairless rats are hairless their whole life or have hair at a young age and then lose it?
I've been looking to adopt another rat and someone told me that her hairless rat has babies and will be up for adoption in ~ 2 weeks. I asked if any of the babies are NOT hairless. Nothing against the naked ones, I'm just used to furrier pets. She told me that all the babies have fur now and she couldn't tell which one will lose hair later. So I'm really curious, is this how it works?
I need your opinions for one other thing. I'm allergic to my rats. I get sneezy and wheezy when I clean their cage or play with them too closely. My boyfriend told me I should get the hairless baby coz he thinks they are cool and may help with my allergy since they have less hair. (I think he just wants one and tries to talk me into it :roll: )
So, do you think if hairless rats are better than the furry ones for people who have allergies? I've also heard that hairless rats need additional skin care because they are more likely to get dry skin and scratches from their cagemates. Is this something easy to do or something I'd have to worry about? Anything else I should be cautious about having hairless rats? Afterall, do you prefer a hairless baby or just a regular one? I can't really decide so I'd like to see what people think.
Thanks for your help!!
I've been looking to adopt another rat and someone told me that her hairless rat has babies and will be up for adoption in ~ 2 weeks. I asked if any of the babies are NOT hairless. Nothing against the naked ones, I'm just used to furrier pets. She told me that all the babies have fur now and she couldn't tell which one will lose hair later. So I'm really curious, is this how it works?
I need your opinions for one other thing. I'm allergic to my rats. I get sneezy and wheezy when I clean their cage or play with them too closely. My boyfriend told me I should get the hairless baby coz he thinks they are cool and may help with my allergy since they have less hair. (I think he just wants one and tries to talk me into it :roll: )
So, do you think if hairless rats are better than the furry ones for people who have allergies? I've also heard that hairless rats need additional skin care because they are more likely to get dry skin and scratches from their cagemates. Is this something easy to do or something I'd have to worry about? Anything else I should be cautious about having hairless rats? Afterall, do you prefer a hairless baby or just a regular one? I can't really decide so I'd like to see what people think.
Thanks for your help!!