Reacting to my old rat care and first cage setup...

What looser bedding do you prefer to use?

OMG your first rats looks like mine rats right now and the are my first rats too

I use back to nature 😲😲😲😲😲😲😲😲 what do you use

my friend back in the day held rats as pets I thought it was a bit random lol but after seeing them a few times I thought they were so cute and realy fun pets. I am a massive cat lady lol so I'll never be able to keep rats, rabbits, birds or anything like that (I would want those kinds of animals to have some time outside of the cage as well) but I really enjoy them as animals as well.

i know this isnt about this video, but my mouses arent using there wheel, any ideas of making them using it?

can you do more stuff about mice

I watched this video with a rat on my shoulder

Im gonna have that first cafe for my baby rats, i have strict parents so i need to have the cage at both of them, untill ill have enough to two big cages!

Just got a tank top!!! Thanks:) love your videos

I LOVE YOUR MERCH IM GOING TO GET IT-

Are rats actually that smelly

new rat owners; GET THREE! At least! I promise you won't regret it! a lot of people get 2 to start for different reasons (i did too) but it's usually for silly reasons and causes a lot of unnecessary stress for new owners! just like what happened with emi, if you only have 2 and one of them dies suddenly, you'll have to scramble to get more rats and your current rat will be stuck alone in the meantime (and remember, it can take a while to integrate new rats!). They deal with grief much better when they have established friends, and because rats are so social, having at least 2 friends to interact with is just so much better than one. it's better for the rats, and for you! Although it can seem overwhelming to get 'so many' rats when you're a new owner, you'll quickly realize that the increase in care for 3 rats vs 2 rats is actually very miniscule and the benefits are huge! It's not like buying 3 dogs or cats at once, but it's easy to think otherwise when you're new! don't fall for it! Get 3 or more!

As the old saying goes, one is none! One friend for a rat is really not enough longterm, especially since they can die suddenly. Three is the best min to start with, and I recommend you get a cage that can hold at least 5 rats, that way you can comfortably get a pair of rats at the right time for YOU! Whether that's before or after one of your rats pass. Keeping 3-5 at any given time is ideal for most people. More than 5 and you might not be able to give each rat your full attention (especially as they get older!), but there are certainly people out there who can comfortably keep far more (and I'm sure those rats love having a big family!)

When I first got rats, I disregarded any suggestion to get 3 out of cautiousness. But within TWO DAYS, i realized my mistake and regretted it! Ok, not TOTALLY regretted it, because I'm glad i got the second pair of boys I got, but believe me! Unless you have extreme and temporary space concerns, get 3! whether you realize it right when you get your first pair, or right after unexpectedly losing one, you'll see that 3 is the right minimum to start with! Don't be like me or em! Get 3 and give yourself some flexibility to enjoy and care for your rats to the best of your ability! You won't regret it (although there's a very good chance you'll wish you'd gotten 4 instead :P)

if you're not sure if you should get for 3 or 4, go for 4. it's a very good size for a mischief and when one passes, it feels much better to dip down to 3 than dipping down to 2 for all the reasons above. You might feel a little more overwhelemed at first if you start with 4 vs 3, but i'd bet good money you wouldn't regret it. Start with 3-4, keep it 2-5+, and you'll be good!

I got 3 new rats today time to binge emiology

Whith my rats when I give them a food mix they pick out certain bits off food and leave the rest so I have switched them to nuggets (Ik that they do not the best for rats but I don’t have any other option) dose anyone have any advice?

Love your content! I am considering to get a pair of rats and am living in a small student apartment at uni. Would you consider creating a video containing tips for caring for rats in a small space?

Be careful with those foraging balls (the blue one with carrots) one of my old rats got her finger trapped in it and sadly it cut it clean off

thanks to your videos I will be starting out by providing my rats with the correct bedding and providing them with enrichment!

I was a terrible rat owner when I was younger.
I got my first rat at age 11 and kept her in a large bin cage and fed her hamster food. I feel so so bad about it.
Now u have 5 girls in a cage that is similar to a critter nation, and I feed them lab blocks with other stuff mixed in for a better diet.

I just adopted two babies and I want to learn from my mistakes from my first round of rats. The first round is still around, so hopefully they will also reap the benefits!

i started watching you after getting my buddies. Everything she is saying is spot on. You will learn a lot about raising rats as you go and you will definitely find out what works and doesn't work for you and your rats.

once i received my 2 buddies and saw a video of a rat grieving over his brother. I was like...... Hellllll no will my buddies go thru that. The next week i got another 2. I saved 2 from a little girl who was not properly taking care of them. One is an angel and the other has bit me 2 times. I am blaming myself for the bites because of the situations. He is a bit skittish and tenses up when someone goes to touch him. so we have left him alone and wait till he comes to us rather us reaching out to him.

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I really really like the Oxbow Essentials for adult rats though. I have had many rats reaching the age of 4 or 3.5 with this food as a base diet, mixed with a healthy mix and of course fresh foods. I just think it’s well balanced and healthy for them. I rarely had health issues, the occasional URI or strokes when they reach their elderly years, tumors in rarer instances (I have had more males though).

My starter cages were horrible causing me quickly to buy the biggest cage possible. 300 dollars!🤯 Worth it to me😁 There is so much space my girls don't know what to do with it.

I want your merch so badly but it won't let me go to your teespring store! 😢😢😢😢

Hi! I had rats about 15 years ago and we are now starting to get them again and share the joy with our kids! We really enjoy watching your videos and learning ways to better care for them! I was wondering what kind of big cages you have? I’m sure you’ve mentioned it but I can’t find the information. Our cage now is 3 stories but definitely not as big as yours and I’m think once a little boys are bigger they will need an upgrade. Thanks for all the info! We love seeing your animals!

why can you not put them in a tank.

I certainly have been ……..

its funny cause i use oxbow pellets as well with a birdseed mix with my mouse and when i scatter feed the seeds he has so much fun digging for the small little pieces and its adorable

not me casually getting stressed that i have the same cage but quiet a bit bigger thankfully

Love watching your vids! I have two male rats Pippa and Cowboy and hoping to get a third very soon 🐀💜

I’m just realizing how truly unprepared i would be for rats if not for this channel. I love and appreciate the information about enrichment and proper rat care on this channel :)

Thank you for making these videos! I'm getting my first rat today, and you've helped me so so much!

Is that cage big enough

2 years ago, I got 2 rats (coco and lucky). They lived in a 10 gallon tank with nothing but a clear castle. A food bowl, and water. My parents gave them to me, one day I held lucky and something just clicked. I asked to have their tank in my room, and since then I've done sooo much research on them.

As of today, coco and lucky are living the life in a double critter nation with the same exact size tank they were in once before, being used as a dig box. So many toys, sleeping places, and climbing places now. I have also since got a lot more rats, and have 4 separate groups!

Hi emi how do I persuade my parents to get my two rats a bigger cage?

I am really interested in how you had pets in your uni room, was your university just a rare exception to the rule of no pets or did you hide them? Or get approval of some kind?

Mistakes were made but your lip color is no mistake!! Stunning!! Your whole makeup look is beautiful.

Where can I get my rats cage

I have never owned rats but I’m thinking about it and I’m glad I’ve been watching your videos so I won’t make any mistakes (not enough space, letting ammonia build up, not giving enough stimuli, etc)

My old rat cage was a hamster cage... I learned a lot from then and I now have a 4 story wide and tall metal cage, they absolutely love it.

hey i am looking into getting myself a pair of rats. they will be second lot of rats as i made a lot of mistaes with my first pair. tried to bath them thinking they could swim. luckily i was keeping an eye on them. the other one was using pet shampoo. buying the horrible pets at home chewy toys that had honey in. also buying them from pets at home. my first rat cage was exactly the same as yours. my new ne i am looig at getting is a metal one with bar spacing of10mm and is a cozy pet metal one. with a metal base tray as my old plastic got eaten through. i also didn't leave them alone in the cage for a few days before trying to get them out and everything. i also sadly did get them from pets at home however i did try to look around for a breeder or a rescue pair but there was no other way to get them near me. any advice you can give would be extremely appreciated. ty

would that cage work for mice

An old hoodie hood or dressing gown hood with 3 shower curtain hooks makes a cheap option on hammocks. My boys love them .

I'm a crocheter and I made them one of their hamacas they started biting it so I sewed so material underneath they still love it and the hide their food in there and love napping in there it's so sweet

Happily I found you and Isamu shortly after adopting unwanted pet rats.
But I can see how we all wish we could go back in time and change our pets care. I had hamsters and Guinea pigs in the past, that now I feel guilty about their enclosures. Also they did live very long lives, most of them.
We didn't have all that info back when I had them. So I did my best.
As did you.

at first I was gonna get mouses, I did some research and ended up going with rats instead since they fit me better

My boys and girls had the right cages but where very similar in your setup. Not enough toys or stuff, except I didnt even have any bedding but newspaper because I had no way of putting in bedding without it getting all over my floor and wasnt aware of modifications you could make at the time. I was also dirt poor, moreso than now and couldnt afford much in the way of enrichment or activities. However I did take them out every single day and did my best despite to give them the best life they could have, this i think is the main similarity in first ownership versus gaining more experience. Ive currently opted to keep my ferret nation instead of my shitty four story and have modified it exstensively (mesh, inner plastic pieces to allow more bedding, etc) and honestly comparing my old setup to now is a major improvement! We all grow over time and make mistakes early on. Improvement is what makes us good pet owners. :)

where do you get the rat pee rocks from ??

so, is it ok to keep 2 full grown rats in the furplast cage?? I REALLY need more tips about what kind of cage😭😭