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    Black rats changing colour & chewing cage bars | Fixing your rat problems

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    Shared June 20, 2021
    I'm back to help you with your rat problems and answer some of the questions you have sent in about your rats. If you would like your problem to be featured in a future video you can send your email and photos to: Emiologysubmissions@gmail.com Timestamps: 0:00 Intro with Crumble 0:48 Bar chewing 3:34 Rats are not large 4:52 Not closely bonded 6:24 Black rat turning ginger 7:29 Covid and rats 8:05 How to make a dig box 9:46 Peeing on carpet 11:10 Chewing the wall 13:30 Very small rat, dwarf? 🐭 | INFO | 🐭 My Merch: emiology.teemill.com/​ My online store!: bogglebuddies.com/​​​​​​ Become a channel member: bit.ly/2Tc8Koy​​​​​​​ Follow my rats & Mice on instagram: @bogglebuddies Follow me on instagram: @emiologyofficial Follow my cats instagram: @adventuresofhubble Follow me on twitter: @Emi_ology For business enquiries only: emiologyofficial@gmail.com 📦 P.O BOX 📦: Emiology Unit 209 4 Blenheim Court Peppercorn Close Peterborough PE1 2DU (Please ensure anything sent is addressed to 'Emiology' otherwise it may be returned to sender, please add a return address just incase it does get return

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    Crumble: " head empty, no thoughts, only corn" XD
    3 years ago | [YT] | 148  
    You are doing so much good in the rat community
    3 years ago | [YT] | 60  
    Thank you that means a lot ❤️
    3 years ago | [YT] | 12
    YES she is!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    3 years ago | [YT] | 2
    8:05 A cheap (basically free) way to create a dig box is just getting a square shaped cardboard box and cutting an entrance and exit hole and filling it with bedding or shredded paper.
    3 years ago (edited) | [YT] | 23
    Regarding male rats peeing and staining carpet, the blankets are a great option. Another idea is using inexpensive shower curtain liners. They are naturally waterproof and can be duct-taped together at the edges depending on how much space you want to cover, and you can easily wipe them down with a cloth and a vinegar-water solution where the rats pee. Plus they are lightweight and easy to fold up and stash until the next time the rats are being free-ranged. They can also drape easily over furniture if you want to have ratties on the sofa or bed and avoid piddle soaking in.
    3 years ago | [YT] | 16
    i just- crumble is so cute. how can one rat, be so p r e c i o u s.
    3 years ago | [YT] | 19  
    My boy Baxter only chews the bars when I get near the cage bc he thinks he'll get attention from me - and he's right 😆
    3 years ago | [YT] | 40
    Same! My gizmo will stick his lil nose through the bars but my spark will bite the bars. He only ever does it around feeding time or around their free roam times so it's deffinetly for attention 😂
    3 years ago | [YT] | 0
    Same! I've only had one rat who chewed on the bar. She would only chew when she wanted attention.
    3 years ago | [YT] | 2
    Rats can be quite loud at night when they're young - I kept them in a one-room apartment so I know the pain. You really have to treat them like they're toddlers and wear them out in the evening before you go to sleep with some nice intense free ranging and playtime, then they stay quiet and you can get your rest. XD
    3 years ago | [YT] | 14
    My worst nightmare is my boys starting to chew the bars, lucky they seem happy and have no interest in chewing!
    3 years ago | [YT] | 55
    Hi! I love s ur vids 😁
    3 years ago | [YT] | 2
    my girls have never chewed their bars, but the boys... they will happily chew them until i get them out for some fuss and cuddles. i've just submitted to the fact that my £280 cage (LZV) is never going to be the same. it's just one of the things i am aware happens, so there is no point in getting angry or frustrated with them. the worst thing though, that i absolutely hate, is when i read stories (mostly in American-based FB groups) about certain breeders who will cull rats and even babies if they show any chewing behaviours at all (e.g. chewing bars. chewing plastic bases, chewing objects belonging to the breeder). because it is an "undesirable" trait/behaviour, and they don't find it acceptable. for me, the first thing that comes to mind when i think of rats is chewing and eating and foraging, like its literally one of their main naturalistic/intrinsic behaviours. anyway, love the vid, keep up the good work!. a lot of us in the rat community really appreciate them as it's been invaluable in educating new owners and people who may not have learned the ins and outs of rat ownership in recent years and how it's changed. it's really useful to be able to direct people here who are not sure about a specific issue. you should join us in some of the UK rat FB groups (i'd only really recommend one of them (Rat Care UK), as it's the only one i've come across that is very education/debate/discussion-driven and i think you would fit in absolutely amazing there), you could also find some great topics for future vids there too, as we get some quite interesting posts popping up every so often. xx
    3 years ago | [YT] | 29  
    It really sucks because the American breeders that have such extremist views and are cull happy for even the slightest undesirable behaviour, likely aren’t helping by keeping the rats in boring fleece environments. You wouldn’t put a puppy down for chewing it’s crate bars or the carpet so it’s so bizarre to me that breeders like that don’t accept rats for having their own personalities
    3 years ago (edited) | [YT] | 20
     @Emiology  definitely, especially the "tucked feet" thing. like, why would you cull a rat for not picking its feet up when being held? like, there is absolutely no reason for it. even so much as nibbling fingers is considered aggression, and i've had arguments with people before who thought it was justified to say that rats should be euthanized for something so little as just nipping a child or biting through cage bars, even if it was the child's fault! (e.g. food on fingers, rough handling, accidentally injuring the rat, owners feeding treats and food through the bars or teasing with toys through bars), even if the rat was scared/nervous/reactionary, they still said it should be euthed for it. it's honestly shocking to come across it and my heart really does just give out for the poor rats who suffer as a result. i'll never understand the thought process of "it's not acting how i want it to, and i refuse to spend any of my time and/or effort on figuring out why, so i will just end it's life so it's no longer a problem". there are so many alternative things that can be done to manage, and sometimes even completely fix, most issues in rats, but it seems to be a worrying ongoing trend for people to just not even bother looking into it. especially when it comes to things like hormonal aggression and neutering! i was once told i was selfish and cruel because i got my hormonal foster rat neutered (which significantly improved his quality of life and made it possible for him to find a forever home with an awesome owner), since it's apparently cruel to put a rat through surgery and then force it to be happy. as if he would have been better off being euthed. just can't understand the way some people think and approach issues. xx
    3 years ago | [YT] | 8
     @epicDomXx  the reason is fairly obvious rats tuck their feet when they want to be picked up if a rat never wants to be picked up, it's not going to be a good pet and it definitely should not be bred further i assume these breeders don't want to sell bad pets but also can't provide good care for all the unlucky results
    3 years ago | [YT] | 0
    I'm only 25 seconds in, and I already love the vibe of this video😩crumble is literally the goofiest rat in the world
    3 years ago | [YT] | 18  
    Regarding rats chewing on walls, I had this problem and found the best way to protect the wall was using a barrier taped to the wall. All it needs to be is a smooth cardboard panel or something similar that covers that spot, and if the rat chews on the panel it is cheaply replaced before the chewing gets to the wall. Rats seem to like to chew on sections where there is more texture, just like they tend to “groom” rough dead skin or hangnails from our fingers, and if there is a rough or textured spot on the wall and they’ve been chewing there to “smooth it out,” they are expanding that spot as the paint edges peel back. A smooth sheet of cardboard taped so it is flat to the wall is difficult for the rats to get a grip on with their teeth, and they then usually leave the area alone.
    3 years ago | [YT] | 11
    Just want to add in that litter size plays a big roll smaller litters have bigger babies from the start ... normally they can catch up to one another but that depends on various factors ...like you said food from petshops have much lover protein level ...alot of people for get that babies need alot more protein compared to older rats for the first few months while they go through growth spurts..i am a breeder and i can tell you that my babies probably eat more than my adults ...lol.. Another thing that can play a big roll that most people dont realise is cage size and the amount of rats in that cage...i have one person specifically that got babies from me a few times all from the same line and alof them are massive ... now this specific line is generally bigger than my other lines but hers are massive even compared to mine that i kept from the same litters... her cage to rat ratio is alot bigger than mine...so she has less rats in the same amount of space ... she also free feeds them where i only feed the recommended amount per rat per day to prevent obesity she uses the same food i do but thats just to show that even though food intake plays a roll its not the only factor....so even if the breeder has big rats they might breed bigger litters which results in smaller rats and also having a bigger cage can also help rats be bigger ...dont know why but im assuming they adapt to their surroundings and as a result the less space they have the smaller they stay...
    2 years ago | [YT] | 0
    Thankfully my boys have never tried to bite the bars. Even though they get 4h of free roam a day, in the beginning they would frantically run around in their cage. I’ve noticed that they stopped doing that ever since I provided them with a biiig dig box full of coconut soil. It’s very enriching and entertaining for rats so if anyone’s having problems with bar chewing or any other behavior that indicates that they’re bored try putting in a dig box!
    3 years ago (edited) | [YT] | 7  
    Four HOURS? Lucky boys!!
    3 years ago | [YT] | 2
    I second this! My girls get 4 hours a day as well, split into two parts, but one of them still started chewing the bars. I put a big Rubbermaid dig box in their cage, and now she only bites the bars occasionally when I'm late for playtime! I've even been treated to many more cuddles since they're all tuckered out from a hard day's diggin'. If you have the means, it's absolutely worth the mess!
    3 years ago | [YT] | 1
    Home Depot is where the cement bins are from! (: I use one(it's a tight fit but it fits lmao) and my three girls absolutely love being able to tunnel between their buried hides (':
    3 years ago | [YT] | 5
    on the rat size difference question, the breeder's food could have been different, leading to larger rats. breeding food for rodents tends to be a bit higher in protein and fat, which helps increase their size for the rigor they need when breeding and giving birth. normal pet rat/mouse food will have a much lower percentage of these, which i would think may affect their size. just a thought though.
    3 years ago | [YT] | 4
    For the one trying to prevent pee on the carpet, they can also look for waterproof mattress protectors (the kind that just lay on top as opposed to fitting around the mattress sides). Since they come in different sizes, you can get them quite large, and I've seen them on US Amazon for as low as $20 for a king size.
    3 years ago | [YT] | 2
    I had to keep re-watching the video because I was so distracted with crumble he’s so cute
    2 years ago | [YT] | 0
    It's not so easy to concentrate on what you are saying when Crumble is with you.😁 He is such a cute rat.😍 Love your channel, Emi!
    3 years ago | [YT] | 3  
    Crumbs is soooo cute. He's like a boyfriend is like * in his Hefty Smurf Voice*"I'm just here Don't mind me."
    2 years ago (edited) | [YT] | 0
    Thanks for replying to my questions !! Glad to hear rusting is a normal thing ! I'm fine after covid btw 🤗 cheers !! 🐁🐀
    3 years ago | [YT] | 4  
    Cwumble IS super cute. There is no doubt about this!
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