A apposite place to win pet rats?
Does anyone know of a good place to get pet rats in Genesee county,MI
Does it matter if it is a "apt place" or not? They are rats, any pet store should carry them.
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Most ppl like to obtain a pet rat from a reputable breeder. Breeders tend to care more about good stock within a rat then a petstore. They make sure the rats that they breed never bring sick and dont have any behavior issues. Sometimes it is easier to get a rat from a petstore than a breeder. Breeders usually want you to flood out a questionaire before they will sell you one of there babies. Just to receive sure the babies are going to be taken care of. With a petstore rat you might get one next to a bad temperment or one that always has medical problems. I then again have always gotten my pet rats from petstores and 90 percent of them have lived out in that lives without sicknesses and lived to almost 3 years old. So not adjectives petstores are bad. But if it were me I would hail as shelters in your area or go on petfinder.com. Craigslist might even hold someone on there in your area that own them as babies or are just trying to rehome adults.
Answers: First of adjectives, you need to know a reputable breeder. Pet stores aren't really that safe to get rats. They can effortlessly carry diseases or be too stressed out when you take them home.
Look online on google for: ratteries Genesee county, MI.
This should point out a few worthy places. If you can't find anyone, or the waiting list is too long (usually around 2 - 10 months), you ask questions of the pet store. I work at petSmart, and I breed rats. There are very few associates who know anything nearly rats.
What you need to ask:
Where are they bred? This will tell you what facility they are from. Ours are from Rainbow. Note: Big breeding facilities close to this don't care about what the rats look like, their personality, and they definetely don't care about the rats feel. So, this can organize to diseases, and early death. Worst case: brain tumor ('team leader tilt').
How long were they quarantined? They should be quarantined at least 3 weeks before put out for customers. If smaller quantity, don't buy from there. If more, not bad, and it's safe.
How much do you button your animals? You need to know this because you don't want a skiddish rat, or a scared rat because it may bite you. Make sure the animals are handle daily.
Have there been any diseases next to any of your rats lately? Just in case.. You need to know this. Ask what it be (to find out if it was just allergies, or something more serious).
Ask whether you can handle them? You should be able to hold all the rats you would approaching to buy before you take them home so you know whether you want one with that personality or not.
Finally, things to look out for:
Mucus in the proboscis, mouth.
Poryphin (looks like blood) around ears, eyes, nose, mouth.
Dirty bottom or dusty fur (dust is a sign that the rat isn't cleaning itself, meaning it's probably sick. Rats enjoy a sensitivce respitory system and need to stay away from sprays, dust, and chemicals)
Head tilting (indicates brain tumor)
Running around in circles, acting strange, etc.
Sneezing or wheezing
You don't want a rat next to any of the signs above. These indicate a healthy rat:
Shiny coat, Bright eyes, active when played with, curious, doesn't bite (hard...Just mouths you), sniffs normally, bruxes teeth, cleans face and body, eating/drinking healthily.
If you have any more questions on rats, consistency free to add them to the forums. :)
Hoped this helped.
it doesnt really matter where you bring them you can get one at your local petstore like petco or petsmart and places like that it of late matters if you like the rat you receive
