Small Town Ratties

A Guide to Early Detection and Care 🩺🐀   Being a responsible rat mom or rat dad often means becoming a bit of a medical detective. Rats have fast metabolisms and small bodies, which means illnesses can progress quickly — sometimes in a matter of days. Because of this, early detection is one of the most important factors in successful treatment and recovery .   The good news? Rats are excellent communicators if you know what to watch for. Subtle changes in behavior, posture

A Complete Guide to a Healthy Rat Diet 🐀🍎   A balanced diet is one of the most important factors in a pet rat’s overall health, lifespan, and quality of life. Unfortunately, rats are often misunderstood when it comes to nutrition. Many people assume rats can eat anything because they associate them with street rats in big cities, but that couldn’t be further from the truth. Wild rats eat whatever they can find to survive. Pet rats deserve better.   They rely on us to provid

Common Beginner Mistakes with Pet Rats (And How to Avoid Them) 🐀 I f you’re new to pet rats, let me start by saying this: mistakes happen . Rats are not as straightforward as many people expect and most of us didn’t have a single comprehensive, ethical resource when we first started. This is exactly why Small Town Ratties exists. I’ve made mistakes. Big ones. Expensive ones. Some that taught me lessons the hard way. But each of those mistakes taught me very valuable lessons.