How much it costs ( me ) to have a rats

First of all, thank you Anastasia Clark for suggesting this article!!!

I don't actually buy bedding. Instead, I use fleece rather than shavings for bedding. You only need to buy fleece once a year, at $5 a yard (I have 2 yards). Then you just wash it every week. I have 2 pieces, so one is in the wash while the other one is in the cage.


Food:  I buy in bulk for about 36.99 for 20 pounds of food. This should last me a year for my two female rats. I use oxbow regal rat, (which in my opinion is the best food you can buy) If you buy it in bulk its actually cheaper than all of the other premade food. I also make homemade food. For homemade, I buy generic rice crispies cereal and rice chex's which cost about $2.50 a box. To the dry cereal, I add dehydrated apples and bananas (that I make myself)

The website where I buy the food is this one right here...

 www.drfostersmith.com


Water: I use purified water because the water that comes from the sink has flouride which is also in rat poisoning. I buy purified water for around 80 cents a gallon (you might also be able to find this cheaper).

My rats have lots of toys (and many of them are bird toys). When one breaks, replace it.


Some rats are big chewers, mine aren't though. But if the ones you are getting ( or already have ) are big chewers you are going to have 3+ chew toys when you get them but once a month you probably want to get a new chew toy like a wood chew. You can get them shapes as vegatables, fruits, cheeses, or just a wood block. Or you can just get a small 3 inch rawhide for around 2 dollars, Just make sure the rawhide you buy is made in U.S.A or whatever country you live in, because if they are made in china there might be chemicals on the rawhide which might be harmful to your rats!!! :(



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