Before conceding to the child in a request to buy a decorative rat, think about whether you will cope. Believe me, your baby will play, but rather will torment the animal, and everything else, like care , and the resulting crane stress, will fall on your shoulders.
But if the rodent has already created comfortable living conditions, it remains to think about its nutrition.
How to feed a decorative rat?
It should be noted that domesticated rats are no less intelligent and smart than their wild relatives. At the same time, all the actions performed by the rodent are funny and very sweet. They constantly wash themselves, take food with their front paws, handles and bring it to their mouth - well, mini-people, and only!
How can you feed a rat?
Yes, to begin with we will find out, than it is necessary to diversify a rat diet. Babies are omnivorous, but not everything that they can taste, should be given to them. Various cereals, nuts, carrots and other vegetables, rusks - all this tough food will help the rat to grind its ever growing front teeth.
Cereals and greens are excellent helpers in maintaining the health of the pet, a storehouse of vitamins and fiber with carbohydrates. Fruits and vegetables contribute to good digestion. Fish and meat are protein foods, where without it.
Like all living things in the world, a rat needs drinking water. But it should always be fresh, so change it every day. Borshch, soup and broth, rat brother very much respects. So from your table - to their table - will dine together. Yes, and the mood will rise. It's so funny to watch a rodent catch a potato or cabbage from a liquid dish.
Calcium rat is also needed. So do not forget about sour-milk products. Just milk and ryazhenka will do. Just do not give fat and sweet dairy products. And watch, when your pet will chew a vegetable or fruit, so that he does not swallow a bone, there is a very harmful hydrocyanic acid.
And now a list of the most important products of rat nutrition. They must be given to the animal every day - garlic, fish oil, yeast, plums, chalk, eggplant, bananas and tomato juice.
What can not feed a rat?
In no case can not feed the rat fat and sweet, it can lead to a variety of diseases . Raw meat and citrus too in the black list. Salty, like spicy is strictly forbidden. And do not try to fool around and give the rat an alcoholic drink. They quickly get used to it and then can not live without it.