posted by Kimberly on Jul 29
I am soon getting 2 male rats. They will both be young, about 8 weeks old. And I am going to try to litter train them. And i already have 2 cats, and for them I use arm&harmer Natural clumping cat litter. And because its natural i was wondering if it would be safe to use for my rats as well. (It looks like little tiny wooden bead things.) If its not safe what should i use?
(any other tips for litter training my rats would be helpful)
It is a clumping cat litter. But the package says its made of all natural clumping materials.
July 29th, 2010 at 12:31 am
No no no! Any litter is VERY dusty. This will cause eventual problems with the rats’ respiratory systems, which will be very serious. And clumping litter should ONLY be used with animals that have NO chance of ingesting it. Hav you ever seen a cat eat litter? Rats on he other hand must put things in their mouths to learn what they are. This will cause even more problems with their digestive systems.
Rats do not need a certian kind of litter. They naturally will use a corner of their cage to keep it clean and orderly. All you do is collect their waste into that corner to help remind the mto use it. They don’t even need a box! Using a box is easier for you to clean up, that’s the only reason you are using one. For the litter, use the same stuff you use in the rest of the cage. Here’s a site to read about the training: http://www.dapper.com.au/articles.htm#litter