All rats at Little Whiskers Rattery are housed in Midwest Critter Nation units, once they are of age. These housing units are ideal for rats because they provide plenty of room and ventilation, have many options for hanging accessories, hammocks, and toys, and are very easy to clean!  They also have appropriate bar spacing, which will insure safety for your pet rats.  

These cages are our #1 recommendation for pet rats, but there are plenty of other alternatives to fit you, your family, and your pets lifestyle.  Feel free to ask about more recommendations.

We also believe that is important that they have plenty of entertainment and enrichment in their habitats.  Even when we have our rats out regularly for play time or free roam, they spend a great amount of their life in their cage, so it is very important for them to have toys and other items in their cage to keep them entertained and engaged each and every day.

When it comes to choosing what items to put in a rats habitat, consider this:

Rats are foragers, climbers, burrowers, and chewers...and are very curious, by nature.  Anything to engage these activities are ideal, and will keep them happy, active, and engaged with life!

 Our recommendations for items to add to your rats habitat:

• Ladders, ledges, hanging bridges, and ropes to climb on and explore
• Lava ledges! These are great for climbing on and giving your rat a fun place to sit. They are also great for both chewing, to grind down teeth, and climbing on, to grind down sharp nails.
• Hammocks, hammocks, and more hammocks! Rats love to lounge around in a soft, cozy hammock. Fleece hammock are ideal! (Be sure to inquire about our accessory shop!)
• Rat safe wood chews, sticks,  and pumice stones
• Foraging toys for mental stimulation and engagement
• Dig boxes to “hunt” for treats, herbs, or mealworms.  Coconut Coir and shredded paper are ideal substrates for dig boxes.
• A running wheel for exercise, as long as it is 16” or larger. (Any smaller could bend their spines and cause issues).