" Dear Rat Man, What's My Rat Doing?"

There are some things that rats do, but you don't know why, or if they're doing something because they're sick or something's wrong. In this post I will tell you some weird things rats do, and why they do it.
One very common things rats do is called bruxing. Bruxing is when they grind there teeth together because they're relaxed or stressed, so if you're rubbing your rat's ears it might bruxe because its relaxed. But if something is scaring your rat, like a barking dog, and your rat starts to bruxe, that's probably because its stressed. Bruxing isn't unhealthy or bad for them, and you shouldn't stop your rats from bruxing because it's simply a way of communication.

Have you ever heard your rat squeak? If you you haven't, that's good. When rats squeak its because they're feeling pain. So they may squeak if you pick them up funny and it hurts them. But you can't always assume if another rat makes your rat squeak, the other rat did it on purpose. If you have another rat, they will clean each other and sometimes they accidentally scratch the rat they're cleaning. Butt other times they may actually be hurting each other on purpose. So if you buy two rats, and they fight, not just messing around, butt actually making each other bleed, its important to tell me, and I'll tell you what to do. Because sometimes you may not have to return one of your rats.

More things that rats do coming soon.

Other animals in my home.

You might just think that I only have rats. I have more than just rats, I have a whole zoo in my house. But not really, because that would be insane, but I do have a lot of pets. As you all know I have two rats, Chelsey the black dwarf rat and LuLu the blond rat. I also have a 125 pound Bernese Mountain Dog named, Rex. But he's a super nice dog, who's scared of everything, especially things that beep. I also have two desert tortoises, Taz and Oscar, who are around the age of twenty. If that's not enough for you I also have two bearded dragons named Lenny and Carly. Lenny was a rescue animal and has brain problems, so he still tries to run through the glass and eats everything in sight. I also have two goldfish. I also recently got 3 tadpoles from a lake and I am raising them. I pretty much have a zoo at my house. If you think you have a zoo at your house or only have one pet, tell me about you pet or pets in the comment box.

Thanks for reading,

Rat Man