06-12-2008, 03:07 AM
Yeah, I feed mine dog food that's 15 bucks for a small-ish bag, noodles, and nuts. The combo lasts about a month, I feed them once a day, water once a day, clean once a week.
Bedding for a month costs around 32 a month.
So if you just got petstore food it might be cheaper, it would be like...53 dollars a month, or something like that.
Cage would have to be at least 3 levels, a chinchilla cage is what I use, it cost me 150-200, in that range, but likely could get used ones for cheaper. Hamocks and such aren't nessisary but they love them. You need 2 rats if you can't spend time with the rat every day. Two rats would be 20 bucks at a petstore, unless you find a breeder.
They're not that expensive to take care of, in my opinion. Compared to a dog or cat.
Bedding for a month costs around 32 a month.
So if you just got petstore food it might be cheaper, it would be like...53 dollars a month, or something like that.
Cage would have to be at least 3 levels, a chinchilla cage is what I use, it cost me 150-200, in that range, but likely could get used ones for cheaper. Hamocks and such aren't nessisary but they love them. You need 2 rats if you can't spend time with the rat every day. Two rats would be 20 bucks at a petstore, unless you find a breeder.
They're not that expensive to take care of, in my opinion. Compared to a dog or cat.
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