Rat commune

[farla]

So who knows rats? I want to know if I can combine multiple rats into one happy family if they're going outdoors and will have every opportunity to stake out new territory, or if I need to stick to ones that are already friends. Also, what's a good size for a rat group?

Comments

[(Anonymous)]

That's a really interesting scenario. I've only dealt with indoor rats before. Females will be easiest to introduce, especially if the ones who live there aren't very agressive, but you probably will have boy rats going after them. If the current residents are tame enough to catch, it might be easiest to catch them and stick them with the new rats in a tub or something together, that way they're in captivity when they're introduced and are more likely to stick around when they're set loose.

Again, once they're out there there is a good chance they will meet wild males and do what rats do best. If that's the case you'll probably never have to buy more! They don't usually live very long in the wild, but there's a good chance you'll have a pretty steady stream.

[farla.livejournal.com]

See our neighbors hate us enough already without us attracting wild rats.