🐀 Pet Rat Care Guide Welcome to the world of pet rats! Rats are intelligent, social, and affectionate animals that make amazing companions. Follow this guide to help your new pets thrive. Housing Keep rats in a spacious wire cage with multiple levels for climbing. Minimum cage size for two rats: approximately 24" × 24" × 36" (larger is always better). Use safe bedding such as pelleted kiln-dried pine, corn or fleece. Avoid untreated cedar and pine bedding, as the oils can ca