Rat question
Mammary and pituitary tumors are the next most common health problems in female rats. Having females spayed helps to prevent these tumors. Benign mammary tumors can be removed with minor surgery, and cancerous mammary tumors can be treated in unspayed females with tamoxifen. Tumors are less common in male rats. Spaying generally costs $65-120 and neutering $45-100. Veterinary Pet Insurance (petinsurance.com) now offers health insurance policies for rats! Sign your rat up before she gets sick because the policy does not cover pre-existing conditions. The cost is $9/month or $84/year. The yearly plan saves $24.
Supplies Checklist
large cage
bedding and/or litter
bed and/or house
water bottle
dry food dispenser
moist-food dish
rat food
treats for training
exercise wheel
activity toys
chew toys
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go to petsmart its the best place to buy pet rats from a petstore where I live. at petco small females are around 4-5. i dont know about petsmart (havent gone to it yet but have heard from friends) but its probably under $12 it might cost more for different breed though. Yes rats are very intelligant. you can go to goosemoose.com or google pet rat care information. or you can google rat forums and come up with a few forums where you can ask your questions.
yaaaay. i answered 3 of your questions just the other day trying to convents you that a rats is the best rodent to have as a pet. and trust me they are. rats are very intelligent. (1 of my rats learned how to do a howl obstacle coarse). i always got my rats from petco. they price rats at about 4-6$.