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Would a male rat escape through a cage with 1" spacing between bars2007-11-24 22:20:13

is he big small or medium sized?? ?? ?? So

try judging it by the size of your Rattie!

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actually they can rats can go through 1\2 inch

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if they can fit their head through than they can fit the rest of their body. I would get a cage with smaller spacing.

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My rat is fat and he could fit through a 1" space

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yes. rats have an extremly flexible spinal system. they can also jump well. i would recoment at most 1/2 an inch, depending on the size of your rat. hope this helps! =]

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It will depend on the size of the rat. A baby or young male rat may be able to get through it but a fully grown male shouldn't be able to.

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Well I am not sure if it would be the same for hamsters but I hear whatever a hamster could fit his head in, the rest of the body will fit in. To be on the safe side, I'd get a new cage or something.

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if a rat can get his head through the bars - then he can get out

although he may or may not want to

the cage is his home

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I would think sooo... Rats are flexible not like mice but... I had a four story cage and i believe the bars were tiny... enough for them to crawl around and hang upside down... but 1" is pretty big