Can you keep pet rats outside?

[charliecat]

Have you ever?

[charliecat]

Its because i have 5 of them, and they have wooden stair cases, and the wee, its made the wood orange...it reeks. Its ok for 1/2 a day...once yove disinfected it, but it comes back. Have ben umming and ahhing over putting them outside or DP would have already replaced the stairs.
Still umming.

[DumbledoresGirl]

Ooh now you are asking for trouble.....

[charliecat]

Hey one of thems called Dumbledore, the others scabbers, and theres hedwig and wallace and grommit

[DumbledoresGirl]

Replace the stairs. Poor buggers. What have they done to deserve being left outside? Although when I had my rat, I used to let it loose in the garden knowing it would never run away. They are far more intelligent and affectionate animals than most people give them crdeit for.

[DumbledoresGirl]

Ahhh Dumbledore the rat! how lovely

[expatinscotland]

That's b/c DT is a lizard. Different species entirely, but still just as minging.

CC, YUK! Throw the staircase out.

Can rats be neutered? That might take care of your whiffy problem.

Of course, it's cheaper just to put them outside . . . in the nearest gutter.

[DumbledoresGirl]

Oh of course, a lizard silly me.

Is it Mel Gibson who is the rat?

[charliecat]

I wouldnt LEAVE them outside...There house would be outside....I had ideas of a tunnel coming in through the window into a smaller cage if they wanted to come inside. They have a hhuuggge big cage in the garden already but the wind would rustle through it in winter which is why we thought we would kit out the outhouse.
If we do do it and they aenot happy they will be straight back in.

[HJ06]

get rid of the stairs!
what are they called? i had max and paddy.
and i olso have a cat, his nane is charlie cat

[charliecat]

erm, my name is charliecat too lol er, sos the cats, names are below...