Do any of you know how to give a rat a bath?
If you do tell me and if your right then I'll give you 10 points..
Sarah
2006-06-23 08:42:37 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
to let you know my freind is babysitting one for my teacher and she wants to know how to give it a bath with water.
2006-06-23 08:47:17 · update #1
I'm asking this question for one of my freinds.
2006-06-23 09:25:14 · update #2
Well #1 you have to catch it and I'm assuming you want it alive. Catch it in 1 of those live traps like a glue trap and prepare the bath water desired and dunked the rat in the solution. Believe me that can hold their breath pretty long and do what you would as with a dog and soap it up, rinse, soap again and rinse. Remove from glue trap.
2006-06-23 08:48:41 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm thinking of chincillias here, but there are certain shredings/powder for small animals. That will it will not hurt their skin. For rats, I think they clean themselves. But I can tell you that there is this powder at the petstores for chincillias that chincillias use to give themselves a bath with. They just roll around it in and shake it off. You'd think it'd make their coat dirtier cause it just looks like dust, but that's actually how they are given bathes. I suggest that you don't do anything that might hurt your rat though. You should give me the 10 pts, cause I answered it the best. :)
2006-06-23 15:51:11 · answer #2 · answered by Julie Ann F 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Before or after you take it out of the trap. Sorry I am in Alberta, the only place in Canada with no rats and maybe the only place in the world that is and that intends to remain rat free. But I can say that rats swim very well and do not usually mind getting wet, Usually if you give them a clean cage and clean litter the keep themselves clean nicely all on their own, like cats.
2006-06-23 15:50:14 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would just like get a rag and knida damp the water on the rat and put just a tiny bit of shampoo and then damp water on it again. I guess sorta give it a sponge bath?!?!?!?
2006-06-30 18:32:33 · answer #4 · answered by Brittany 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I used to put my rat in the bathroom sink fill it up part way and turn the water down to a dribble (she liked to lick the faucet). Then i would use a small amount of ferret shampoo on her soap her up rinse her off. Put a towel in the empty sink and blow dry her.
2006-06-30 14:25:05 · answer #5 · answered by haroku266 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
my son had a pet rat.. they make great pets by the way. how he would do it....put some water in the bathtub, place the rat in the tub, wet the rat down, use baby shampoo to wash him/her. rinse off and towel dry. our rat use to love to get a bath. good luck with it. if u can try to use a hair dryer to dry him/her.
2006-06-23 15:51:43 · answer #6 · answered by missindy46 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
who wud be that dumb to catch a rat and give it a bath in the first place
2006-06-23 15:45:45 · answer #7 · answered by Kunal 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no but i herd that the rats might get sick give it a small warm bath
2006-06-23 15:48:02 · answer #8 · answered by gaby_eduardo_steve 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I just put them in the sink and wash them with warm water and natural oatmeal shampoo,dry them very good with a towel and I am done :)
2006-06-23 15:47:10 · answer #9 · answered by Dawn A 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Either it cleans itself or you can take a damp cloth and clean it.
Why do rats get such a bad rap? They can't help what they are!
2006-06-23 15:47:30 · answer #10 · answered by Krn 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋