I am 2 months pregnant and I have heard 2 different things. I have a pet rat she is clean and very friendly. People keep telling me that I should get rid of her since I am pregnant. What should I do? Please help!
2006-09-12 16:41:52 · 13 answers · asked by Renee32325 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
Ask your doctor. I recently asked the Yahoo people how I should keep my three cats and one dog, and another lady had pets and kept them but just had to be vigilant about her cleaning. Her doctor actually said her kids would be healthier with the pets than in a sterile, germophobic environment. I wouldn't kick your pet out without first finding a good reason. Please be careful when cleaning the cage--an RN (and others) have told me not to clean cat litterboxes when pregnant because of toxoplasmosis, but I don't know about rats. Play it safe--you may not want to clean it at all. Get someone else to! Consider it a pregnancy perk.
2006-09-12 16:53:56 · answer #1 · answered by Jenny Alice 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You don't necessarily need to get rid of it. Just have someone else clean the cage and care for her. Same with cat boxes - don't go changing cat boxes when you're pregnant, don't go cleaning rat cages when you're pregnant.
People used to live with real rats during pregnancy. It's not going to be a problem if you stay away from the feces and it is kept clean.
2006-09-12 16:50:12 · answer #2 · answered by Phoenix, Wise Guru 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would not clean the cage unless wearing gloves. I'm not sure if their feces carries any harmful bacteria, like cats do, but it is not worth the risk. I would ask someone at a pet store or call a vet's office to find out for sure how safe it is.
2006-09-12 16:44:23 · answer #3 · answered by Ryan's mom 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you can take good care of your pet and pregnacy keep it what did the rat ever do for you to just get rid of it? just keep its cage very clean and take care of yourself.
Good luck!
2006-09-12 16:56:00 · answer #4 · answered by awesome_chick2009 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Make your husband or boyfriend clean the rat cage.
2006-09-12 16:49:29 · answer #5 · answered by danikatspecial 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I kept my rat through my pregnancy. I had my now ex-husband clean his cage.
Take Care
2006-09-12 16:44:54 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
YES! We have a dog that has started peeing on the furniture since i was about 6 weeks. He has been with us for 4 years and has never done this before. As for my other dog, everywhere i go, she goes, if i go to the bathroom, she is sat by the door waiting for me, if i go to the kitchen, she comes with me, she has only been like this since i got pregnant.
2016-03-26 22:48:37 · answer #7 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
there is nothing wrong to keep a pet rat...... if you are unsure, you can ask your friend to take good care of her for the time being.
2006-09-12 16:44:48 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not for sure if this is harmful like cleaning after a cat. Just ask your doctor first.
2006-09-12 16:47:24 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ask your ob/gyn. I should be safe as long as you don't change the paper in the cage. The fecal matter may contain dangerous bacteria.
2006-09-12 16:44:31 · answer #10 · answered by jagbeeton 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋