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'Caring For Your New Rats' Part 13, How To Bath A Rat and...

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Why You Should Avoid Bathing Your Rats. Regular bathing dries out a rats sensitive skin and rats do a really good job of keeping themselves clean. Provide a small bowl of fresh cold water in the cage every day and your rats will use that to keep clean. Most of our rats have never had a bath but they do have water playtime every week. If your rat is very nervous or has had a bad experience in water see part 12 of this series.