Watch as an animal care specialist discusses the basics of pet rat care in this free online video about exotic pets.
Expert: Laura Fitzgerald
Bio: Laura Fitzgerald has worked for a Vet that specialized in exotic and small animals for 6 years. She opened her own Exotic animal business which she currently still operates.
Filmmaker: Kenneth Jackson
Duration : 0:2:59
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ROFL LMAO OMG this …
ROFL LMAO OMG this woman cracks me up everytime I watch this LMAO ROFL – They wont be able to see or hear for 6 weeks…? By 6 weeks They’ll be pregnant again!!
i have the same …
i have the same timber hide-a-way hut thing
How to see you ??? …
How to see you ??? I’m from odessa ukraine. Love a rats not less of you
ratontheleft- not …
ratontheleft- not all back yard breeder are like that. the owner i got mine from wasnt a breeder at all and had 14 healthy babies
respiratory …
respiratory infections are sometimes caused by using pine bedding so its safer to use other materials. (so I’ve read in a lot of places) but tumors idk about take it to the vet? lol
my rat has this red …
my rat has this red thing on his tail kinda looks like a rash what should i do?
Its different with …
Its different with rats, you may be thinking of rabbits i believe but there is plenty of information on the Fancy Rats informations. If that information where true then there would be alot of eaten ratties (;
lol dude……why …
lol dude……why would she eat them? rats eat humens? get your facts straight
I don’t know if …
I don’t know if Laura Fitzgerald reads anything here but when a rat dies I read that…
“The biggest complaint from rat owner’s is that their pets just don’t live long enough and worse still they often pass away from nasty illnesses such as tumors or respiratory infections.”
So you just let the little guy suffer at the end? There’s nothing to can do make it suffer less? It may sound silly but I would like to see her do a feature on how to make the rat suffer less at the end.
lol she has no i …
lol she has no i dear my rex rat hade 16 babys
This woman is NOT …
This woman is NOT an “animal care specialist”. These videos should be taken off – the information she is dishing out is just plain wrong!
Those poor animals!
She says, “This is …
She says, “This is Tar. Tar is about eighteen months old. He was my first rat.”
She also refers to females as “momma” or “mommy” and males as “daddy,” which no real breeder would do (or normal adult).
This is a BACKYARD BREEDER.
So the problem is that what “works for her” doesn’t work for animals.
In the video on rat health she flaunts her ignorance of the most common rat diseases.
i never listen to …
i never listen to them. if were the rats i would bite. even if i neverbite.
yeha…learned that …
yeha…learned that from experiance haha
never pick up baby …
never pick up baby rats or any other rodent baby with bare hands because you might leave a scent on them and the parents might eat them
i agree but u try …
i agree but u try tellin that to some idiots LOL
but seriosly she …
but seriosly she has the wrong fact in a heap of her vids one of her cges i have had and my rat escaped, she recomends ceder bedding and she is not covering the corect info!
Do you think this …
Do you think this is her first time breeding? REALLY ?
IF you thought about it at all you would realize she has bred rats before…these are her tips on how she breeds and raises them. If it works for her then whats wrong with it?
Ignorance…
Here “Daddy” rat …
Here “Daddy” rat was her “first rat”? And people should buy tailless rats?
This woman needs to be shut down. Shame on Expert Village for letting this backyard breeder post videos essentially modeling how to become a backyard breeder.
It takes far longer than 18 months to learn about rat genetics and other breeding issues. Tailless rats suffer a deformity that can be very detrimental to them and true ratters do not advocate breeding them.
i agree with you …
i agree with you all the way!
those ratties are …
those ratties are very cute and all, but she doesn’t even explain any “basics of pet rat care” at all! 0_o
that two week old …
that two week old rat is adorable.
LOL animal …
LOL animal specialist my ass, apart from the fact that they need food and water, thats all she knows, there are so many things incorrect in this video, any experienced rat person/breeder will tell you that.
If you are still not convinced i can write all of the things down for you and get many experienced breeders to agree with me. Why the harshness?
nothing in her …
nothing in her videos suggest that she has no idea how to care for them….if she had no idea would she be an animal care specialist? i dont think so you tard
my mum wont let me …
my mum wont let me either, iv said il jus buy some neway and she threatens 2 chuck me out if i do lol