Well, first off, I'm no rattie expert, but i'm going to try and answer your questions to the best of my ability. Since i've been wanting a rattie for a while, i've been doing alot of research and asking alot of questions.

Ratties should have a rather large cage. With different layers,
Tanks are no good because they don't give enough venilation.

I believe hairless rats are called exactly that. It's a recessive gene, I think, not a different 'breed' of rats. I'm not sure how easy they are to find.

Rats should be homed in pairs of two or more of the same sex. They will get lonely housed alone.


I'd recommend trying to find a breeder in your area. Maybe Cass knows of a good one.


Any/all of thse answers could be false, but like I said i'm no rattie expert.