Quote Originally Posted by luckies4me
Bathing a rat does not make their coat too soft or flimsy, and if it did make them too soft I'm sure a lot of us rat breeders would be bathing their ratties a heck of a lot more to get them ready to show. We all strive for the best well kept coats, and having a nasty coat can cost you a lot of points in the show ring.
Oops, my bad. Guess it's just the shampoo I use. Tia's coat always seems to become lighter and sort of fluffier, as if there's less depth to it, when she has a bath. I always thought if I bathed her too much she would turn into a giant poofball.