How to Keep a Pet Rat Clean

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Fill the sink with an inch of warm water.. Place your rat inside the water and allow them to get comfortable.. Pour water over your rat's body and fur.

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1

Fill the sink with an inch of warm water.

Step 1

Fill the sink with an inch of warm water.

2

Place your rat inside the water and allow them to get comfortable.

Step 2

Place your rat inside the water and allow them to get comfortable.

3

Pour water over your rat's body and fur.

Step 3

Pour water over your rat's body and fur.

4

Shampoo your rat's fur.

Step 4

Shampoo your rat's fur.

5

Wipe your rat's face with your fingers.

Step 5

Wipe your rat's face with your fingers.

6

Clean your rat's tail.

Step 6

Clean your rat's tail.

7

Replace the dirty bath water with clean, warm water.

Step 7

Replace the dirty bath water with clean, warm water.

8

Rinse your rat off thoroughly in the clean water.

Step 8

Rinse your rat off thoroughly in the clean water.

9

Dry off your rat in a clean towel.

Step 9

Dry off your rat in a clean towel.

10

Fill the sink with an inch of warm water.

Step 10

Fill the sink with an inch of warm water.

11

Squirt pure castile soap onto a washcloth and soak in the sink.

Step 11

Squirt pure castile soap onto a washcloth and soak in the sink.

12

Massage your hairless rat.

Step 12

Massage your hairless rat.

13

Rinse the washcloth and your rat.

Step 13

Rinse the washcloth and your rat.

14

Wipe your rat's cage on a daily basis.

Step 14

Wipe your rat's cage on a daily basis.

15

Check your rat's fabric items regularly.

Step 15

Check your rat's fabric items regularly.

16

Replace your rat's litter and bedding every day.

Step 16

Replace your rat's litter and bedding every day.

17

Clean the area around your rat's cage regularly.

Step 17

Clean the area around your rat's cage regularly.

18

Disassemble and clean your rat's cage on a monthly basis.

Step 18

Disassemble and clean your rat's cage on a monthly basis.

19

Soak non-fabric items in a bucket of diluted bleach monthly.

Step 19

Soak non-fabric items in a bucket of diluted bleach monthly.

20

Wash fabric items as required in the washing machine.

Step 20

Wash fabric items as required in the washing machine.

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