What are the best rats to cage with a small hairless?

i have about 20 rats, big ones, small ones, male, female.





Right now i have her in a 30 gallon with 4 other small rats, 2 of them a little bigger, one male. 2 smaller





i read somewhere i shouldn't mix them with males





i don't want her getting cuts. Maybe put her in a small tank with one or two other?What are the best rats to cage with a small hairless?
If she gets along with the other females you have her with, she should stay with them. It doesn't matter whether they're of similar size or age as long as they like each other %26amp; it's always good for a hairless rat to have 1 or more furry companions.





Get the male out right away though, or you'll have a population explosion. If your hairless becomes pregnant, she might not be able to feed her babies.





Also, your tank is too small for that many rats. I hope you @ least have a multi-level cage topper which will add room %26amp; make the tank more interesting, and help with ventilation.





Your hairless will almost certainly get scratched from time to time, because she doesn't have the protection of fur. However, she'll heal quickly. Like all rats, hairless need companionship %26amp; an interesting environment.What are the best rats to cage with a small hairless?
Rats shouldn't be kept in aquariums PERIOD. It causes lung issues.





You shouldn't mix males with females because you will get more rats.





Rats are rats...you can cage them any way you want...


Saying you have to cage them different because of fur type is stupid...thats like saying you have to house curly hair people different than straight hair people.





Yes she may need more warmth so maybe a hammock
you are putting rats in a water filled tank that fish are supposed to be in? what kind of owner are you anyway!?
Hairless rats are a bit more delicate than furred rats. Firstly, they have a weaker immune system. This is just caused by thier genetics, and really can't be helped. Also, NEVER breed a female hairless. They have virtually no parenting instincts and cannot lactate very well. In case you're wondering, hairless rats are produced by breeding a hairless male to a hairless female carrier (which means she's furred).





They are highley suseptable to wounds and scratches due to no fur to protect their skin. And because of their low immune, you'd want to avoid this, or treat the cuts immediately. Soem people keep hairless apart from other rats to prevent scratches, but I think as long as you have something to clean them with, they'll be fine.





They also require constant heat (room temp. is fine, just nothing chilly), and drafts are also something to avoid. Other furred rats living with the hairless comes in handy, as they provide fur warmth when they sleep together.





They generally consume more food, and must have a lot of protien in their diets (cooked low fat meat treats or large cooked bones are appriciated). This is again, for warmth.





Another must to remember, is they are also highly suseptable to respetory infections, again, because of their immune. They can't be kept on anyting dusty (aspen included). I find Carefresh is the cheapest bedding, but anything like carefresh is good too. They must be cleaned twice a week, rather than once.





Some people find hairless rats especially unattractive (on top of the hairless part) as any scars they may get are very visibley seen. Other than this, hairless rats make great additions if you don't mind putting up with the extra care.





The most common rat colour is agouti, which is the ';natural'; or ';wild'; rat colour (so they do look like wild rats). It's a mix of golds, browns, oranges, whites. This is the most common colour you will come across through breeding, so it isn't as desireable. White, or black hooded rats are also highly common. Remember that rats all have the same sweet and lovable personalities regardless how pretty they may look. :-)





I would suggest getting another hairless to keep her with.