It’s been a few years since we’ve had rats as pets, and though I’d love to have more it’s just not in the cards right now. They do make fantastic pets and are especially great if you live in an apartment or condo where taking a dog out for walks isn’t practical.
Just like with my dogs, I liked making homemade treats for my rats. They’re easy to please and though they will eat just about anything that doesn’t mean you should give them just about anything!
Just like with any other pet, rats have nutritional needs that are easy to meet if you take a little bit of time to research it, and this includes treats. A homemade yummy now and then is also a great way to play and bond with your whiskery pet.
You can make your ratties work for their treat too: Using an empty cardboard toilet paper roll, crush in one end so it’s closed off. Place a few treats into the roll, and crush up the remaining end so the treats are sealed inside. Your rats will be able to smell and hear the treats and will have a blast trying to get them out.
Dried Fruit Balls
1 cup whole wheat flour
3/4 cup yellow cornmeal
2/3 cup dried mixed fruit bits (raisins, apricots, etc)
1 tsp. olive oil
1/2 cup fruit juice
~ Preheat oven to 250 degrees and grease cookie sheets or line with parchment paper.
~ Mix all ingredients with a pastry blender.
~ Make 1/2″ balls and place on the cookie sheet. (The balls will not spread, so you can put them as close as you wish.)
~ Bake for 45 minutes.
~ Leave the balls in the oven until it cools. This will cause the balls to dry out and be crunchy.
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