Becky (or anyone else out there that has rats for pets not just as a feeder) ever heard of this trick for keeping adult rats coats in perfect condition (really soft). I read it online and have been trying it with my 3 pet rats. I take one slice of bread (usually the end piece of wheat bread) and pour a light coating of extra virgin olive oil (veggie oil would probably do but with an Italian hubby we usually only have e.v.o.o. in the house), then I just pull it into bite size piece and share one slice amongst all three of them, hand feeding as special treat. Started it about 3 weeks ago (they get it twice a week) and the difference in the coats, especially my oldest adult male Cracker, is just amazing! Their fur feels as soft as when they were babies and it's not affecting their poop or anything. They sure love it too!

Does anyone think it's kinda wierd to really like snakes that eat rats but also have great pet rats that we love. We get a lot of comments from friends and family about how could we get a snake and feed it f/t rats when we play with Cracker, Rocky and Cookie every day? Funny but we just don't see a problem with that really.