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Rat Stressed Out!?!

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Question
Hi! I have two rats, Remy and Wii, both are female. Remy is extremely hyper and has a great personality all of the time, but a couple of nights ago, I had gotten my babies a new, larger cage. Ever since I had put them in their new cage, Remy has been very quiet and almost scared. I am sure she is stressed out to the new surroundings. Wii doesn't mind at all, although I am not sure she even knows shes in a new home! (she was born with out an ear and she is 100% blind! we saved her mid snake feeding at a pet store, poor baby) What should I do to make Remy more comfortable and less stressed out? I am so worried for my baby! Please help!

Answer
If its truly the cage she will get used to it in a few days. Rats usually dont take well to change.  I bought a giant ferret nation for my boys a few years ago and they were ridiculous. I put them in it and they would freeze in their tracks so we had to make the transition slow, allowing them to go in and explore during play time but they were allowed   out and back to the comforts of their old cage again. Finally they stayed in the big cage for an hour and I shut the cage door and finally they were used to it. I bet they get used to it eventually.