Yahoo Answers is shutting down on May 4th, 2021 (Eastern Time) and beginning April 20th, 2021 (Eastern Time) the Yahoo Answers website will be in read-only mode. There will be no changes to other Yahoo properties or services, or your Yahoo account. You can find more information about the Yahoo Answers shutdown and how to download your data on this help page.

Trending News

Promoted
emibrittsca
emibrittsca asked in PetsRodents · 1 decade ago

My daughters were just given a pet naked rat. He's really warm to the touch. Is that normal?

I mean, if he were a person, to me it would feel like he had a fever. Can anyone help me out here? I'd appreciate it.

4 Answers

Relevance
  • Catkin
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago
    Favorite Answer

    Yes, it's normal for a hairless rat to feel warmer than a furry rat. This is because they have higher metabolism than normal, furry rats. Even though they *feel* warm, they should avoid drafts.

    Source(s): We had a sweet hairless rat for nearly 3 years. When we adopted her, the breeder told us that hairless have higher metabolism than other rats. She felt quite warm to the touch.
  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    i don't have a hairless rat but i have a hairless geuinne pig and he is also hot to touch but when we got him from his old owner they said it was find and he should be like that good luck

  • lunarwolfgrl
    1 decade ago

    i think so they should be warm considering no fur to keep them warm

  • Confussed (Suspended)
    1 decade ago

    not sure maybe just take him to the vet to make sure he is ok.

Still have questions? Get your answers by asking now.