I had a pet rat named daisy who fell of the top of her cage that's 3 feet tall and died!!!?

I was wondering if i should cut off the top of the cage and replace it with card board so my next rat can fall 3 feet down and also more shavings so if it falls on the side of the cage it will be a bit more coushny.

I had a pet rat named daisy who fell of the top of her cage that's 3 feet tall and died!!!?
well i'm gonna have to disagree slightly with some of these answers that say rats don't fall easily. some of my rats think they can go anywhere and do whatever they set their minds to and actually pretty regularly will find a way to fall off of things :) (maybe my rats are just really clumsy, i dunoo) i do agree though that something else most likely happened to her because 3 ft isn't very high up, and i'm sorry to hear about your loss.
Reply:Rats don't very easily fall, and three feet isn't very high of a distance to die instantly. I'm willing to bet that something else killed her and made her fall, such as a heart attack or aneurism. Did you actually see her fall? If not, it may have been many other things.





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Reply:I find it hard to believe it dies from the fall. I've had rats for about ten years, and they have,on occasion, fallen off my shoulder, which is 5+ feet tall, and none have ever died.
Reply:I would put cushioning all around the cage and put it on top of it too.
Reply:No don't replace it with cardboard, the rat will only chew it and escape.





I think what happened was very rare and you probably don't have to worry about it happening again.





Chances are, the new rat will be fine.
Reply:well if it fell off of the cage, it probably had a stroke or a heart attack and thats what killed it, as rats don't fall very easily and when they do, 3 feet wouldn't kill them
Reply:Well...I had my rat's in a ferret nation cage, which is like..erm..5 ft tall?


No one ever fell, I'm going to go with what the last person said and it probably had a stroke or something to cause it to fall, as they are not the most clumsy of animals, they balance pretty well.


But, I'd take some precautions when you get another one.


Try to make the cage a Little safer.
Reply:great lesson for you! put the cage lower in the room and provide a rat-proof cover for it.
Reply:Three ft!!!! Is that really necessary? Ugh, get a smaller cage!