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Ratscaping for Dwarf Rats – Natural Design, Digging Boxes & Enrichment
Grass House with Herbs & Flowers – Natural Hideaway and Snack in One! 100% natural grass house, lined with fragrant herbs and flowers. Ideal as a hiding place and edible snack for small rodents.
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Give your rodent an unparalleled sleep experience with our Exotic N Colours Cotton Nesting Material! The Exotic N Colours Nesting Material is wonderfully soft! It's an ideal combination of highly absorbent, soft cotton and super-soft fleece. For incredibl
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Coconut & Coir 25 Liters as a natural bedding gives the rodent habitat a very natural look. Besides its appearance, it's dust-free and absorbs moisture quickly and easily. It doesn't mold, making it ideal for outdoor use.
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The Natural Pet Brand Card N Card Mix is a blend of cardboard and egg cartons. This bedding combines all the advantages of "Cardboard & Cardboard Brown" and "Egg & Cardboard," with the biggest advantage: more volume!
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Meet Cotton & Cotton Bedding, the queen of soft and diggable substrates. Made from 100% natural cotton (cottonseed fiber), it offers countless benefits that will make your pets purr with joy! And you know what? Your furry companion will adore this luxurio
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The Natural Pet Brand Cotton N Card is the perfect mix for rodents, rabbits, and ferrets! Cotton & Cardboard is like a rodent party with soft cotton, cardboard, and egg cartons. It combines all the best features of "Cotton & Cotton," "Egg & Cardboard," an
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Cotton & Pellet Bedding: Ultimate Comfort for Your Rodents and Rabbits! Experience the difference with our high-quality Cotton & Pellet Bedding. Designed for ultimate comfort and superior absorbency, this litter solution offers the best for your rodents a
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Delicious BIO cat grass for rabbits, guinea pigs, hamsters, turtles, reptiles, cats, ornamental birds. The cat grass is a tasty and healthy addition to the daily menu of your rodent!
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The botanical name Chlorophytum is derived from the Greek terms chloros = yellowish-green and phyton = plant. The green lily is not only a beautiful houseplant but also popular with cats and rodents because of its sturdy leaves. Even birds and terrarium i
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The vitamin plant, also known as the tortoise plant, is a tasty and healthy addition to your rodent or rabbit's daily diet! This plant is also excellent for decorating their enclosure and, especially, for food enrichment.
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Treat your rodents and rabbits to the delicious treat of JR Farm Millet! This natural snack consists of carefully selected, sun-ripened seeds that provide lots of nibbling fun and nutritional value. Whether you want to contribute to their diet or are look
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Treat your rodents and rabbits to a tasty and healthy treat with JR Farm Meadow Harvest. This mixture of various meadow grasses, delicious oats, foxtail and millet offers a valuable addition to the diet of your little friends and can also serve as a decor
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The JR FARM Dari Kolf provides your pet with natural activity. The sun-ripened seeds must be harvested by the animal itself. They are busy with this for hours. Hamsters like to pick the seeds off and then hoard them in their pantry.
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Delicious sun-ripened oat ears to nibble on and harvest. Small rodents are especially fond of these ears. With their hands they deftly remove the seeds from the casings and snack on them. In addition to healthy fats, vitamins and minerals, the animals als
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Beautiful sun-ripened amaranth for rodents and rabbits! Small rodents in particular enjoy eating the seeds. It not only provides the animals with additional nutrients, but also a challenge and nibbling fun.
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Sorghum is a delicious and especially healthy snack for rabbits, guinea pigs, rats, hamsters, mice, chinchillas and degus. But larger parakeets and parrots also love the large grains of this type of millet. Sorghum is 70 percent starch, so it is a good so
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JR Farm Pearl Millet is a tasty treat that rodents and birds can enjoy as part of their diet. Pearl millet is a natural and nutritious grain that adds variety to your furry friends' diet.
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Discover the taste and nutritional value of Canary Seed Harvest, a high-quality treat for your rodents. This carefully harvested canary seed is a tasty addition to your little friends' diet, allowing them to enjoy a diverse and nutritious menu.
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Discover the delicious and nutritious world of Naaldaar Millet Harvest, an excellent addition to your rodents' diet. Harvested and selected with care, this high-quality millet offers your pets a tasty and nutritious treat.
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Spoil your rodents with the simple and nutritious pleasures of Barley Harvest. Harvested and selected with care, this high-quality barley provides a tasty and natural addition to the diet of your beloved pets.
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Bring a touch of freshness and vitality to your rodents' diet with Green Wheat Ears Harvest. These carefully harvested and selected wheat ears offer a tasty and nutritious addition to your beloved pets' menu.
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Spoil your rodents with the unique texture and taste of Hare's Tail Harvest. These carefully collected and dried hare tails are a natural and engaging addition to the diet of your beloved pets.
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A tube with a beautiful bunch of grains, grasses and flowers. Besides being a beautiful bunch, the stems contain tasty grains and seeds. This mix has been specially formulated for both rodents and birds!
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Imagine an enchanting tube full of a beautiful bunch of grains, grasses and flowers! But that's not all - these stems are filled with tasty grains and seeds. A real feast for both your rodent friends and the cheerful birds! The bouquet has been carefully
Read moreRatscaping for dwarf rats: natural, smart and above all fun to build
Ratscaping is "designing with nature as inspiration": more textures, more routes, more to explore. Pygmy rats are curious climbers who love tunnels, heights, hiding places, and foraging challenges. In this category, you'll find exactly the right materials for them – from cork tunnels and tree trunk tunnels to digging pits, humus/sand mixes, moss, and natural decorations. You've been shopping at DRD Rodent Shop® as a Specialist since 2011 .
✔ Sniffing & foraging
✔ Climbing & walking routes
✔ Hide & relax
✔ Cork, wood & grass structures
✔ Digging buckets + humus/sand mixes
✔ Natural decoration (moss/flowers)
✔ Stability and grip are central
✔ Smart zones (sleep/feed/dig)
✔ Easy to vary per week
What is ratscaping?
Ratscaping is the natural way to furnish a dwarf rat cage with materials that encourage exploration. Think tunnels, platforms, different substrates, and foraging areas. You essentially build a "route" through the cage: from sleeping area to feeding area, via climbing bridges and hiding places, with plenty of activities along the way.
Get started in 5 steps (easy and effective)
- Choose your base – start with a fine, absorbent bedding and create your interior on top.
- Create a route – add ladders/bridges/platforms so your dwarf rats can climb and change levels.
- Provide shelter – combine houses with natural tunnels (such as cork or log tunnels).
- Add a digging zone – a digging box with humus or (digging) sand mix is ideal for additional activity.
- Finish with texture – moss, dried flowers and natural accessories provide both structure and distraction.
Tip: Want to optimize the basics of the enclosure? Always combine ratscaping with the right categories for your dwarf rats: bedding , houses , and cages .
What can you find in this category?
These are the most commonly used ratscaping items for dwarf rats (and you will also see them in the range):
- Cork & natural tunnels – great hiding and walking routes (e.g. cork tunnels and tree trunk tunnels).
- Climbing routes – ladders, ropes, bridges and hanging elements to connect heights.
- Digging buckets & sand zones – separate digging buckets or digging boxes, plus humus/coir and digging sand(s) mixes.
- Moss & natural decoration – for structure, appearance and extra texture in zones.
- Dried flowers & harvest decorations – decorative and fun to play with/forage with.
- Foraging items – sniff boxes, foraging trees, and hiding materials that make the cage “active.”
Zones & routes in the cage (for clarity)
Zones keep ratscaping beautiful and practical. A handy layout:
- Sleeping area – quiet, sheltered (house + tunnel + soft sleeping material).
- Action zone – climbing route with multiple “stops” (plateau, ladder, bridge).
- Digging zone – digging bucket with humus/sand mix, possibly fenced off to keep it tidy.
- Foraging zone – spreading food in/under materials or via foraging items.
Pygmy rats love to climb. Therefore, build wide and stable rather than high and wobbly: ensure components are securely attached and create "waypoints" so routes feel logical.
Maintenance & hygiene
Ratscaping for dwarf rats doesn't have to be complicated. Work with separate areas (like a digging bucket) and do small maintenance rounds:
- Daily : remove wet spots, check feeding area.
- Weekly : refill/turn the bucket, move the decor for variety.
- Periodically : replace parts of the substrate (not all at once if not necessary).
Checklist: This is what makes ratscaping for dwarf rats successful
✔ At least 2–3 hiding places (house + tunnel works best)
✔ A clear climbing route with stable connections
✔ A digging zone (digging bucket + humus/sand mix)
✔ Foraging area(s) for daily challenge
✔ Variety in texture: wood/cork/grass/moss/flowers
✔ Practical maintenance: zones that you can pick up/move
FAQ – Ratscaping for dwarf rats
What are the most popular ratscaping items?
Cork tunnels and tree trunk tunnels for routes and shelter, plus a digging pit with humus/sand mix. Moss and dried flowers complete the look.
Is a digging bucket useful for dwarf rats?
Yes, a separate digging bucket is ideal: you keep the cage tidy and you still provide a clear "digging zone" with its own subsoil.
How do I make ratscaping safe if they climb a lot?
Use stable setups, wide walkways, and intermediate platforms. Hanging or climbing equipment must be securely attached and cannot rotate or tilt.
Which categories are suitable for ratscaping?
Combine ratscaping with: Dwarf rat bedding , houses , exercise wheels and cages .
✔ Natural materials and smart enrichment for daily variety
✔ Practical to maintain by working with clear zones
✔ Specialist since 2011 – carefully selected range
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✔ Delivered from our own stock
