Flower branch rats are good to keep.
The lifespan of the Flowering Branch Rat is usually around 2 to 3 years, and may be shorter if it survives in the wild. Also known as the cow rat, the Flowery Branch Rat has a black and white coat color like a cow. The most common coat color is characterized by a chocolate or black color from the forelegs to the head, called a turban, and a predominantly white back but with black spots or a black hair down the middle.
Long tails close to the length of the body also often have black patches on the tail. The lifespan of the chipmunk is related to the environment and diet, so think before you get a chipmunk and have the determination to take care of them. Due to the long time keeping by humans, flower branch rats are not like the usual rats that sleep during the day and are active at night, they will go along with their owner's rest time.
How to keep a chipmunk
1. When you first keep a chipmunk, familiarize it with its surroundings and communicate with it more often.
2. Flowering rodents are very afraid of loneliness, so if they are kept alone, they may have physical and mental problems, so when keeping them, they must be kept in pairs.
3, to provide a quiet environment, so as not to let it be frightened.
4, in addition, the owner should also do a good job of insulation and cooling according to the weather, too cold or too hot may affect their life expectancy.
5, prepare enough water for the flowering branch rats, in the choice of water, use cool white water or pure water. You can prepare a drinking vessel for the flower branch rats, and the water in the drinking vessel should be replaced once every 2~3 days.
6, the flower branch rats can not often eat too high calorie, high salt content food, otherwise it is easy to get fat, easy to cause problems in all aspects of the body.