can i paint stuff in my rats cage?

[Johnny]

all it is is projects paint and stuff and i was just wondering if its non toxic to them

[?Jeanette?]

if the paint is non-toxic (it should be somewhere on the bottle), then yes.
but rats gnaw at everything!

[?Purplicious?]

NO! Even though the paint will say "safe" or "non-toxic" and all that other stuff, that does not include animals. Your rat will chew on pretty much everything in its cage and the paint will chip off and your rat will injest it and will have stomach problems or die. Its not safe to paint or color anything in your rodents cage, please think about it before you do.

[robins_rodents]

If the paint says "non-toxic" on the can, it would be all right. Rats will definitely gnaw it off whatever you are painting, though, so if the paint is oil-based or has a poison warning on it I would not recommend it. Even though rats rarely consume something they are chewing on if it isn't food, it still wouldn't be a good idea to risk it.

For more information about rats please visit my website at http://careguide.evergreenrattery.com or feel free to email me by clicking the link on my user profile. Good luck with your rats!

[richard t]

They knaw,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,so no I would not do it