First and foremost, you want to make certain that there are no openings that allow rats to slip through and into the area where your birds are kept. Find any gaps surrounding your birdcage area and seal them up to prevent rats from getting into your enclosure.

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Keep in mind that rats are capable of digging new holes, and it doesn’t take much to encourage them to begin. Even after you’ve sealed up the first hole, you’ll want to investigate the surrounding area to see if there are any other weak areas that the rats could be able to exploit in order to dig a new hole and tunnel toward your birdcage and escape.

As far as the birdcages themselves are concerned, you want to make sure that they are elevated well above the ground in order to reduce the likelihood of a rat getting into a battle with them. You certainly don’t want to think about rat and bird getting into a battle, and for a good reason: a fight of this nature is bound to result in losers as well as two severely injured pets on both sides.

The presence of food is one of the strongest inducements for a rat to approach and annoy a bird. Although your rat is not a threat to your bird, and vice versa, they can nevertheless get into a fight over the same food if it is left strewn around the floor or on the ground.

The closer your rat is near the birdcage, the greater the likelihood that he or she will make it there. More to the point, when your rat is in the same room as your bird, it can see all of the food the bird is getting and may begin to fantasize about breaking into the room and stealing that feast for itself. If your rat continues to torment your bird, it may be best to relocate it to a different room.