I bought my daughter and niece a Fancy Hooded Rat each. Right now I
have
them in a 10 gallon fish tank. They have the cedar bedding and a few
toys. My questions are:

1. A friend recently told me that the glass cages are a health
problem
for the rats. Is this true?

2. Are they small enough for a Habatrial cage and toys?
Answer -
A lot of people I know keep rats in glass tanks.
Providing their bedding dose not become damp, and the roof/lid is well
ventilated to allow air to circulate in and out, then they should be
quite
comfortable.

It is the cedar bedding that I would be concerned about.
Even though cedar and pine shavings have been sold for years as
bedding
for small animals, it has been found that this can actually cause
liver
problems.

for more information on this visit the American fancy Mouse nad Rat
Association website (they wrote an artile in their last magazine
reguarding this).
http://www.afrma.org

To answer your question about the toys, rats will out-grow these
unfortunately.
There are many excellent rat toys aound, however most tend to be only
avalible in America.