Rats & Chewing?

[Batdad]

Is it a good idea to give rats something to chew on? I saw chew blocks at the petstore the other day and was wondering if it was a good idea. The ones that were being sold looked like stained blocks of wood and were supposed to be flavored(veggie sauce I think). I was wondering if just plain pine or birch wood do the trick?

Thanks for input
Bruce

[Linds]

If you wanted to give your rats stuff to chew on thats fine. I'd opt for the plain birch wood over the dyed stuff though.

[Batdad]

That is kind of what I thought although I wasn't sure about pine vs birch. That dye can't be good for the rats and hence the snakes.

Thanks