(Moderator) "We rarely see this problem in rats but relatively often in mice, especially in C57Bl/6 and Tg strains with C57Bl/6. It seems to be worse if the animals are nervous or have litters. Since ...

Because rats and mice are better able to take control of their microenvironment in an enriched cage, macroenvironmental conditions become much less influential. Such macroenvironmental conditions ...

Pet rats may not be the first choice for most ... Rabbits come in a variety of sizes and temperaments and can be litter box trained just like cats, making it easier to have them out of their cage ...

If you have a pet rat, just remember to clean its cage regularly. Rats are social animals, so they can show affection just ...

I can help keep pets happy and healthy.” Q) MY children Emma and Lila want some pet rats, and are aged seven and eight. Is that too young? LIZZIE HORTON, Reading, Berks Sean says: Borderline in ...

A cruel pet owner swung his rat round by the tail to encourage one of his dogs to attack and kill it. Liam Fair faces being banned from keeping animals after he admitted a series of cruelty and ...

Williams walks over to a large cage and picks out a fat gray rat ... Corrigan, the rat expert, doesn’t have a heart rat now, but he has owned pet rats in the past. Decades of trying to outsmart ...

A homeless man in Sydney, Australia, has been reunited with his pet rat which disappeared earlier this month. Chris, 59, is a well known figure in downtown Sydney where the rat, called Lucy ...

When most people think of a pet, they consider the usual array of creatures, like dogs, cats, or fish. A few like small ...

Smart, friendly and playful, rats are superb pets for people of all ages. RATS: THE GREAT UNDERRATED PET is a hilarious and informative documentary, told by the rat owners themselves. See how some ...