Rats are thin-tailed, medium-sized rodents, and you can find them all over the world. “True rats” belong to the genus Rattus, ...

Rats are great pets for those who want a furry friend but may not have enough space for a dog or cat. Domestic rats in particular can be friendly, calm, and can bond emotionally with their owners.

The tradition of keeping fancy rats may have originated in Japan, but pet rats have become more mainstream over the years. The term fancy rat is used to refer to a rat that has been bred to be a ...

Languages: English. You can get in touch with Alice by emailing [email protected]. A creative pet owner has shared the unusual way she stopped her domestic rat from trying to eat her food.

In 2002, a discussion came up on the ratlist — "the oldest mailing list on the internet dedicated to the pet rat" — to create "a holiday to honor and promote pet rats as the wonderful ...

A TEACHER who keeps seven rats as pets insists they are "good company". Marjolein Gottschal, 33, gave two rodents a home when she was 14 and her obsession started from there. The teacher ...

LACKAWANNA COUNTY, Pa. — It's not every day shelters take in dozens of pet rats. However, dozens of rodents were removed from a home earlier this week in Lackawanna County—56 of them ...