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.

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 ...

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 and Italian ... shows the poster petting her pet rat, who can clearly be seen enjoying the interaction, wagging his tail just like a dog. "Can anyone tell me why he's doing ...

But the kids were thinking bigger for their menagerie. Fish, budgies and pet rats weren’t enough. We needed quails. Why not? A learning experience. The chance to collect tiny eggs. Embrace the ...

Holding my pet rat Molly one evening in my lap as she devoured a chip of dried banana, her little heart pumping against my thigh, I wondered how many beats she had left. She was by now just over ...

In fact, some New Yorkers are showing love for rats—so much so that they are adopting them as pets. One Brooklyn couple, Lili and Casey, has taken in three pet rats from the Brooklyn Cat Café ...

A veterinary nurse's pet rats have been creating mini paintings which are being sold to people around the world. The rodents, who are owned by Somerset resident Steph Toogood, make the art by ...

A woman from Lancashire has been given a suspended prison sentence after more than 100 pet rats were found living in dirty and overcrowded conditions in one room at her house. Did you know with a ...