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.

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

This advice doesn't apply just to roof rat bites. “Even pet rats bite if frightened and can transmit potentially harmful pathogens so treat all bites seriously irrespective of the wild or ...