Twitch those whiskers. Twirl that tail. It's not easy being a rat in the spotlight, when your prime lasts only nine months. Yesterday, more than 100 fancy rats were squeezed, inspected and flipped ...

This pet is more unique than your average cat or dog! Tom Dock of Noah’s Animal Hospital celebrated Fancy Rat and Mouse Day with us by teaching us about pocket pets and bringing in three little rats ...

The earliest documented evidence of domesticated rats originates from Japan and dates back to the Edo period (1603 to 1868). The tradition of keeping fancy rats may have originated in Japan, but pet ...

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 two ...

Rats are incredibly intelligent animals, so it’s no wonder they’ve become popular pets. But unlike the rodent that likes to rummage through the garbage, pet rats are prettier and much cleaner! This is ...

Noah’s Animal Hospitals are your FAMILY owned, locally operated group of animal hospitals that have been serving Central Indiana pets and their people for more than 40 years! 1) Long considered pests ...

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Rats are opportunistic foragers who get into trouble a lot. They like to chew, which tends not to end well for them. In our homes, we pamper them with four-course meals, toys, comfortable blankets, ...

Are you looking to adopt a pet rat? The City of Vancouver is hoping you are, because they have too many, in large part because you have too few. Rat problems are not new to Vancouver. B.C’s largest ...