Roof Rat Articles
Notes from building this site
Short pieces about what broke while this site was being built, what turned out to be wrong, and what changed because of it. They have their own section so they do not crowd out the rat articles. Read them all in News about this site.
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Roof Rats are a Solitary Social Species
Roof Rats are very similar physically and behaviourally to Norway rats. This can be both a blessing and a curse. It’s certainly helpful that their dietary requirements are almost the same, so they can eat the same food. They can also mostly use the same cages, water bottles, hammocks and even toys (although they might…
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Happy and Brave Rat with Mangled Paw has Love!
Latte was always a kind, friendly and gentle rat that loved everyone. Then, one day his cage mate attacked him for no reason, and mangled his paw and ear! Latte’s paw was badly injured. Was he crippled for life? His paw was very swollen and looked terrible, but after we nursed him back to health,…
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ChatGPT wrote a children’s story about Errol the Roof Rat: it did an amazing job!
This is what I asked ChatGPT Write a children’s story about Errol the nervous roof rat. He was frightened to move to a new family, so he ran away and hid under the sink. But one day he came out and learned to love his new family and they lived happily ever after. And this…
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How to make Chocolate Flavored Baytril for your rats
Rats love the taste of Choco-Baytril Bon Bons! Do you struggle to give your rat medicine? Our rats love their chocolate flavored medicine and gobble it right up! In this video, we will show you how to make yummy Choco-Baytril bon bons for your rats. Not sure how much Baytril to give your rat? Use…
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The Domestication of the Roof Rat
There’s a new kind of pet rat: here’s how it happened Until recently, nearly all pet rats were Norway Rats (Rattus Norvegicus.) Also known as “Fancy Rats”, these were sold in pet stores, bred by breeders and even used in research. The domestication of these fosserial (burrowing) animals was a fascinating and somewhat shocking story:…
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Walter visits the vet for a check-up!
Walter has been sneezing and coughing a little bit lately, so I took him to the vet. The Exotic Animal Hospital of Orlando will see both Fancy and Roof Rats, and Dr. Shuflita worked well with Walter. At first, Walter wasn’t too happy to be in a strange place, and when she tried to wrap…
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Hurricane Ian hit the Rat House!
Roof Rats in Danger! At 7:30AM September 28th, and the roof rats are waiting nervously for Hurricane Ian to hit. It is already cold, windy and raining constantly. But it will no doubt get much worse. The path of Hurricane Ian is forecast to pass very near us, but hopefully it will be downgraded to…
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Treating Rats with a respiratory infection. Medicines and common symptoms.
If your rat is having trouble breathing, you need to watch this video! In this video, we demonstrate how to administer Baytril by syringe to two Roof Rats there were sneezing and sniffling. We also talk about how to make it tastier so they will take it, where to buy it, how to calculate dosing…
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A very special home needed for a very special rat.
Lime and her little friend are looking for a forever home. If you know someone that could love her, please forward them this URL Lime and her baby If you are interested, please contact us. They are always free to good homes. There is no adoption fee, as long as they will be loved and…
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Roof Rat born with split tail: is it genetic?
She is otherwise normal, friendly and healthy Roof Rat with split tail birth defect or mutation She was one of a litter of 5 babies. The rest were apparently normal. Roof Rat with two tail tips. Possible birth defect or mutation. Her mother also had a normal tail. Roof Rat with abnormal tail. Is it…