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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Rat breeders: free Rattus rattus breeding pairs available
Please help keep this species available as pets for future generations Greetings, fellow rat breeders! Day old baby Roof Rat We’ve developed a line of genetically tame Rattus rattus (arboreal cousin to Norway rats.) This has been tried in the past, but so far unsuccessfully for various reasons (inbreeding, etc.) However, it looks like we…
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Basic Roof Rat handling techniques
Getting your rat to do what you want! In this video, I demonstrate how to pick up both adult and baby Roof Rats, how to hold and handle them, what happens if they jump, and how to put them back in their cage. Special thanks to Debbie and her daughters for helping us make this…
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The Pet Savvy writes about our roof rats
Roof rats are in the news! Eddie Chevrel, an animal journalist and the founder of The Pet Savvy, has written a fascinating article about keeping roof rats as pets. Read: All About Roof Rats (Rattus rattus) — Care Tips From a Breeder. As far as we know, ours is still the only domesticated line of…
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How Yucca schidigera protects your rat’s health
If you look at the list of ingredients, of commercial pet foods, including rat pellets, many will include Yucca schidigera. Yucca schidigera This is an extract from a plant that grows wild in the deserts of Southwestern USA and Mexico. Research has shown that it helps animals utilize nitrogen more efficiently, and excrete less in their…
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Pet Roof Rats Facebook Group
Hi Friend! We are inviting you to join the our new Facebook group about owning and caring for Pet Roof Rats. https://www.facebook.com/groups/petroofrats Here, we can all share our post our stories, photos and videos, advice and information. This will be a resource for current and future pet owners, as well as folks who just want…
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Rat Adoption video playlist!
Thinking about adopting a Roof Rat, but not sure if they are right for you? Not sure if you want males, females, babies or adults? Or just curious to see what we have? Then you need to check out our new Where you can find the latest videos of the rats we have available for…
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Ambroxol for rats
Ambroxol is a mucolytic with a long record of safety and efficacy. As an adjunct to appropriate medical care, it can help rats with respiratory illness breath better and recover faster, and may also help rats with head tilt due to an inner ear infection recover faster and more completely. You can read more about…
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Introducing strange rats into the same cage
People often ask about introducing Roof Rats that don’t know each other into the same cage. You can, but some combinations will be harder than others. In order of easy to hard: Baby rats (until maybe 7-8 weeks.) No problem. Just pop them in and all will be well. Baby rats with adult males males…
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Welcome to The Rat House – The Playroom
would you like to see a house specifically designed and built for rats? We’ve got one, and you are invited! We’ve built a separate little “Rat House” for our Roof Rats. It was designed specifically to make it easier to care for and play with them. In this video, you can see The Playroom, which is…
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Two rat buddies available for adoption today
It’s true that you can’t buy love and happiness. But you can adopt them! Meet Dumpling and Milky. Probably the world’s sweetest, most lovable and friendliest rat buddies. These two boys are about a year old, and love giving rattie kisses! They are ready to love you forever… Would you like to give them their…