BEHAVIORAL & ENVIRONMENTAL ENRICHMENT Rats are intelligent and will soon get bored with the same food, toys and routine. When planning...

The Kilham virus is one of the parvoviruses that affect rats. Although unconfirmed through ELISA testing, some breeders of the imported...

VERY IMPORTANT: When sexing pups, keep the pup upright with the tail hanging down. By letting it stand on all fours and lifting the...

STEP 1 – RE-HIDRATE: The first step of hand rearing orphaned pups is to make sure that they are hydrated. If they were without milk for...

Meal worms are a good source of protein. It contains no fat or difficult to digest proteins. Although some rats don’t like meal worms,...

Rats in general suffer in the African heat. Keep your rats’ cage out of direct sunlight and if possible, install a thermometer in the...

Antibiotics are medicines for treating bacterial infections. It should only be used when it is really needed and it should be used in the...

DOES YOUR RAT GET ENOUGH FOLATE? (Vitamin B9) Folate is especially important to breeders and rescues as it helps with normal foetus...

1. THE NEW BUT FAIRLY TAME RAT If rats were socialized as pups they should trust humans and getting to know the new home, owners and...

Behavioral problems may either be a result of bad genetics or learned behavior and imprinting. In most cases it comes down to bad...