If you can plan to provide your rats with a good environment, the nutrition, and the care they need, they will be able to provide you with many years of happy rat ownership! Clever, cute, and...
Posts by Dr. Pieter de Villiers
Coprophagia (when animals eat others or their own feces) - as disgusting as it may seem, is entirely normal in some species, including rats, rabbits, dogs, and pigs. And, as with many other things in...
Seeing white droppings in your pet rat's cage can be alarming, especially if it is the first time that you notice it. This is usually not something to worry about, but it can sometimes be an...
Rats like food, a lot! And if you've owned a pet rat for some time now, you might have noticed that the critter is starting to look a bit on the heavy side and you have read somewhere that obesity is...
If you've only recently bought a pet rat, you may have noticed that he/she dribbled some urine on your hand when being handled. This can be very disgusting at first, but there is actually a very...
Seeing your pet rats fight can be very alarming and one can often start to wonder if they might end up killing each other. And if you've ever seen a rat eating another rat, you might be concerned...