ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center
1 (888) 4ANI-HELP [1 (888) 426-4435]
Open 24 hours, $50.00 per case
-or-
1 (900) 680-0000
Open 24 hours, $50.00 per case. (Remember, you cannot induce vomiting in a rat!)
- Toxic Plants
- Virginia's Rat Page (tons of rat related articles and links)
- The Rat Fan Club
- RMCA
- The Wererat's Lair (rat faqs,info,and help).
- First Aid For Small Furries (Handy emergency first aid nursing tips until you can get your rat into the Vet.)
- Rat Guide (a guide to health, medication, and responsible care of pet rats)
- Nursing Care by Mary Ann Isaksen.
- Nursing Care Article
- (bclee's)Rats!
- Graphic Review of Rat Anatomy
- Raisin' Rats Rattery Quick Medical Guide
-
Helpful ratmath calculations, and more.
Vets
- Rat Fan Club Vet Referral List
- RMCA Vet Resource
- Canadian Vets who Accept Rats as Patients
- Recommended Rat Vets—Midwest and Eastern U.S.
- Recommended Rat Vets—Western U.S. and other countries
- Electronic Zoo/Net Vet
- Veterinary Pet Insurance
Caring For Orphaned Baby Rats
Care and feeding schedules:
- www.ratfanclub.org/orphans.html
- www.rmca.org/Articles/orphans.htm
- Rathelp.org/FosteringYoung
Clubs and Forums
- Rat and Mouse Club of America
- RMCA-So.Cal.
- FRMCA-Forida Rat and Mouse Club of America.
- BARMCA-Bay Area Rat and Mouse Club of America.
- The Rat Fan Club
- Rat and Mouse Fanciers for Excellence
- RMCA Forums
Drug Charts and Drug Calculators
- RMCA Drug Usage Chart
- Medication Guide (The layman's guide to medication use in pet rats, formerly known as The Layman's Medication Guideline For Use In Rats)
- Drug Calculator
- Rat Drug Calculator
- Animal Pharmacy Center
Ordering medications
- Global Pigeon (for ordering medications online)
Gambian or Giant African Pouched Rats
- Gambian Pouched Rat
- Giant Pouched Rat
- Giant Pouched Rats (photos and infos on this species).
General Care of Rats and FAQS
- Pet Rat Information Sheet
- Estimated Nutrient Requirements for Maintenance, Growth, and Reproduction of Rats
- Curiosity Rats
- Pet Rats 3.0
- Julie Eschliman E4N Articles (especially for Newbies).
- How to tell if you have a male or a female rat
- Sexing Rats
- Pet Rat Articles by Jane Adamo. New articles posted the first Tuesday of each month.
- About That Tail by J.Horbaty
- PETRAT.CA (Can't find what you are looking for? Check out this site of 1000 links)
- Fat Rat Central (provides accurate pet rat information to people thinking about having rats, new to rats, or those who have had rats for a long time.)
Homeopathy
- Sandra Beasley and the SpazRats (multiple articles on alternative medicine and more).
- Corina's and Walter's HomePage (This site comes from North Bavaria and is not yet completely translated to English)
Mouse Info
- http://www.fancymice.info/ (Cait McKeown's site. Good information on mice and additional resources).
- Angela Horn's (site for mouse care info)*Note: This site has recently become unavailable.
- Finnmouse's Site
- CritterHobbyist Mouse Forum
- Planet Mouse
- Caring for the pet or fancy mouse
- The National Mouse Club
- The Fun Mouse
- Rodent Central
- Mice Paradise
Naming Your Rat
- Rat Names
- Names For Rats (need a name for your ratlet? Try here).
- Behind The Name
- Strange and Unusual of Names
- Hawthorn Rat Name List
- Names by Chinaroad Lowchens of Australia
Quarantining
- http://ratguide.com/health/basics/quarantine.php
Rat Rescue
- Virginia's Rat Page/Emergency Rat Rescue (based in Canada)
- Pet Rats Canada (This is a site designed to help Canadians(and others)who are looking for ratteries, adoptions, rat rescues and products located in Canada)
- R.T. Rat and Mouse Rescue (Site of the rescued Chatsworth Ratties)
- d-n-d rats. (A new site helping to find orphan rats homes)
- American Rat Rescue. (A new non profit site designed to help find rescue rats homes. Located in and around the Southwestern area of Kentucky.)
- Little Angels Small Animal Rescue/Sanctuary ( Located in Central California ).
Visit the
- Rat and Mouse Club of America website for more information on adoption
Rat Art
- The Illustrated Rat (Rat Artwork by Drusilla Kehl & Matt Kaplin.)
Ratterys/Breeders/Breeding
*Note: A word from this webmaster. Before doing business with any Rattery, please remember to carefully check to make sure they are reputable, knowledgable, and that they maintain the health care of their rats and their environment. Above all, even if the Rattery comes highly recommended, remember to quarantine all new rats coming into your home if you already have pet rodents. "An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure".*
- Blue Shuze Rattery (Carol Lawton of Orange County, So.Calif.)
- Enchanted Isle Rattery (Jan & Jim Martin of Aliso Viejo, So.Calif.)
- Bellaratta's Nest Rattery (Joanne "Bella" Hodges of Fern Park, Fl.; Blue, Platinum/Silver Dumbos-Smooth and Rex coats.)
- Spoiled Ratten Rattery (hobby breeder of domesticated, or fancy, rats located in Kansas City, Missouri.)
- Ratz Realm Rattery (So. Calif.)
- Raisin Rats Rattery (Muskegon,MI. This site shows rat development)
- Bella Karm Ratties (Bloomington,Indiana.)This link is no longer, if you know where they have moved to please write and let me know.
- Silver Fuzz Rattery (Dorr Michigan.)
- The PackRats Rattery (Southern New Hampshire)
- AristoRats' Rattery (owned by Sarah and the Chew Crew located in Northern Illinois.)
- TAILSPINZ RATTERY ( A small rattery located in St. Louis, MO. Specializing in Dumbo rats. Lines carried blues, lilacs, platinums, creams and many other colors.)
Looking for more then try the following places to search:
- www.justrats.com/breeders/
or RMCA's
- Rat and Mouse Breeders Directory
- Reproduction in Pet Rats by Debbie Ducommun.
- North American Ratteries List
- The Ratster A Breeder an Information Directory.
Rat Genetics and Coloring
- RatBreeding.com Site for breeders wanting to determine coloring.
- Rodent Fancy genetics page
- The NSWFRMA genetics page
- rat sauce.com Check out section on ratty breeds for color/markings.
- RMCA Rat Index
Rat Groups
- Ratlist (The oldest know Rat Group on the web,
and where tons of valuable information is shared about rats. Moderator- James Kittock.)
- Florida Ratlist (fun group that shares about their rats.Moderator-
Bellaratta.)
- PetRats (A good group for general information.)
Rat Items
- The Illustrated Rat.
Showcasing the artwork of Drusilla Kehl & Matt Kaplin. Note cards, holiday cards, and prints for purchase.
- Snuggle Rat (rat hammocks).
- The Raggy Rat Company (Handmade ragdoll rats)
- Jane Adamo's rat ragdoll pattern
- The Rat-alog
- Ratty Corner (Annette has wonderful directions for making ratty hammocks and ropes.)
- Rat Planet (home of the authoress of children's stories about rats.)
- Jag-Wear (Specializing in Hand-Made Custom Jewelry. Janet does wonderful glass rat bead wear, plus other non-rat jewelry.)
- Gottaspoilem Furkid Designs (Specializes in cage designs and rat carry pouches.)
- Gianna Diceglie-Glass Sculpture (Beautiful hand blown glass rats and more!)
- http://stores.ebay.com/silkfantasysales (Silk Fantasy Sales. Great Rat T-Shirts with cute sayings. Includes Rats are like potato chips, love me love my rats, position isn't everything & more!)
- http://www.cafepress.com/ratragz (Cute rat themed clothes and accessories.)
- The Rat Shop (Lots of items from toys, to jewlery, to cage items)
Rat Cages: Styles and Decor
- http://www.miryokuteki.com/sophielynn/cage.html (The Great Cage Page; photos of rat-owners cages and their varied decors.)
- Martin's Cages (Great Rat Cages. This company is family owned and dedicated to working with the customer!)
Rat Fun
- A Rat's Guide to Responsible Human Ownership (Incredibly Funny)
- Alienrat (Rat Sounds)
- The Wild Wild World of Rats (see jungle rats..a cute site)
- Description of Rat King
- The Dapper Rat (A must visit, especially for rat newbies!)
- The Ratty Dictionary (wonderfully funny word descriptions).
- The Bad Rat Pledge (Contributions by many of us on the RatList).
Rat and Mouse Cards
- RMCA Squeak Cards
- House-Mouse Designs
- Cards by PackRats
- RatMouse Pet Loss Cards
Rat Sites
- Rats Are People Too (Nat's site with articles by Jane, our rat guru)
- YldChyld and the Zoo Tribe
- RooBear Rattery
- Love for Rats
Check out the Award pages and the Banner pages for more wonderful Rat sites to visit.
- Check out Andreas Rattie Page (showing real cute photos of her rats.)
- Lacock Mousery and Mouse Circus (Looking for something special for a venue, birthday, or child's party? Located in Australia, this is the home of the mouse circus. Arrangement info located on their site.)
Rat and Mouse Stories, Art Work and Sketchings
- The Mouse Knight (fantastic works by Cutter Hayes!)
Rat Graphics
- Ridges and Rats (rat graphics.)
- rat sauce.com (rat graphics and downloads.)
Travel/Flying with rats
- Airlines List
Trust Training, Socializing and Bonding
Here are some links to articles with tips on how to trust train, socialize, and bond with your rat:
- http://members.aol.com/juliesrats/behavior.html#bonding
- http://members.tripod.com/~glrmca/ababies.htm
- http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/pet_rats/23723
- http://www.ratfanclub.org/trust.html
- http://www.afrma.org/trusttraining.htm
- http://members.aol.com/juliesrats/behavior.html#forced
- http://www.animalnetwork.com/critters/profiles/rat/hndl.asp
- http://www.dapper.com.au/articles.htm#fuzzletworld
