Links to Resources and Other Wonderful Rattie Worlds

Medical Articles FAQs and Help

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!)

• Poisonous Plants(University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine)
• Pet Poison Prevention Tips
• Rat Guide (A Layman's Guide to Health, Medication Use, Breeding, and Responsible Care of Pet Rats )
• 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.)
• Nursing Care by Mary Ann Isaksen.
• (bclee's)Rats!
• Rat Anatomy Tutorial (Kenyon College)
• Raisin' Rats Rattery Quick Medical Guide
• Helpful ratmath calculations, and more.

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  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

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  Caring For Orphaned Baby Rats

  Care and feeding schedules:
• www.ratfanclub.org/orphans.html
• www.rmca.org/Articles/orphans.htm
• Rathelp.org/FosteringYoung

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  Bereavement, Pet Loss, and Memorials

• Association for Pet Loss and Bereavement (This site includes a forum for those grieving the loss of a pet, pet bereavement e-cards, and additional supportive links for dealing with loss.)
• Light A Candle (Light a candle at this site in memory)
• The Rainbow Ratties Shrine (Add a candle and short memorial in remembrance)
• Pet Loss Grief Support, Rainbow Bridge, Monday Candle Ceremony Website

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  Clubs and Forums

• Rat and Mouse Club of America
• RMCA Forums
• RMCA-So.Cal.
• FRMCA-Forida Rat and Mouse Club of America.
• Florida Rat List Forum
• BARMCA-Bay Area Rat and Mouse Club of America.
• The Rat Fan Club
• Rat and Mouse Fanciers for Excellence

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  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)
• Jedds (water soluble doxy, doxy syrup, injectable long-lasting doxy)
• foyspigeonsupplies.com (sulfa, baytril)

  Gambian or Giant African Pouched Rats

• Gambian Pouched Rats as Pets
• African/Gambian Giant Pouched Rats

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  General Care of Rats, Behavior, 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).
• 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.)

  Behavior

• Urine Marking (rats like to mark what is theirs and what they like---see this link.)
• Neutering

  Company

• Why Rats Need Company
• Why Rats Need Company (author: Angela Horn)

  Rat Escapees, Lost and Found

• Lost and Found: When Your Rattie Goes Rambling (author: Sarah Shuman)
• How To Catch Escapees (author: Julie Eschliman)

  Sexing Rats

• How to tell if you have a male or a female rat
• Sexing Rats
• Sexing/Litters
• Sexing Yes or No

  Homeopathy

• Sandra Beasley and the SpazRats (multiple articles on alternative medicine and more).

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  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
• Caring for the pet or fancy mouse
• The National Mouse Club
• The Fun Mouse

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  Naming Your Rat

• Rat Names
• Names For Rats (need a name for your ratlet? Try here).
• Behind The Name
• Strange and Unusual of Names
• Names by Chinaroad Lowchens of Australia
• Pet Rat and Mouse Names
• Exotic Pet Names-Names for Pet Rat's
• Fun Pet Names
• Ratsrule Rat's Name Lists

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  Quarantining

• http://ratguide.com/health/basics/quarantine.php

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  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)
• Little Angels Small Animal Rescue/Sanctuary ( Located in Central California ). Visit the
• Rat and Mouse Club of America website for more information on adoption
  

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  Rat Art

• The Illustrated Rat (Rat Artwork by Drusilla Kehl & Matt Kaplin.)

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  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".*
• 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.)
• Silver Fuzz Rattery (Dorr Michigan.)

  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.

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  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!)

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  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)
• 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).

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  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

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  Rat Graphics

• Ridges and Rats (rat graphics.)
• rat sauce.com (rat graphics and downloads.)

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  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.)

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  Rat Items

• The Illustrated Rat. Showcasing the artwork of Drusilla Kehl & Matt Kaplin. Note cards, holiday cards, and prints for purchase.
• Jane Adamo's rat ragdoll pattern
• 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.)
• http://www.cafepress.com/ratragz (Cute rat themed clothes and accessories.)
• The Rat Shop (Lots of items from toys, to jewlery, to cage items)

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  Rat and Mouse Stories, Art Work and Sketchings

• The Mouse Knight (fantastic works by Cutter Hayes!)

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  Rat and Mouse Cards

  
• RMCA Squeak Cards

  

• House-Mouse Designs

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  Rat Playtime, Fun Tips

  Introducing a rat to water fun. Also good for cooling off on hot days.
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  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7end071b3zA

  TP roll fun and treats

• 
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21fyTdBiyGO"

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  Rat Sites

• Rats Are People Too (Nat's site with articles by Jane, our rat guru)
• 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.)

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  Travel/Flying with rats

• Airlines List

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  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://www.ratfanclub.org/trust.html
• http://www.afrma.org/trusttraining.htm
• http://members.aol.com/juliesrats/behavior.html#forced
• http://www.dapper.com.au/articles.htm#fuzzletworld

This page is always being added to. The Kuddles are constantly finding new sites and items to add. Please continue to check back with us.Thanks.