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Here
is a list of some of the best rat Web sites that I have found. Many
of them are very informative, containing vital information about rat
care. Others are just plain fun. If you want to add a site to the
list, please e-mail me.
Sites market with a 
are some of
my favorites, and good places to start.
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Rat
Discussion Forums
These pages are a great way to meet and communicate with other rat
lovers out there!
Rats
Rule Forum - Please visit the rat discussion forum I founded in February 2000. Still going strong!!
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Clubs
and Organizations
Another great way to meet other rat folks.
The Rat Fan Club - Join the
club and subscribe to The Rat Report - a great source for those owned
by rats.
Rat
& Mouse Club of America - This page has great information about
rats and mice as pets. Subscribe to the Rat & Mouse Gazette.
Fat Rat Central - a great
site for rat info with a lot of personality.
National Fancy Rat Society - A
UK rat club, with good information about rats.
American Fancy Rat & Mouse Association
- Yet another rat (and mouse) club.
Pet Rats Canada - Canadian
rat club, with a discussion board.
National Alternative Pet Association
- Includes all exotics, including non-human primates.
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Vet
Referrals
It's hard to find a vet who really knows how to care for rats as pets.
Here are a few good sources for finding vets that have experience
with rats. If you want to add a vet to the list, you can easily do
so by e-mailing the authors. If you want me to set up my own vet referral
page, let me know.
Rat
Fan Club Vet Referral List
RMCA Vet List
How to Find a Good
Rat Vet - by Debbie Ducommun of the Rat Fan Club.
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Health
Care
These sites are devoted to Rat Health Care. Many of the Helpful Info
links also have good articles on health care. However, consult your
veterinarian.
Articles on Cedar and Pine Toxicity - Both
links to Web pages and a list of published articles.
Virginia's
Rat Page - Includes many links to RMCA articles on Rat Health.
Homeopathic
Medicine for Rats - advice on herbal remedies and alternative
medicine.
Infectious
Diseases of Mice & Rats
Companion
Guide to Infectious Diseases of Mice and Rats
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Products
and Accessories
These are all sites that either manufacture or sell products that
I recommend for rats, and for the humans that love them.
Kim's Ark - Lots of great
rat supplies, and proceeds go to help Kim's Ark Rat Rescue!
The
Ferret Store - Excellent resource for small pet accessories. Ferret-centric,
but good for rats, too!
Dearpie's Hammocks - GREAT fleece rat hammocks!
RatsRule Zazzle
Store - Stuff for the humans. Proceeds support the Rats Rule Discussion
Forum. In association with Zazzle.com
RatsRule CafePress
Store - Stuff for the humans. Proceeds support the Rats Rule Discussion
Forum.
The
Rat Refuge - Beautiful rat hammocks for sale and wonderful pictures
of one rat litter's first 4 weeks of life.
Rat.Nap - Hammocks and other accessories.
Cell Sorb Plus - Another
bedding alternative.
PJ Murphy Forest Products -
Makers of Sani-Chips pet bedding.
Martin's Cages - Highly
respected cage manufacturer. I have an R-695 (Rat Skyscraper) and
an R-680 (Rat Lodge)-- they're fantastic!
Ferret Nation - Makers of Ferret cages popular with rat lovers.
Ware Manufacturing - Makers
of cages for small animals.
Harlan
Teklad - Makers of lab blocks endorsed and sold by RMCA and Kim's
Ark.
LabDiet - More info about the
Purina Mills product.
Mazuri - Another manufacturer
of the Purina Mills product with the most useful info.
Innova
Senior - the dog food brand I feed my rats.
Petgrass
- All natural, organically grown wheatgrass. A wonderfully healthy
treat, and a good source of Vitamin K!
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Photos
of Rat Varieties & Markings
So many people ask, "What color is my rat?" So, as I find sites that
have good photos, I will add links to them here.
Grove Pashley Photography
- Bar none, the best rat photos I have ever seen!
AFRMA Fancy Rats & Mice
- Standards with photos.
RMCA Rat Standards
- Has a large photo labeled with a few varieties.
Silver
Stone Rattery - Most of the site is in Dutch, but with a little
mind power, translation to English is not so hard in most cases.
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Ratteries
Breeders of rats for pets. First section contains sites with breeder
lists, the second section features selected ratteries (if you want
to be added to the list, let me know!). I do not rate or evaluate
the breeders listed below. Please be sure to interview any potetial
breeder, asking for references and visit the rattery, if possible.
If you find a rattery listed here to be disreputable, please let
me know so I can remove them from the list. This includes breeders
who practice culling in any form -- this list is a CULL-FREE
ZONE. Thank you.
NAPA
Rodent Breeder List - List of breeders compiled by the National
Alternative Pet Association.
Virginia's Rat Breeder
List - Geographical, including Australia, Canada, England and
USA.
The Rat Rehoming Register
- Ratties that need new homes in the United Kingdom.
Google:
Ratteries - Alphabetical, not geographical. Covers only ratteries
with web sites.
United
States
Spoiled
Ratten Rattery - Kansas City, Missouri.
RatPile
- Connecticut
Maplewood Rattery
- Long Island, New York. (breeding currently on hold)
Tweekers Rattery
- Southern Ohio.
Catalyst Rattery
- Santa Clarita, California.
Cannon
Rattery - Atlanta, Georgia.
Happy Tails Rattery
- Austin, Texas
UK
& Europe
Cosmic Squeak Rattery
- Manchester, England
Estelle's Rattery
- North Somerset, UK.
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Rescues
These sites are run by various rat rescues worldwide
Kim's
Ark - Kim's Ark rescues rats on the east coast, concentrating
in the Mid Atlantic and New England. They support themselves by selling
many wonderful products.
Any Rat Rescue - An Arizona-based
rat rescue that supports itself with sales of hammocks and other items.
Wee Companions - San Diego,
CA-based rescue.
Rat Rescue
Directory - a directory of various rescues, maintained by BabyBlue.
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Naming
Your Rat
These sites offer lots of ideas for naming your new rat!
Suebee's Rat Names - My own list of names,
compiled from many sources.
World Wide Pet Names
Behind the Name - Etymoligies
for many names.
DADA's
Little Baby Namer
Alfabette Zoope
- Unusual names.
BabyNames.com
Babynamer.com
Babynet.com Names
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News
of the Weird
Some of the weird and intriguing articles involving rats.
I'm
looking for links... preferably stuff with permanent URLs.
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