Introduction to pet rats for new owners

A comparison between wild and fancy rats

RATTUS MOKI ('MOCHA')
He's a beautiful boy, isn't he?
Found him as a two week old pup one Saturday night, just near my rats' cage.
His coat was silkier compared to his mates' coarse fur.

Contributions of rats to mankind

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It's easy to look down on these creatures as pests, here are some reasons why rats deserve respect and less of the persecution that they get from us everyday...