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

Source

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...

Significance of rats in cultures of the world

Lord Ganesh, riding on a rat

In India, rats are revered as instruments of Lord Ganesh. Rats residing in the Karni Mata Temple (popularly known as ‘the Rat Temple’) are well taken care of by the priests and pilgrims.

(Some of) The myths and facts about rats

August 5, 2010. Choki started to knock things over
as soon as I brought him in to prepare their dinner

Struggling with Mycoplasma pulmonis

"I'm not handing my rat over to Mr. Death without putting up a good fight!"

~Rattus Choki

My Rattus Diary 2010

RATTUS DIARY 2010:
THE GENESIS OF RATTUS CHOKI

Rat Basic Diet: The Food Pyramid

Basically, rats also follow the same food pyramid like humans do.

Are Wild Rats Carrier of Rabies?

Moki is my fist ever wild rat raised from pinkie.

Rattus Diary 2009: My adventure begins here!