Get all the news, views and tips for your pet rat(s) from The Rat Den!noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)Fri, 8 Mar 2024 06:02:33 -0500Blogger http://www.blogger.com368125http://theratden.blogspot.com/en-usnoGet all the news, views and tips for your pet rat(s) from The Rat Den!noreply@blogger.comhttp://theratden.blogspot.com/2007/01/things-you-didnt-know-about-rats.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)Sat, 6 Jan 2007 01:39:00 -0500tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14153359.post-116806512868960380 By Liza Lentini and David MouzonDISCOVER Vol. 27 No. 12 | December 2006 1. The brown rat (Rattus norvegicus), also known as the Norway rat, and its more acrobatic Asian cousin, the black rat (Rattus rattus), enjoy a nearly worldwide distribution, thanks to their skill at stowing away on ships.  2. In the mid-19th century, Jack Black, the rat catcher for Queen Victoria, found several color 5http://theratden.blogspot.com/2007/01/rats-are-wonderful-pets.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)Sat, 6 Jan 2007 01:30:00 -0500tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14153359.post-116806456187439909Not for everyone, but some people find domestic rats to be wonderful pets. They are quiet, clean and fun to watch if you give them lots of toys and space to play.Rats can become very attached to one person just like a dog and will wait patiently all day for "his" human to come home. Domestic rats come in all sizes and colours, from the pure white with pink eyes to the brown rat like this one with0http://theratden.blogspot.com/2007/01/rat-lover-jen-roves-around-with-her.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)Sat, 6 Jan 2007 01:24:00 -0500tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14153359.post-116806467516303091The Timaru Herald: local, national & world news from Timaru's daily newspaper Jen Howes looks relatively normal walking along the main street of Timaru, but then people usually smell a rat – literally. The 23-year-old Timaru girl is the proud owner of Tabitha and Toby– two stunning, friendly rats. The rodents have been a big part of MsHowes' life for the past year and usually accompany 0http://theratden.blogspot.com/2006/11/my-pet-rat-is-flushed-away.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)Thu, 23 Nov 2006 05:24:00 -0500tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14153359.post-116427759015483680Do you know about the new animated rat movie thats now showing?The story of a pet mouse who gets flushed down the toilet and ends up in an underground city populated by rats, frogs, slugs and other critters, the film exhibits the frenzied pace and overbearing characterizations that have become standard in U.S.-born-and-bred animated features. The voice casting (Hugh Jackman, Kate Winslet, Ian 2http://theratden.blogspot.com/2006/11/your-rattie-is-most-welcome-at-this.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)Thu, 23 Nov 2006 05:20:00 -0500tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14153359.post-116427745814264333UGS - a most ungeneral store. By Maria C. Johnson Location is a big part of the chemistry at UGS.It's on South Mendenhall Street, a skip from Spring Garden Street, on the shoulder of UNCG and not far from Greensboro College. Tons of students and university types live in the area, known as College Hill.Lots of people have come in wearing pajamas. And toting dogs, cats and pet rats. And riding 1http://theratden.blogspot.com/2006/11/fancy-rat.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)Thu, 23 Nov 2006 05:15:00 -0500tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14153359.post-116427708895059209What's the difference between a fancy rat and a wild one? We asked Debbie Ducommun, known as The Rat Lady. Her Web site, , has lots of information about these bright little rodents. Here's what she said:· "A fancy rat is one that's specifically bred to be a pet. It's actually quite easy to domesticate a rat because they're social animals."· Wild rats are found everywhere -- cities, suburbs and 0http://theratden.blogspot.com/2006/08/all-creatures-great-and-small.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)Sun, 13 Aug 2006 05:30:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14153359.post-115546148300090258Next week the Montgomery County Agricultural Fair takes place. It’s serious business that takes some serious training and this year, he insists, Blue is better than ever on the sit-stays, heeling, down-stays, heeling in a figure-8, recall and standing skills. For all the training, though, the contest this year promises to be tougher than last, Perdue says — it’s gotten tougher each of the 1http://theratden.blogspot.com/2006/08/kearneysville-woman-finds-home-for.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)Sun, 13 Aug 2006 05:17:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14153359.post-115546070641919066MARTINSBURG, W.Va. Michelle Clowe believes even rats deserve a good home.The Kearneysville, West Virginia woman dedicates her time to finding people to care for domesticated rats, mice, chinchillas and other pocket pets. Since opening Small Angels Rescue in Frederick, Maryland, three years ago, Clowe has rescued 15-hundred animals. She considers herself an advocate for the little guy. And 1http://theratden.blogspot.com/2006/08/small-angels-rescue.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)Sun, 13 Aug 2006 05:14:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14153359.post-115546051709690850MARTINSBURG — Michelle Clowe said she’s strictly for the little guys.The Kearneysville woman has been busy rescuing and finding good homes for animals like guinea pigs, mice, domesticated rats, gerbils, chinchillas and hamsters through her organization Small Angels Rescue, which is located in Frederick, Md. And now, Clowe, who has rescued 1,500 animals since opening her organization three years 0http://theratden.blogspot.com/2006/07/why-do-rats-have-bad-reputation.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)Sat, 22 Jul 2006 00:13:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14153359.post-115354100715353408By Alicyn Leigh. Long Island Press "We suppose people fall into the stigma that has been attached to rats for years; that they cause disease, that they're vicious, dirty, despicable animals," Foxx says. The truth is that through breeding generations of rats we now have the "domestic pet rat" or "fancy rat." Specific care is very important for properly keeping rats. They need companionship and0http://theratden.blogspot.com/2006/07/dont-rat-rodents-out.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)Sat, 22 Jul 2006 00:09:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14153359.post-115354075317627618 By Alicyn Leigh. Long Island Press Renee and Luna Foxx with their pet, Frankie The early-1970s horror movies Willard and Ben might have creeped out many, but they did a great job portraying those who love larger-sized rodents. Classified as an "exotic" pet, "ratties" make wonderful house pets and provide unconditional love just as good as the next lap cat. In fact, there is a great 2http://theratden.blogspot.com/2006/07/local-rat-rescues-future-uncertain.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)Sat, 22 Jul 2006 00:02:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14153359.post-115354033874004816 By Nicole Weis. The Daily NonPareil. Southwest Iowa. The basement in Jessica Bartunek's house is occupied by rats. Forty-seven of them to be exact, far less than the 110 that lived there a few months ago. But having rats live beneath her does not disgust Bartunek. In fact, the full-time student and mother of a 6-month-old baby girl is not repulsed at all. She thinks the creatures make 1http://theratden.blogspot.com/2006/07/rats-taking-marijuana-cocaine-and.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)Tue, 11 Jul 2006 01:34:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14153359.post-115259547269362215Rat ate evidence Police suspect rodents are the culprit Police suspect rodents at fault NORTH PORT -- Marijuana, cocaine and narcotics began disappearing from the evidence room, and police say they've found the culprit -- rats. About a month ago, North Port Police Department evidence and property technician Pamela Schmidt picked up a bag and noticed that it looked like it had been chewed 0http://theratden.blogspot.com/2006/07/rats-smell-in-stereo.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)Tue, 11 Jul 2006 01:31:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14153359.post-115259526049402625By Larry O'Hanlon, Discovery News Rats need only one sniff to take their bearings on a tasty morsel, say researchers who have discovered what may be the olfactory equivalent to stereo hearing in the common rodents. It turns out that rats use their two nostrils with what appears to be far more efficiency than humans do, and may be a lot like some other scent-oriented animals. In just 50 0http://theratden.blogspot.com/2006/07/rats-trained-to-find-landmines-in.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)Tue, 11 Jul 2006 01:27:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14153359.post-115259503993608602BOGOTA, Colombia - Watch out Fido, your days on the force may be numbered. Police in Colombia are training Lola and Espejo, two whiskered, red-eyed rats, to sniff out bombs and land mines.ADVERTISEMENTclick here The rodents are part of an experimental six-rat squadron that police are preparing for dangerous missions to defuse the more than 100,000 land mines that litter Colombia's countryside 0http://theratden.blogspot.com/2006/07/we-love-rats_10.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)Mon, 10 Jul 2006 08:43:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14153359.post-115253538416385989Duncan Higgitt, Western Mail HAS there ever been a creature in the animal kingdom more unfairly maligned than the rat?We're not talking great black sewer dwellers, the stuff of kids' nightmares, the ones that are supposed to come out and eat babies left outside in Third World slums.But let's be fair to those fellows. They say that wherever you are in a city, you are never more than a metre away 0http://theratden.blogspot.com/2006/07/naked-mole-rats-are-popular.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)Fri, 7 Jul 2006 22:21:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14153359.post-115232469015712822KNOXVILLE, TENN. — Inside a small clear tube, a naked mole-rat decides to change direction. Contorting its wrinkled, hot dog-shaped body, the animal nearly somersaults over itself and pokes out its head on the other side. It shows off four big teeth, sniffs the air and turns around again. Watch a naked mole-rat for a while, and you'll see this happen over and over and over. It's the nonstop 0http://theratden.blogspot.com/2006/07/pet-rat-may-help-prevent-allergies-in.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)Fri, 7 Jul 2006 22:17:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14153359.post-115232445337909293Sally Williams, Western Mail EXPOSURE to dogs and pet rats early in life may prevent rather than trigger asthma and allergies in children, new research suggests. Researchers believe that young children could benefit from exposure to domestic rats or dogs fur and minor scratches from the animals could help to build their immune systems. ...having a pet rat is healthy :-) icWales - Pet rat may 0http://theratden.blogspot.com/2006/07/time-to-hand-in-pet-rat.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)Thu, 6 Jul 2006 23:50:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14153359.post-115224362351785686By Citizen Conservative (06/21/2006) After 44 years of working for the Democrat party at CBS, liberal activist Dan Rather turned in his time card, pet rat, Windows password, and called it a biased career. And that's the way it is. June 20, 2006 ...in the end all you can say is Good Night... Good Night, and Good Riddance! - Citizen Conservative technorati tags:pet, rat0http://theratden.blogspot.com/2006/07/rat-lover-to-rescue.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)Thu, 6 Jul 2006 23:47:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14153359.post-115224345409426575BY DIANE MCCARTNEY. The Wichita Eagle Claudette Brown is fostering 32 pet rats until they can be adopted by approved homes. Claudette Brown loves pet rats.She loves the way they wiggle their tiny noses and ears, the way they like to snuggle, the way they enjoy riding on her shoulder." I think they're sweet," she said. Brown, who got her first pet rat when she was 12, owns three rats and jumped0http://theratden.blogspot.com/2006/07/san-franscisco-international-film.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)Thu, 6 Jul 2006 23:44:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14153359.post-115224327897562004OzonIn a centerpiece performance, the festival will pay tribute to the outrageous, unclassifiable French filmmaker Francois Ozon. Four of his best films will show, beginning with my favorite, Sitcom (1998). A delightfully sick, demented stab at the nuclear family, the film begins when the father brings home a pet rat. This event somehow leads to odd behavior, depraved sex and even weirder stuff. 0http://theratden.blogspot.com/2006/07/annabelle-rat-at-fair.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)Thu, 6 Jul 2006 00:32:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14153359.post-115215971343432053Meanwhile, in the fair's nerve center, the typical assortment of cell phones and handbags have been turned into the lost Advertisement and found. But Friday night, a furry friend was dropped off."Somebody turned in a rat. That provided some excitement in the office," Farley said.Annabelle, a white and beige rat, was discovered running loose in the Exhibition Hall. An anonymous fairgoer picked up 0http://theratden.blogspot.com/2006/07/new-falcons-members-in-salt-lake.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)Wed, 5 Jul 2006 22:41:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14153359.post-115215308256112277Bird Watchers Keep Eye on Downtown Peregrine Falcons - KSL-TV Bird Watchers Keep Eye on Downtown Peregrine Falcons (KSL News) -- Bird watching is a popular hobby, and in downtown Salt Lake it has become a little distracting. If you're walking ... Falcon watching has become an annual event... technorati tags:bird, watching, falcon, wildlife0http://theratden.blogspot.com/2006/07/kristen-rose-loves-her-rats.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)Sun, 2 Jul 2006 00:29:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14153359.post-115181463666710806Despite her academic success, Rose said she's just a normal teenager.She has a tattoo of a rose on her arm, watches American Idol (Chris Daughtry was her favorite) and loves rock and hip hop music. She also loves animals and was particularly fond of the two pet rats she once owned. ...people don't expect the smart kid to have a tattoo or rats?0http://theratden.blogspot.com/2006/07/rattamuffin.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)Sun, 2 Jul 2006 00:18:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14153359.post-115181438779661030Joann brings Bandit to school periodically. "He loves the kids and they love him," she said. Four years ago, when her school changed principals, hiring Michael Ryan, who is an avowed animal lover, Liuzzo approached him about starting an annual "humane education day." He jumped at the idea and offered to fund it. Again, the right person came along at the right time in Liuzzo's crusade for animals.0