A rodent can make an outstanding pet, but it is important for potential owners to recognize that owning a pet mouse or rat is a different experience than owning any other type of pet. To ensure that ...

The earliest documented evidence of domesticated rats originates from Japan and dates back to the Edo period (1603 to 1868). The tradition of keeping fancy rats may have originated in Japan, but pet ...

When most people think of rats, it brings up thoughts of nasty rodents scampering through a sewer or of horror movies, in ...

When Abby Chronister started college six years ago, she found herself struggling with anxiety and depression. After class, she often retreated to her bed. That’s when she adopted her first two rats, ...

Andrew Bailey, guitar: I guess they sell rats to feed the snakes and shit, so they cost, like, eight bucks at Petco. I picked her up there. She would have been fed to a snake! It’s fucked up: She’s ...

The main problem I see with first-time pets is that the new owner decides that the pet is more of a hassle than they expected. I certainly understand that. Not all of us are interested in spending our ...