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Articles

This page contains articles written by myself and articles I have read on the internet that I think are useful, Fun or interesting.

My Articles...

My First Show- An article written on the first show I exhibited in and how I prepared etc. A must for anyone considering to go to a show, who has never been before.

My first breeding Experience - An article on how Luna's litter how it all began and how it made progress. This article discusses the highs and lows I had from breeding my rats. An interesting read for anyone considering to breed their Fancy rats. There are also many lessons to be learnt from my experience.

Kitten growth of Luna's Litter- See weekly photos of a litter of Striped roans from 2 days to 8 weeks old!

The death of your pet rat - An article I have written to try and help anyone who has recently lost their pet rat, this basically explains my feelings and what I think helps.

Rats in the hot weather ! - This article has tones of tips and hints on how to keep your ratties cool this summer !

How to bath rats with Apollo and Tigger- This step by step guide shows you how I bath my rats, it also includes info on what you need and when to/not bath your rats.

Sexing rats... - Some information on how to sex rats including how to identify a castrated male rat.

Administering medicine and restraining rats... - A helpful article telling you how I get medicine into my rats and how to restrain them if need be.

Rat Behavior for Beginners - This is an article I wrote for Pro.rat.a the National Fancy Rat Societies magazine on basic rat behaviour and it appeared in the November/December 2005 issue.

Clicker Training Rats - This is an article I wrote with my friend Sally Rowe for Pro.rat.a the National Fancy Rat Societies magazine on rat training and it appeared in the November/December 2005 issue.

Other peoples Articles...

The rats of alpha centauri-Rat care and rat information pages- Sexing page- This page is excellent for sexing rats as it has photos of the sex differences from 2 hours old!

The rats of alpha centauri-Rat care and rat information pages- Showing- This is a great page for those who don't have much experience with showing, as it covers everything! I only wish it was around when I went to my first show.

Virginia's rat page (articles list)- This is a great site to have under your favourites , its not really an article itself but it is absolutely packed full of links to useful rat articles.

Pet rat information sheet - This is a complete rat care manual, which covers all aspects of looking after rats and its quite long as well.

The Rat Fan Club - Rat Report on Skin Problems - This article was really helpful to me when looking at ways to help Bramble's bad skin!

Last updated 26th August 2008

All photo's and some art work are produced by me, unless stated otherwise. Please do not take any of my art work or photos as allot of work has gone into them. If you do wish to use some of my art/gifs/photos then please email me for permission first.

Disclaimer = I do not claim to be an authority on rodents or rats and any information on this page is just opinions and advice and is by no means a substitute for good books or veterinary advice. All the toys on the toys page are just ideas and may not have been tried out so it is up to you to implement them and judge there safety.