Pet rats are bests kept in large enclosures. Their cage should ideally be 2 feet by 2 feet by 2 feet at least, for two rats to have enough space to hang around and enjoy their daily exercise.

and the photos of the home show it full of trash and rat feces,” Moers added. “This baby lived in an absolute house of horrors along with his siblings and pet dog.” Calling the situation ...

Williams walks over to a large cage and picks out a fat gray rat ... Corrigan, the rat expert, doesn’t have a heart rat now, but he has owned pet rats in the past. Decades of trying to outsmart ...

(Van Loo) "I am not a fan of automatic drinkers for rodents although we use them for rabbits and guinea pigs, but of course their cages are 'open' at the front. People I know who do use automatic ...

If you have a pet rat, just remember to clean its cage regularly. Rats are social animals, so they can show affection just ...

One Brooklyn couple, Lili and Casey, has taken in three pet rats from the Brooklyn Cat Café, a place known for more than just ...

A small aquarium filled with freshwater fish is sufficient for a 2- or 3-year-old who can handle the daily feedings (and who has an adult willing to clean the tank), while the res ...

Rat and human lives have long intersected, but there's little relatively little research about them. Thanks to advances in ...

A cruel pet owner swung his rat round by the tail to encourage one of his dogs to attack and kill it. Liam Fair faces being banned from keeping animals after he admitted a series of cruelty and ...

Editor’s note: This story contains descriptions and images of dogs hunting rats that could upset some ... 20-somethings regularly stoop down to pet him, not knowing that he has just been waist ...

Smart, friendly and playful, rats are superb pets for people of all ages. RATS: THE GREAT UNDERRATED PET is a hilarious and informative documentary, told by the rat owners themselves. See how some ...