Rat Bytes
- Rats have hands and feet, not paws.
- Rats can get along quite splendidly with cats, dogs, birds, and even hedgehogs.
- Rats don't take kindly to Snakes, Iguanas, Guinea Pigs, hamsters, and some nervous mice.
- Debbie Ducommun says that comparing domestic rats to wild rats is like comparing poodles to wolves.
- Jack Hannah says that rats are the nearest thing to a dog you'll find in a small mammal.
- Female rats have soft, silky hair and tend to be chewers. They're always busy and curious.
- Unspayed female rats tend to get mammary and pituitary tumors.
- Male rats have coarse hair as adults and tend to get fat. They're usually couch potatoes and cuddly.
- A new breed of rat is completely hairless, another variety is tail-less ( a Manx rat), and there's the Dumbo that has big ears.
- Rats love Ravioli and are fun to watch as they eat spaghetti noodles.
- Rats love lots of silly games like Tag, Hide 'n Seek, and Wrestling.
- Most rats will leave a few drops of urine to mark.
- Rats can grieve for months over the death of another rat or the loss of a favorite person.
- TipToe is a rat beanie babie. Ty calls it a mouse, but it's obviously a rat.
- Although naturally nocturnal, rats will adjust their schedule to yours.
- Rats come when called (when they're in the mood) and know other pets' names.
- Rats squeak when they don't like something.
- Daily servings of broccoli will help prevent tumors, which rats are very susceptible to.
- Echinacea tea may lessen the need for antibiotics for mycoplasmosis symptoms.
- Pine or cedar shavings should never be used for bedding. Use Carefresh, Yesterday's News, Aspen. I use newspapers - not pages with colored ink - and old towels washed without fabric softenener.
- Were you born in the Year of the Rat? 1936, 1948, 1960, 1972, 1984, 1996, 2008. (every twelve years)
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