Twitch those whiskers. Twirl that tail. It's not easy being a rat in the spotlight, when your prime lasts only nine months. Yesterday, more than 100 fancy rats were squeezed, inspected and flipped ...

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 ...

These have short, smooth, and glossy coats, although the males may have a coarser coat than the females. In general, they are easy to look after and have no special dietary or medical needs. You can ...