rats

Nov 2015 21

Rattie Ratz: An Ode to Rat Grandparents

2015 Articles, Animal Rescue Adventures, Rodent Ramblings

by Vivien Hoang

I was still living with my parents when I got my first rats. It was only after months of wheedling that my mother finally caved. At the beginning, when I first broached the topic, my mom would jokingly threaten, “If a rat moves in, I’m moving out!” I’m not certain what it was that finally changed her mind; she once told me that she had thought to herself that if other people were not afraid of rats, then why was she? It didn’t make sense to her that she was so afraid of these tiny animals and other people weren’t!

Aug 2015 22

Small Angels Rescue

2015 Articles, Diana Hockley, Rodent Ramblings

by Diana Hockley

KRL enjoys featuring the many rat rescues around the country. This month we are chatting with Small Angels Rescue in Frederick, Maryland. They not only rescue pet rats, but other small animals as well.

Nov 2014 15

Rattie Ratz Rescue: Converting the Skeptics

2014 Articles, Rodent Ramblings

by ViVien Hoang

You always meet the skeptics. They’re the ones who wrinkle their noses when you say you rescue rats. “Rats!” they exclaim, “Vermin to be exterminated. I hate their wormy tails.”

Oct 2014 11

Critter Camp Exotic Pet Sanctuary

2014 Articles, Diana Hockley, Rodent Ramblings

by Diana Hockley

KRL enjoys featuring the many rat rescues around the county. This month we are chatting with Critter Camp Exotic Pet Sanctuary in German Valley, Illinois who not only takes in pet rats, but other exotic animals as well.

Jul 2014 19

The Truth About Rat-Bite Fever

2014 Articles, Rodent Ramblings

by Shannon Carr

Despite experts at the federal Centers for Disease Control (CDC) claiming that rat-bite fever is uncommon in the United States, recent events have brought the long misunderstood, four-legged critter front and center under a negative spotlight once again.

May 2014 17

Up the Creek: A Rat Colony Rescue by Rattie Ratz

2014 Articles, Animal Rescue Adventures, Rodent Ramblings

by ViVien Hoang

The thing with working in animal rescues – you never know where your next case will come from. Typically, you pull animals from shelters or extract them from “a friend of a friend’s” house. Some people have heart-wrenching stories about why they are giving up their pets; others can be barely bothered to answer emails when you try to arrange a pick up. You usually know some kind of history when you meet the curious and shy faces for the first time: pet store rat, classroom project, snake’s rejected meal. But in March 2014, the tireless volunteers at Rattie Ratz (based in the Bay Area, California) were faced with an altogether different scenario.

Dec 2013 28

The Standoff: A Rat Tale

2013 Articles, Diana Hockley, Rodent Ramblings

by Diana Hockley

The first time I met Cherokee–Kee for short–he was lumbering up and down on the top of the cages of his "mates,’ all of whom he would have torn limb from limb if he got the chance.

Nov 2013 16

Tiny Toes Rat Rescue of New Mexico

2013 Articles, Diana Hockley, Rodent Ramblings

by Diana Hockley

Tiny Toes Rat Rescue of New Mexico was founded by Chuck and Cherie Jones. We recently had the chance to chat with them about what they do for these wonderful tiny creatures.Tiny Toes Rat Rescue of New Mexico was founded by Chuck and Cherie Jones. We recently had the chance to chat with them about what they do for these wonderful tiny creatures.

Oct 2013 19

True Confessions: A Rat Tale

2013 Articles, Diana Hockley, Rodent Ramblings, Terrific Tales

by Diana Hockley

My name is Vivaldi and I am a handsome, upstanding member of the rodent community. People say I'm fat, but I'm only 900 grams. Quite sylph-like, really.

Aug 2013 31

Malcolm at Midnight By W.H. Beck: Rat book Review/Interview/Giveaway

2013 Articles, Every Other Book, Lorie Lewis Ham, Rodent Ramblings

by Lorie Lewis Ham

I have loved pet rats for many years now, so when I ran across Malcolm at Midnight, even though it was a children's fiction book, I had to pick it up and read it because Malcolm is a rat.