Rattie Ratz Rat Rescue

Feb 2016 20

Mortimer: From Street Rat to Kitchen King

2016 Articles, Rodent Ramblings

by Stephanie Cameron


Not all rescued rats come from homes or pet shops. Every once in a while a stray will appear. Mortimer was one such stray. He was found near Woodland over the summer and was taken to the Yolo County SPCA, who quickly contacted Rattie Ratz Rescue. The distinction between wild and domestic pet rats is quite obvious as domestic rats have been bred in a variety of colors. If you ever happen to see a rat with white on its body running down the street, know that you have an escaped pet rat making a break for it.

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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!

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Mar 2015 21

Rattie Ratz Rescue: Mo’ Problems

2015 Articles, Rodent Ramblings

by Vivien Hoang


Any pet owner will tell you that it is ridiculously easy to anthropomorphize our pets. We love giving our furry (and not so furry) companions human-like qualities: a dog with a wry sense of humor, or a cat that enjoys watching trashy reality TV with us.

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