#educational

02 Aug 2021

Before we leave the subject of the social rat, I would like to round off with an overview of how the social resilience of a rat develops, and facto

10 Mar 2021

In the previous article, I listed ways in which rats are known to be social – essentially social behaviours.

27 Apr 2021

This article is the fifth in the Social Rat Series.

17 Feb 2021

Having covered the general aspects of social behaviour in article one, and social learning in article two we are now going to begin to look in more

10 Feb 2021

So, what is social learning? The Encyclopedia of the Sciences of Learning offers the following definition:

30 Jan 2021

We all know that Rattus norvegicus – the Brown or Norway rat – is a social species; colony dwellers who live within either hierarchical or

10 Jan 2021

So, after all our discussion about enrichment and how it works from a rat’s perspective – we are ready to dig down into the nuts and bolts of how w

21 Nov 2020

This is the fifth in a series of six articles about enrichment for rats.

07 Nov 2020

This article (article 4 in a series of 6) explores the role of the rat’s brain and reward systems when providing enrichment.

24 Oct 2020

Safety - the context of enrichment  

03 Oct 2020

TD;DR: There is a condition common to patchwork rats called entropion, where the eyelids curl or angle inwards so th

19 Sep 2020

This article is the second of a series of six, covering the topic of enrichment for rats.

12 Feb 2020

There are many, many myths and misconceptions about what rats can and can’t eat.

28 Jan 2020

Gong hei fat choy and gong xi fa cai, to all our friends celebrating Chinese New Year!

A mouse leaving a dollhouse out the front door appearing to be waving
04 Nov 2019

This is a science-based checklist defining minimum requirements to house mice ethically. Please note that the checklist is an ABSOLUTE MINI

A group of baby rats in a house
04 Nov 2019

This is a science-based checklist defining minimum requirements to house rats ethically. Please note that the checklist is an ABSOLUTE MINI

rat medication, first aid kit, list of supplies
04 Nov 2019

These items are useful to have on hand for rat care.