Rats! Say the word and people envision many different things: vermin or pests, lab experiments, scary movies, even snake food. But many also have a great fondness for them as pets. Rats are often ...

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 ...

PDSA expert answers owner's questions... Dear PDSA, I’ve heard rats can chew through anything, is this true? Kev ...

Dear Dr. Jorden: I have a great menagerie of animals as pets. I would like to get a pet rat or two, but someone told me that it was illegal to own rats. Is that true? I called the Billings Animal ...

Sixteen female rats are heading out into the real world after life at college. That is, their life as study subjects. These rats may not have earned degrees of their own, but they helped other ...

As a responsible reptile owner, you’re always on the lookout for the best snacks for your snake. They can’t just slither down to the Snake Shack – it’s up to you to source the highest quality, most ...

Employees at the Environmental Protection Agency’s research campus in North Carolina are preparing to take on a new responsibility. Bring home lab rats as pets. Or maybe some zebra fish. Both animals ...