Our Favorites

10/11/2024:

The holiday season has arrived and folks have started contacting us for rat sitting solutions. Although, for the safety of our rescue rats, we do not offer sitter services, we do encourage you to join and submit your needs to our Friends of Rattie Ratz Facebook Group!

9/20/2024:

Welcome to our list of favorites! It's been brought to our attention that many of these resources and links are not working so we'll be completely revamping this page in the very near future. If you have any suggestions for the updated and improved page, please contact us and let us know!!

˚ʚ♡ɞ˚ Thanks in advance as always ˚ʚ♡ɞ˚

OLD RESOURCE LIST

Clubs, Groups & Stores

• The Rat Fan Club
• Rat & Mouse Club of America
• Animal Adoption & Care Network

Cages

• Cage Calculator – use this to figure out how many rats your cage can comfortably hold
• Critter Nation – these cages are great for rats if you have the space and the money
• Super Pet My First Home Exotics – a good-sized cage for a small number of rats
• Petco (You and Me) Rat Manor – we do not recommend supporting Petco, but this is still a good starter cage
• Spare Cage
• DIY: The Grotto
• How Clean is Clean?
• Cages And Toys by The Rat Lady
• Cage Bedding & Litter by Rat Guide
• Housing Needs by Rat Guide

Supplies

• Lixit Quick Fill Bottle
• Lixit Critter Space Pod
• Cage Accessories by Rat Guide
• Toys by Rat Guide
• Super Pet Carrier
• Super Pet Run-Around
• After Market Critter Nation Pans
• Rat Proof Play Area
• Oh Boy! Rat Toys! by Sarah Shuman
• Rat Toy Ideas

Bedding

• Respiratory Toxicity of Cedar & Pine
• The Bedding Dilemma
• Paper Bedding
• Wood Bedding
• Pelleted Bedding
• Misc Bedding 
• Crown from Pet Food Express

 
Diet

• Rat Health Food by The Rat Lady
• Rat Food & Diet
• Poisonous Plants
• Pet Info Packet: Feeding
• Rat Health Food
• Wheat Grass
• Orange Juice
• Poisonous Plants by The Rat Lady
• Nutritional Requirements Of Rats by The Rat Lady
• Diet by Rat Guide

Care & Health

• Rat Health Care Book by The Rat Lady
• Health by Rat Guide
• Basic Rat Care
• General Rat Help
• Comprehensive Online Rat Info Packet
• It’s a Rat’s World
• JoinRats
• Keeping Your Rats Cool or Warm by The Rat Lady
• Rat Hygiene by The Rat Lady
• Bathing by Rat Guide
• Rat Proofing by Rat Guide

Medical

• Basic Health Check by Rat Guide
• Advanced Health Check by Rat Guide
• First Aid Supplies by Rat Guide
• The Merck Veterinary Manual
• Rat First Aid by The Rat Lady
• Spaying Helps Prevent Tumors by The Rat Lady
• Rat Medication Guide by Rat Guide
• Clinical Signs Symptoms Guide by Rat Guide
• Healthy Squeaks, or Sick Squeaks? by JoinRats
• Quarantine by Rat Guide

Behavior

• Rat Behavior & Biology
• Litter Box Training Pet Rats by JoinRats
• Trust Training Nervous Rats by Elizabeth R. TeSelle
• Teaching Your Rat To Come When Called by The Rat Lady
• Behaviors That Are Relevant To Health Issues by The Rat Lady
• Training and Playtime by Rat Guide
• Letting Rats Use Their Teeth by JoinRats
• Notes on Biting Rats by JoinRats
• Working In The Cage by JoinRats
• Introducing A New Rat by The Rat Lady
• Introducing Rats by Rat Guide
• Introducing Rats To New Companions by Angela Horn
• Finding and Catching a Lost Rat by The Rat Lady
• Transport Box by Join Rats

Grieving

• Rainbows Bridge
• Association for Pet Loss and Bereavement
• Pet Loss Support
• Understanding Grief When a Rat Dies by The Rat Lady
• Do Rats Go to Heaven by Elizabeth R. TeSelle

End of Life Care/Euthanasia

• Quality Of Life Scale 0 Villalobos by JoinRats
• Signs Of Pain In Rats by Rat Guide
• Euthanasia by The Rat Lady
• Euthanasia by Mary Ann Isaken

Wild Rats

• Removing Wild Rats From Your Home by The Rat Lady
• Wildcare
• Wildlife Rehab and Rescue Groups
• Raising Orphaned Rats or Mice by The Rat Lady

​Other

• Other Rescue Organizations
• Coping With Allergies to Rats by The Rat Lady
• Rat Pregnancy, Labor & Babies by Rat Guide
• How To Report A Pet Store by Lydia Peirce-Dougherty, Esq.