• General Information

• Healthy Foundations To The Hobby - by Nicole Housel
   
• Rodent Diseases Contagious to People - by Karen Robbins
• Zoonotic Rodent Diseases - Rat Bite Fever - by Carmen Jane Booth, D.V.M., Ph.D.
• Improper Care of Animals
• Seoul Hantavirus articles with Diagnostic Testing Info
• Showing and Risks: Biosecurity Importance and Exposure Risks
   

• Pet Rats & Mice - The General Care of Pet Rats and Mice
• The Quest - How to find the rat or mouse for you!
• Choosing Your New Pet Rats...
• 10 Most Asked Questions About Rats and Mice
• Rat and Mouse Essentials! - 10 Things You Need Before Buying a Rat or Mouse!
• How Clean is Clean - by Nichole Royer
• “Fancy” What Does It Mean? - by Nichole Royer
• Introducing the Fancy Rat - by Nichole Royer
• The History of Fancy Rats - A brief history of how the Rat Fancy started
• The History of Fancy Mice - A brief history of how the Mouse Fancy started
• The Grand Old Lady of Mice - Helen Perley - by Frank Green
• The Mouse of the Day - A story about male mice - by Pat Bromberek
• Family Ties: The Social Psychology of Rat Relationships - by Elizabeth R. TeSelle
• Socializing Rats - by Donna Borok Moss
• Trust-Training Nervous Rats - by Elizabeth R. TeSelle
• Oh Boy, Oh Boy: An Insight Into Life for Male Rats in Australia - by Rebekah Blackwolf
• The Kindest Cut: Our Experience with Neutered Rats - by Elizabeth R. TeSelle
• Environmental Enrichment For The Pet Rat - by Nichole Royer
• Rodent Exercise Wheels - by Leo Braun
• Rat Toys - by Dawn Kozak-Sienko
• Happy Play Time - by Cathleen Schneider-Russell
• A House For Your Mouse (or rat): Housing the Small Colony for the Serious Fancier, part 1 - by Nichole Royer
• A House For Your Mouse (or rat): Housing the Small Colony for the Serious Fancier, part 2 - by Nichole Royer
• A House For Your Mouse (or rat): Cages, part 1 - by Nichole Royer
• A House For Your Mouse (or rat): Cages, part 2 - by Nichole Royer
• A House For Your Mouse (or rat): Cages, part 3 - by Nichole Royer
   
• A Kid’s Guide To Basic Pet Rat & Mouse Care - A care sheet just for kids!
   
• In Case of Emergency! - by Cathleen Schneider-Russell
• Companion Animal Loss & Pet Owner Grief - Part 1 by Marc A. Rosenberg, VMD
• Companion Animal Loss & Pet Owner Grief - Part 2 by Marc A. Rosenberg, VMD
• Smoking and Pets - by Chloe Bloom
   
• Photos of Food for rats and mice
• Oats are Oats, Right? - by Carol Lawton
   

• Educational Posters
  These are posters that we use at our displays and have had people asking for copies. These are in PDF format and are ready to hand out in classrooms, etc., that you can print to your printer.

• Body Size - a comparison of sizes of house mouse, black rat, Norway rat (11x17 size); drawings by Sheryl Leisure
• Diet - showing drawings of food and water requirements (8½x11); drawings by Sheryl Leisure
• Fancy - what the term “fancy” means (8½x11); drawing by Liz Mullender
• Determining Gender - drawings of male and female (11x17 size) by Sheryl Leisure
• Physiological Facts - table of physiological facts of rats and mice (8½x11); drawings by Sheryl Leisure
• Reproduction Facts - table of reproductive facts of rats and mice (8½x11); drawing top by Lorryta Bowker, bottom babies by Sheryl Leisure
• Skeleton - drawings of mouse and rat skeletal systems (11x17 size) by Sheryl Leisure
• Taxonomy - table of taxonomy facts of rats and mice (8½x11); rat yawning drawing by Dean Norton, rest of drawings by Sheryl Leisure
• Why Pet Rats? - list of pros and cons of having rats as pets (8½x11); drawings by Sheryl Leisure
   

• More Educational Posters
  More posters that we use at our displays. These are in PDF format and are ready to hand out or use in displays that you can print to your printer.

• Tumors in Rats
• “Bloody” Nose or Eyes in Rats
• Sneezing Rats
• FAT Rats!
• My rat has scabs on its neck
• Six Weeks and Pregnant?!
• Baby Mouse Development (see also the daily pictorial Baby Mouse Development from Birth to 5 weeks page)
• Baby Rat Development (see also the daily pictorial Baby Rat Development from Birth to 6 weeks page)
• You Be The Judge – Rats
• You Be The Judge – Mice
   

• Handout Flyers
  These are our handout flyers that we use at our shows and displays. These are in PDF format that you can print to your printer. Most are double sided (1 flyer on one side, similar on other side, e.g. History Rats and History Mice)

• Cedar & Pine - we print on bright yellow paper (can also be printed on white)
• Pet Rats & Mice Caresheet - we print on 11x17 cream/ivory paper
• Choosing Your New Pet Rats - we print on aqua paper (can also be printed on white)
• History of Fancy Rats - we print on green paper
• History of Fancy Mice - back side to History Rats
• Essentials - we print on salmon colored paper
• 10 Questions - back side to Essentials
• Introducing the Fancy Rat - we print on ivory colored paper
• You Show What? - back side to Fancy Rat
• Judge Rats - we print on orchid or light purple paper
• Judge Mice - back side to Judge Rats
• Breed Facts - we print on lime/terra green paper
• Breeder’s Ethics - back side to Breed Facts
• Hamsters - we print on pink paper
   

• Our Pets & Friends

• Pet & Friends Highlights - Vol. 1 No. 1 - Stories from AFRMA Rat & Mouse Tales

• A Tribute to “Bobbers” - by Debbie Abbott
• Irish and Cremora - by Gailee Davis
• Ratt - by Chris Lafferty
• The Best Pet Ever - by Eve Buchholtz
• Big Will - by Mary Macdonald

• Pet & Friends Highlights - Vol. 1 No. 2 - Stories from AFRMA Rat & Mouse Tales

• Diemo—One Cute Little Furry! - by Matt Harrigan
• Blackie - by Dawn Kozak
   

• The Games of McTavish - by Ellen Reed
• Baby Cakes: A rat story with a happy ending! (rat spays); Spot (rat with skin cancer)
• Eliphas - by Dawn Kozak
• Keeneau; Mercury; My Rat Dusty
• Freckles, The Trooper; Sniffy
• Windchill: A Mouse’s Story - by Pat Bromberek
• Porkchop: A Rat with Epilepsy, part 1 - by Pamela Sorrentino
• Porkchop: A Rat with Epilepsy, part 2 - by Pamela Sorrentino
• Porkchop: A Rat with Epilepsy, part 3 - by Pamela Sorrentino
• Chance: The Story of a Rescue Rat - by Nichole Royer
• Wild And Free - by Jan Hansen
• “Home Is Where The Heart Is” - by Lorryta Bowker
• Ratty - by Tanny Keeler
• Chica, The One Pound Rat - by Julie Ann Klaz
• Yrkoon, An Old Mate Remembered - by Rebekah Blackwolf
• Nadia The Princess - by Monica Jung
• Brownie - by Lynn Lehman
• Lucky Star - by Elizabeth Vizoco
• Rudy! Rudy! Rudy! - by Pat Bromberek
• Jerry-Rat - by Pat Bromberek
• A Mickey Mouse Life - by Jacqueline Freeman
• Tripod - by Valerie Stoldt
• The Naming of Rats - by Christina S. Vrba
• Elmo - by Christina Kinley
   

• Beginners’ Corner

• Diet

• Rat Diet - by Karen Robbins
• Nutritional Requirements in Rats - by Karen Robbins
• Junk Food Junkies - by Nichole Royer
• Diet & Tumors in Rats
• What is the Best Rat Food?; Rat Won’t Take Treats
• Mineral & Protein Requirements in Mice - by Karen Robbins
• Wire Mesh Food Dispensers; Diet Adaptation - by Karen Robbins
• Looking For Homemade Rat Diet; Best Lab Blocks For Mice; Feeding Questions - by Karen Robbins
• Overseas Nutrition; Needs Quality Food; Healthy Treats - by Karen Robbins
• Organic Rat Food; Looking For Organic Lab Mouse Diet. - by Karen Robbins
   
• Upset With Clean Cage - by Karen Hauser
• A Warning To Pet Owners - by Alethea Perkins
• Exercise Wheels; Salt Licks - by Nichole Royer
• New Club; Life Span of a Mouse; Trimming Teeth & Nails; New Mice
• English Mouse?; Cleaning Disinfection; Hairless Rats; Biting Rat; Vision in Mice
• Rat Biting His Forepaws; Newspaper For Bedding; Newspaper As Bedding/Rabbit Pellets As Bedding; Needs Cages
• Housing New Rat; Tail Came Off; Bugs
• Mice Living in Dirt; Rat Balls; Difference Between Rats and Mice
• Mice Invading House; Stop Chewing Wires; Mouse Questions
• Chatter Mouse; Strange Rat Behavior; Mouse Houses & Toys
• Chewing Rats; Showing Rats And Mice
• Why Tails?; Allergic to Tails - by Nichole Royer
• Missing Fur; Sexing Rats
• Stop The Itching; Disinfectant To Clean Cages; Rat Eats Droppings
• Male Mice Have Falling Out; Best Housing For Mice
• Female Rat Mounting Cagemate; Keep My Mice Happy - by Nancy Ferris
• Raising Mice As A Hobby - by Helen Pembrook
• Cost of White Mice, etc.; Finding Homes
• Fancy Mice vs. Pet Store Mice; Too Many Mice - by Helen Pembrook
• Marking Babies, Mouse Shows, Naming the Sexes, Rat Weight
• Lifespan of Domestic Rats vs. Wild Rats; What To Feed
• Rat Garden; Diet Experiment
• Big Mice; Baby Play - by Nichole Royer
• Jasmine and Jade A Bad Choice? - by Nichole Royer
• Mouse Questions - by Nancy Ferris
• Animal Allergies; Companions For Our Mice - by Nichole Royer
• New Rat Companion - by Helen Pembrook
• Needs Cheap Cages; Meat Eating Rats/Playing It Safe/Bonded Rats
• Field Mice - by Helen Pembrook
• Ear Piercing Rat; Looking For New Stock - by Helen Pembrook
• Aggressive Male Rat - by Helen Pembrook
• Rats Chewing Off Fur On Feet - by Helen Pembrook & Karen Robbins
• Rat Maze/Rat Vision & Color Blind Rodents
• Crazy Mice; Flaky Rat (Hairless Rat)
• Depressed Rat & New Unhandled Rat - by Helen Pembrook
• Sad Rat; Tail Problem
• Fighting Mice or Buddy Mice - by Helen Pembrook & Karen Robbins
• Spaying vs. Neutering Rats; Lonely Old Mouse; Rat Reputation; Floor Space for Mice - by Karen Robbins
• Inquiring Mind; Training Mice - by Helen Pembrook
• Difficulty Finding Rat Stuff - by Karen Robbins
• Solo Rat; Introducing Mice; Wants to Start Mousery
• Pet Shop Lowdown - by Karen Robbins
• Rat Cage Bar Spacing - by Helen Pembrook
• Convert Rabbit Shed to Mouse Shed; High Class Rat
• Mouse Senses; Mouse Sensory System; Traveling Rats
• Domestic Rats; Feeding Rats Celery
• Empty Mouse Water Bottle; Other notes on water bottles
• Rodent Regulations In California
• Legal Species of Rodents in California; Introducing Mice; Needs to Board Rats; Male Mice Getting Along
• Fat Mice; Bruxing Mice
• Mice Survive in Heat?; Rat Hiccups vs. Sneezing Fit
• Mice With No Whiskers; New Mouse Companion; Needs Mouse Statistics
• Get Another Rat?; Looking For Rat Vet
• Contaminated Rats; Looking For Deaf Small Mouse
• Vitamin C; Rat Eats Droppings
• Fancy Mouse & Rat Lover; Vitamin C For Rats; Natal Rats
• Terrified Rats; Needs Rat Info for Young Daughter
• Transfer Container, Mouse Questions; Needs Mouse Lab Cages
• Where to Sell; Pet Trade vs. Reptile Food
• Online Shows; Registering For A Show; What Kind of Cage to Show In; Sick at Shows
• Looking For Mouse Trainers; Wants To Start A Rescue; Looking For Scientific Mouse Literature
• Housing For Rats—Solid Cages vs. Wire Cages; Plastic Bin For Housing/Single Rat
• Orangish Splotches On Rats’ Tails; Rat With White Bumps On Ears; Pine Christmas Tree/Medicating Sick Mouse; Cancerous Mouse Behavior; Rat With Bad Breath; Administering Medication
• Rat With Nervous System Problem
• Cage Warning; Overwhelming Mouse Project; Large Litter Of Mouse Babies
• Making A Terrarium For Rats; Dig Box For Rats; Litter Box Training Rats
• Rat Neutering Pros and Cons
• Biting Mouse/Service Mouse
• Burning Herbal Candle; Holistic Methods On Rats; Update On Cage Door Problem
• Peanut Butter To Put On Weight; Thin Mouse
• Looking For Rat Wheel; Peed-On Wheel
• Angry Mouse; Fancy Mouse Not Tame
• Shipping To & Fro
• Cage And Needs Of Hairless Rats; Cage Set-Up For Hairless Rats
• Sitting Still For Photo; Telling Rats Apart (tattooing as one means); Rats Go Bonkers Over Cuts
• Happy Rats
• Neutering Mice; Rat Nest
• Power Groomed Rat; Lifespan, Tumors In Rats
• Fighting Mice
• Smelly Rats
• Hantavirus In Field Mice?
• Keeping Rats Outside
• Keeping Rat In Play Area; Caring For Fancy Mice
• Rehome Female Rat or Get New Friends?; Getting New Rat Cagemate
• Thin Mouse
• Wants To Import Rats Into Columbia, South America and Form Club
• Antsy Rats
• Chewing Fleece; Breed Chewing Out
• Therapy Rats
• Mouse Ear Notches
• Rat Ear Tags
• Fleas On Rats
• Gambian Pouched Rats
• Light Sensitivity
• Bloated Rats
• Cut The Stink
• Rats and Asthma
• Nibbling Mouse
• Rat/Hamster Hybrid?
• Scientific Names of Rat Varieties; World’s Fattest Mouse
• Cut The Stink: Using Plants and Paint
   

• Kids Q & A

• Mouse Colony; Long Jumping Mice
• What To Feed Nosey & Patches - by Helen Pembrook
• How To Domesticate Wild Mice - by Helen Pembrook
• Best Mouse House - by Helen Pembrook
• Ribbons & Contests - by Helen Pembrook
• To Wire or Not To Wire - by Helen Pembrook
• Questions About Muffin & Freckles
• Dogs & Rats - by Nichole Royer
• Do the Bottle or Do the Dish??? - by Helen Pembrook
• Black Banded Mice - by Karen Robbins
• Depressed Rat - by Helen Pembrook
• P-L-E-A-S-E may I have a Rat!! Rat-Phobic Mom - by Helen Pembrook
• Wants the Best - by Helen Pembrook
• Rat Questions - by Helen Pembrook & Karen Robbins
• Not A Rodent?? - by Helen Pembrook
• Science Fair Rat Dietetics Project - by Carmen Jane Booth, D.V.M.
• Training My Pet Rats - by Helen Pembrook
• Lifesavers Rat - by Helen Pembrook
• Biting Ratty - by Karen Robbins
• Chocolate + Albino = ?
• Needs Information On Rats - by Karen Robbins
• Ratty Rat’s Runny Eyes - by Karen Robbins
• Lonely Mouse - by Karen Robbins
• Smelly Mice - by Geri Hauser
• Wild Mice - by Geri Hauser
• Broken Gym - by Karen Robbins
• New Mouse Owner - by Geri Hauser
• Escaping Mice - by Karen Robbins
• Sad, Lonely Old Mouse - by Karen Robbins
• Wants To Get A Rat - by Karen Robbins
• Training Rats Research - by Karen Robbins
• 10 Rat Questions - by Geri Hauser & Karen Robbins
• 5th Grade Rat Questions - by Geri Hauser
   

• Tidbits

Breeding Self to Hooded Fear Factor Hands On! Cyprus Mouse GPS Rat Sweet Dreams Serenading Mice Toes Living Fossil Do Unto Others Hero Rats Rat Bones Ratty Lettuce Rat Soup Mouse Bones Bilingual Rats Bone Marrow Separation Anxiety Mischievous Mice Special Teeth Important Rats Odd-Eyed Totally Awesome Teeth Maternal Care Argente Mice Electrician’s Helper Virus Makes Color Make it a Large Protein, not Carbs Renewable Mice Chimera Mouse Rat, Not Cow It’s In The Teeth Mouse Sniffers New Living Giant Rat Rat Billiards Gray No More Rocket Mouse

Rat vs. Mouse/ Russian Blue Rat vs. Blue Mouse Blue Mimic Mice It’s In The Teeth 2 Mr. Darcy Mice Laughing Rats Extinct Giant Rat Time Bronze Age Mouse Bamboo Rats Rodent Fleas Playful Rats Empathetic Rats Lost Baby Rats Special Broccoli Mouse Copies Swaying Rats Vanity Rat Weight Drop Addictive Foods Bomb-Sniffing Rats Lost Baby Rats II Toothless Rat Regretful Rats Skin Cells=Babies Plague Vaccine Housing Young Male Mice Antibacterial Soap London Café Caters To Rats Singing Mice Lighting Effects Baldness Cures Tameness Skull Change; No Link To Markings & Tameness Thinking Rats Fiber Needs Monster Rat Spring Chickens Obesity Increases Respiratory Diseases In Wild Rats Parenting Is In The Genes Plague: Gerbils To Blame Combining Rats

Mosaic vs. Chimera Rat Grimace Scale Colony Recognition World Travelers Females In Good Condition = More Male Offspring Gnaw vs. Chew Cup of Joe Carrots and Rats Solo Rats Butter Makes It All Go Down Foam Rubber Danger Largest Collection Homey Rats Memory Drug Ear Mange In Wild Rats Rat Fleas Exterminate Native Species Stress Alters Genes London Black Death: Humans To Blame Mouse Grimace Scale New Manus Island Rat Dim Night Light Keeping Young Male Mice from Fighting Blueberries Build Bones In Rats Seoul Hantavirus Continuous Light = Tumors It’s In The Teeth: 3 High Salt = More Females Mighty Mice Rat Vision Giant Vika Rat Worms In Wild Rats Happy Rats No Pain Weighing In Heart Disease In Wild Rats Rat Vaginal Plug

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