AFRMA Rat & Mouse Links - “Ratty” & “Mousey” Sites; Books/Magazines/Calendars

“Ratty” & “Mousey” Sites

Training:

Abby Roeser - a PA rat fancier that trains rats using a clicker with several YouTube videos

15 Incredible Rat Tricks
Rat Agility-Pepper’s First Course
Rat Trick: The Rat Burglar
How to Teach a Rat to Jump into Your Hand on Command
Cool Rat Trick: Untie My Shoe
Truth About Rats: Rat Tricks
Spanish version of Abby’s videos by Pishi Compalle, Facebook page

The Agile Rat - Fancy Rat Agility and Mouse Agility - from DogStar Kennel in South Dakota.
Agility & Obedience - from Estelle Sandford, Alpha Centauri Stud, in England
Agility Training and Training Your Rat - from the North of England Rat Society (N.E.R.S.)
Amazing Animal Tricks on UseYourClicker.com - a Canadian rat fancier that trains rats using a clicker with YouTube videos by NanaBorderCollie

Die Schlaumäuse - an Austrian mouse fancier that trains mice. Also, has several YouTube videos at The World’s Smartest Mice and MouseAgility’s older channel.
Rat Agility from the Czech Fancy Rat Club
Rat Trixs - by Esther Minic-Rosenthal with trick training and agility

AGORAT - AGORAT OF DOMESTIC RAT is a website that translates articles for French-speaking rat owners
Australian Mouse and Rat Information Service
Blackthorn Stud - A British web site of Sarah Yeomans with information on Dutch, Silver Fox, and Marten Sable mice; archive page
Bucky Goldstein’s G.W. Deer Mouse Ranch - information on deer mice, white footed mice, and other wild species of mice as pets
Crittery Exotics - U.K. site with information on exotic species of rodents kept as pets
Eva’s Mouse Page and Eva’s Rat Page (has several very good articles on aggression and temperament in rats on the Rat Articles page) - The web site of Eva Johansson in Sweden (pages in Swedish). With information on other exotic animals such as Octodon degus, Spiny Mice, Zebra mice, and Praomys natalensis (a.ka. Common African Rat, Natal Rat, Soft-Furred Rat, African Soft Furred Rat, Multimammate Rat/Mouse, odor-free mouse). Also has articles on Rat Agility. (archive pages)
The Spruce, Pets - with articles on Rats and Mice
Fancy Mice - A British web site of Cait McKeown (now Walgate), Humbug Stud, with lots of information on mice. (archived page, some of the photos missing)
FancyRatsWiki
Hawthorn Rat Varieties - An archived U.K. web site of Toyah Leitch, Hawthorn Rattery, Scotland, with list and info of U.K. colors, markings, and fur types.
Introduction to The Rat Race - Has information on Rattus rattus, rats in general, as well as items for sale
JoinRats - explores the pet rat-human relationship.
Lab-o-Rats - a French web site with rat genetics, drawings, color swatches, articles, etc.
Matmor - a Norwegian fancier with articles on “Aggression in fancy rats”, “An illuminating article on the effects of light on rats”, and others.
Pet Food Express - has articles on rats and mice.
Ratlala - A French web site on pet rats. Has an extensive genetics section.
Ratster - Rat Breeder Prefixes and Initials
Ratty Corner - In Celebration of Rats as Pets. By Annette Rand, Brandywine Stud, U.K.
Ratoupédia - A rat encyclopedia for French-speaking rat owners; archive page
Ratz: Rat Health Care & Information - has several articles on rats from Estelle Sandford, Alpha Centauri Stud, in England

Books/Magazines/Calendars

Avonside Publishing, Ltd. - animal calendars from the U.K.
Barron’s Educational Series, Inc. - Publishers of many small animal books.
Brown Trout Publishers - Rat and other small animal calendars, books, and more.
Fur & Feather - The Official Journal of the British Rabbit Council. Britain’s best-loved small livestock magazine. There are monthly features on mice, hamsters, cavies, chinchillas, gerbils, rats, and ferrets. Also has books for sale.
T.F.H. Publications and Nylabone Products - World’s largest publisher of ASPCA approved pet and animal books.

Updated November 18, 2024