Pet Forum / Mammals / Rats / August 2008

We have 2 rats (I wrote earlier about how to intro a new rat).  One is
about 2 months old, and the other is about 6-7 weeks.  The older one
has been with us about 1 1/2 months now, and the younger one about 10
days.  We've been introducing them slowly, espcially since the newer

"The Guardian" has employed a rat called Balco to pick out prospective
winners in direct competition with its online readers:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/poll/2008/aug/11/olympicsfencing.olympics2008
http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/video/2008/aug/08/olympics2008

Now I am not saying you should buy these, nor am I promoting this site...but
while I was shopping on EBay I found a cute rat rubber stamp. SO I checked
out the seller's website and found these ADORABLE rubber stamps. I want them
all, and I don't even do stamping, LOL

So my rats broke their wheel and I didn't fix it for about a month.  In that
time, just a month, one rat gained 3 oz (12 -> 15 oz) while the other gained
2 oz (11 -> 13 oz).  The 15 oz rat looked like a volleyball!
So I got a little worried and fixed the wheel and they've been ...

I remember reading somewhere about some kind of supplement or herb to
give a rat to mellow him out.  Bernard is extremely aggressive, and I
think unhappy bc of his bad attitude.  Does anyone have a link to that
information?

Rockstar Rats is a small rat rescue in Los Angeles and Tehachapi, CA.
Check out our available rescues! Photos are up. Also, our pregnant
rescue will be giving birth soon...in about a week and a half. The
litter will be all dumbo...a mix of Agouti and Russian Blue Point