It’s no doubt a rewarding experience to care for a pet rat, but providing them with a suitable home is essential for their ...

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A woman who kept more than 100 pet rats in dirty and overcrowded conditions ... Animal rescue officers found 38 rodents running loose and 74 others in cages, with the smell of ammonia "so ...

(Van Loo) "I am not a fan of automatic drinkers for rodents although we use them for rabbits and guinea pigs, but of course their cages are 'open' at the front. People I know who do use automatic ...

A shocking video shows a feces-filled, rubbish-strewn home where 34 animals were kept in squalid conditions in what one RSPCA ...

Pet rats need a large enclosure with space to exercise, different levels for them to climb, lots of toys, a nest box and good ...

As expected, rats housed in enriched environments – complete with toys, space and companions – learned to drive faster than those in standard cages. This finding supported the idea that ...

Cages full of ferrets, birds, and 132 hamsters were on their way to a pet shop on the island, according to Portuguese aviation news outlet Aviação TV. When the plane landed and airport workers ...

Because rats and mice are better able to take control of their microenvironment in an enriched cage, macroenvironmental conditions become much less influential. Such macroenvironmental conditions ...

All pets (rats, mice, guinea pigs) in the owners' households were also treated in the same way. The rodents' cages and environment were thoroughly decontaminated with fipronil spray. On follow-up ...

Using an existing gang cage designed for ferrets, we developed a version that would be suitable for housing rats. Caging consisted of 3 floors with a combined floor area of 11620m, connected by 2 ...