Links
If you have a website that is exceptional in the information it gives, the services you provide or simply because it's fun, you might win the following awards:
Blogging Rats/ Blogs about Rats
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A very funny blog, written in 'rat-speak'. |
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The blog of a cute agouti hooded doe and her 'sister' Rogue. |
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| A lovely blog with a lot of photos of a lot of very gorgeous rats. A feast for the rat lover!
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| De Rattenherberg
| A lovely blog from the Netherlands - you'll need to use babelfish on it, but it is worth it!
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| Meet Welsh-Siamese Rat Elmer. Elmer is lazy. Elmer has problems. Written from rat-perspective - enjoy!
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A lovely rat blog (shame it's Myspace though) but last time I'd checked it hadn't been updated since Apr 07. Keep an eye on it though. |
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Aaargh, another MySpace one!! But still really good so I'll try not to be prejudiced. |
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Not a great deal going on yet but only because it's a new blog. Worth watching. |
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| A livejournal blog about a rat owner, her pets and her art.
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The blog of the most adventuringist rat ever!! |
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The blog worked on by all of the members of McClane's Gang - a gang for adventuresome rats. |
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The biggest, baddest rat there is - the original site of a very famous rat! |
| Northern Lights
| A tranquil and enjoyable blog, which is also very pretty to look at!
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Not just a great blog, but lots of useful info too. |
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One of my all-time favourite bloggers (and friends). |
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| This is a new blog for me, but I know it will become a favourite. So many vermilicious animals! Squeal!
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Again, a beautiful rat blog and long-standing friends. |
| Ratopia
| A great blog, well worth visiting. Comments seem to not be working though.
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| Rat Pirate
| A newish blog at the time of writing up this link, but very endearing and worth visiting!
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A good friend of mine who has her first ratty now after too long without them!
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A really interesting blog - pity it's a MySpace one though. I hate MySpace :( |
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A nice rat blog from the U.S. |
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The blog about the life of a rat with a head tilt - educational and entertaining (I think - it's one of mine!!) |
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A cool rat blog with a strong theme of ending cruelty towards animals. Myspace again though, tsk! |
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A lovely rats and mice blog. |
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Personal Rat Sites
Some of the sites listed below have specific pages listed in other categories
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A lovely German-Language site - use babelfish on it and you'll be able to translate it into English (or other languages!!)
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'General' Rat Sites
Many of the sites listed below have specific pages listed in the individual categories, but here are the main sites themselves.
| The Dapper Rat |
Legendary. What else can be said? |
| Rat Planet
| This site focuses more on information and ethics.
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| Rat Sauce
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This site is everything that the Vermin Realm aspires to be! |
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| Now ok, I admit I can' actually understand this due to my lingual limits, but such pretty pictures and the site looks lovely!
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Fun Rat Sites
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This site is one of the best on the internet. Worth checking out for the Bad Rat pledge alone! |
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A rat macros site - very funny. |  | Rat Ballz
| Seriously funny, diverting stuff!
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It's not real... |
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It's every rat's duty to know how to treat his human... |
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Rat Videos and WebCams
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OK, not rats but very very cute live-streaming mice webcams very good quality! |
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| The most amazing film about a controlled experiment involving lab rats released into a 'wild' state whilst still being closely monitored and studied |
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| The famous Australian documentary about rat shows.
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A great German site (can be translated into English) with 2 rat webcams that updated every 2 minutes (no need to refresh the page) |
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This is my YouTube channel, showing vids of many of my rats. | |
Rat Art
| AngelRat Designs |
Beautiful rat emoticons - many animated. |  | Grove Pashley
| Fantastic Photography - second to none!
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| The official site of the Rodent Rebels - character information and comic strip.
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| ShadowRat's Art
| Seriously seriously impressive...
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Breeders
I have ummed and ahed over whether to include links to breeders, and have decided to go for it, in an effort to give people as many options as possible to Pet Shops. Please be aware that an inclusion to this list doesn't mean an endorsement. There are some breeders here I trust, some whose ethics I don't agree with and others whom I know nothing about. Please make sure you look here to see what you should consider before asking a breeder about adopting their rats.
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| Breeding For | Location | Current Status | Alpha Centuri Stud
| British Blue, Golden Siamese/Himalayan & Wheaton Burmese in standard, dumbo & rex
| Weston-Super-Mare
| Breeding
| Amicus Rats
| Pearl rex
| East Devon
| Breeding
| Asbru Stud
| Russian Blue Essex & Cinnamon Pearl
| South Lincolnshire
| Breeding
| Beltane Rats
| Russian Blue, Russian Blue Agouti, Black, Agouti
| West Midlands
| Breeding
| Black Magic Rattery
| Seal Point, Silver Black & Russian Blue
| Cheshire
| On Hiatus (?)
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Russian Silver, Russian Silver Agouti (in rex and standard coat).
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Swansea (Wales)
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Breeding
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| British Blue, British Blue Agouti (top-earred); Burmese, Russian Blue Burmese (Dumbo & Top-earred)
| Swansea (Wales)
| Breeding
| Carreg Rats
| Russian Blues including dumbo & rex
| Cardiff (Wales)
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| Comis Rattery
| Cinnamon, Silver Fawn.
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Bedfordshire
| In Preparation
| DarkStar Stud
| Cinnamon, Agouti, Berkshire (inc. blazed), Cinnamon Pearl, Ivory/Cream - also rex
| UK
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| Hakuna Matata Rattery
| Black, Seal-point Siamese, Russian Burmese & Russian Sable
| Cheltenham
| Breeding
| Hellstorm Stud
| Variegated, Berkshire, Russian Blue & Russian Blue Agouti
| Norfolk
| Breeding
| Laika Rattery
| Unclear from site
| Nothumberland
| Breeding
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Berkshire and variegated (in agouti and black) - also in rex and standard.
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Falkirk (Scotland)
| Breeding
| Matrix Rattery
| Topaz, Cinnamon, Agouti, Black, Mink & Buff, in dumbo and top-earred.
| The Wirral
| Breeding
| Mayhem Rattery
| Chinchilla, Argente Cream & Agouti
| Dundee (Scotland)
| Breeding
| Mercury Stud
| Burmese, Simese & Black in rex, dumbo & standard
| Birmingham
| Breeding
| Milo Stud
| Siamese, Topaz, Hooded, Bareback, Buff & Downunders, in top-ear and standard
| Bristol
| Breeding
| New World Rats
| Roans
| Somerset
| Breeding
| Ratoon Rattery
| Russian Blue Point Siamese, Russian Blue and Russian Blue Agouti
| UK
| Breeding
| Ratty Rascals Stud
| Mink, Cinnamon, Russian Blue
| Birmingham
| Breeding
| Redwall Rattery
| Wheaten Burmese, inc. rex & dumbo
| Exeter, Devon
| Breeding
| Shunamite Rats
| Agoutis & Topaz in dumbo and rex
| Newcastle-Upon-Tyne
| Breeding
| | Solstice Rats | Topaz and Roans (with both dumbo and rex). | Midlands | Breeding | Symphony Rats
| Black-eyed Himalayan, Black-eyed Siamese & Ivory
| West Berkshire
| Breeding
| Tenaran Stud
| Russian Blue and Russian Silver
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| No Immediate Plans
| Zephyr Rats
| Mink & Mock Mink
| South Cambridgeshire
| Breeding
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Rescue Rats
Rat Health
These links are for information and assistance only, and should not be treated as an alternative to proper vetinary care.
General Sites
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| A general site providing plentiful articles about varying rattie ailments.
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Sites concerning specific health issues
Rat Shops
Acrorats |
"Home of the Rat Hammock" - but certainly home to a whole lot more, catering for food, treats, rat-gifts, cages, toys and a whole lot more! |
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| I love this store! Seriously, the quality is fantastic and the prices are so affordable it's a constant shock to me.
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Fuzzbutt |
A huge range of hammocks, beds etc, with many different designs, great customisation and an easy to naviagate site. |
| Huckleberry Hammocks
| Hammock specialist.
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| Specialising in hammock-type goods, great value and also featuring the 'Indestructable Hammock.'
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| Raggy Rat Company
| Gorgeous rat toys, cards and t-shirts.
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The Rat WareHouse |
A fully comprehensive rat store selling cages, foodstuffs, bedding and rat-beds, medicines, treats, toys, gifts for humans, books and a whole lot more. A must for all rat-owners. |
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Rat Forums
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A very informative, useful forum with sections ranging between health, feeding, behaviour, breeding and varieties, rehoming, rat shows, housing and general rat care - as well as more general rat discussion boards. A very busy forum. |
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A forum for naughty rats - previously affiliated with Naughty Little Riff, it will soon also incorporate members of McClane's Gang. |
| UK -NFRS Forum
| Members-only forum affiliated with the UK's National Fancy Rats Society.
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| UK - Pet Rescue Forum
| Non-rat specific forum for pet-rescues.
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| UK - Rat Fanatics OnLine
| Small but growing forum.
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| UK -Ratty Ramble
| A very new forum with lots of potential.
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| UK - Rat Health
| A health-orientated forum.
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| A forum-cum-cyber village for rats, which looks lots of fun!
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| A forum for Ratz only, to play, chat and cause havoc. May be problematic for dyslexics.
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| A lovely forum with lovely people, although not as frequently viewed as others. Warning - you cannot register with a free web-mail address.
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| I'm not sure where this forum is based, but this looks to be a very nice and friendly forum, with nearly 1000 members.
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| A great Canada-based rat forum with a strong US membership (and, it seems, also a growing UK membership).
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| OK, so I don't speak the lingo, but it seems the lolrats are popular there, so here comes the link |
| Germany - Ratteneck
| A German-Language forum with an English language section and a focus on rescue.
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| A forum from NZ, with a lot of info attached to the site.
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| SA - R.A.S.C.A.L.S
| A forum from a burgeoning rat community, South Africa
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A very active and fun US Rat Forum. |
| US - The Rat and Mouse Club of America
| The official forum for the RMCA.
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