This website provides a basic introduction to pet rat behaviour for the Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus). Additional rat related ramblings also appear covering a range of topics. The content offers little in the way of rat care information as that is well covered elsewhere. What you will find is a collection of light articles, facts, pictures, and fun videos exploring the traits of these adorable animals.
 
Rat Behaviour and Related Ramblings
 
Background and History | Jack Black Wiggley Tail Ratunculus
Gnawing, Biting, Teeth as Tools Climbing Art and Craft 1 | 2 | Stamps
Eating, Drinking, and Hoarding Swimming My Art 1 | 2
Digging and Burrowing Curiosity and Caution Comedy, Fun, and Trivia
Playtime and Laughter Scent Marking Poetry
Fighting Learning and Stimulation Year of the Rat Goods 2008 1 | 2 | 3
Sleeping and Dreaming Scampering and Pathways 60 Year of the Rat Themed Postcards 
Paw Preference The Laboratory Rat - A Natural History My Rats and Other Beasties
Grooming Vocalisations Links

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Rat drawn with Sumi ink
(Sumi is made of charcoal ash from bamboo or pine soot combined with glue extracted from fish bones)


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