AFRMA

American Fancy Rat & Mouse Association

AFRMA Magazine Back Issues - 1990 through 1995

1990–1995 Issues available online to members.


1990–1995 PRICES (unless otherwise indicated): $2 each members and $3 each non-members if purchased in person; $4 each members and $5 each non-members if mailed—buy 6–13 mailed and get a $0.25 discount per issue, 14 or more and get a $0.50 discount per issue. All prices in US Dollars (USD).

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Following are some samples of articles found in the magazines. There can also be found our regular features such as: Pres. Message, Letters, New Members, Beginner’s Corner, Colors & Coats, Helpful Hints, Kids Korner, Let’s Get Acquainted, Medical, Movie Review, Our Pets & Friends, Show Reports, Stud Names, Vet Referrals, Announcements/Ascensions/Arrivals, Stud List, Breeders’ Directories, and others.

AFRMA Rat & Mouse Tales Newsletter Index 1984–1992 (PDF)

1990, Volume 7
Jan./Feb.
Sold Out Jan./Feb. 1990
Diary of the Great Rodent Rush Saga of 1989, conclusion. Selected Normative Data on the Rat. Puzzle. Breeding Rats–The Self Group, The Self Mink. Our Pets & Friends. Medical. Rat Color Genetics Articles. Improving the Health of your Rats and Mice. Beginners Corner.
March/April
Sold Out Mar./Apr. 1990
Our Pets & Friends. Puzzle. Our Rat Business. Poem–Aftermath of Tina Good’s Cross Country Mouse Moving Saga. Breeding Rats–The Marked Varieties–The Irish (English Irish). Short Tales. Beginners’ Corner. Medical.
May/June
May/June 1990
Angelica. Beginners’ Corner. Word Search. Helpful Hints. Our Pets & Friends. Medical. Rat Genetics Question.
July/August
July/Aug. 1990
Photo Mouse. Breeding Rats–The Berkshire. Mice. A Lesson in Animal Rights Weighs One Pound. Beginners Corner. Our Pets & Friends–Ms. Piggy. The Amateur Geneticist. Some Fair Comments. Helpful Hints.
Sept./Oct.
Sept./Oct. 1990
Breeding Rats–The Hooded. Our Pets & Friends–“Oh No! . . . Another Rat!!!”; Crystal & Junior. Rats. Beginners Corner. Intro to Basic Care–Rats. Medical. Some Comments.
Nov./Dec.
SALE! $2
Nov./Dec. 1990
Beginners Corner. Our Pets & Friends–Irish & Cremora. Breeding Rats–The Capped/The Variegated. Word Search. East Coast News. Poem–Someone Special.
1991, Volume 8
Jan./Feb.
Sold Out Jan./Feb. 1991
Colors & Coats–Breeding Show-Quality Hooded Rats; Bad Berkshire or Bad Irish?; Spotted Mice. A Frightful Happening in Harrisburg. Poem–For Roquefort. Poem–Why Do Mice Love? Breeding Rats–The Pearl/The Silver. Puzzle. Let’s Get Acquainted! Kids Korner. How I Do It.
March/April
Sold Out Mar./Apr. 1991
Vet Referrals. A Litter Bit of Fun. A Reply. Rat Maze. Ohio Happenings. Medical–General Husbandry. Kids Korner. Colors & Coats–Hairless Mice; Caracul Mice. Don’t Judge Me. My Trials With “Trouble.” Misc. Mouse Musings. Cross Country Mouse Swapping. Pet Show Report.
May/June
May/June 1991
Stud Names. The Egyptian Spiny Mouse. Poem–Even Though. Please Keep My Cage Clean. Rodent Responsibility. Colors & Coats–Frizzie Mice; Brindled Mice; Tailless Mice. Medical–Malocclusion & Environment. Some Comments. Kids Korner–Color Choice by a Mouse. Diet and Tumors.
July/August
Sold Out July/Aug. 1991
Stud Names. Let’s Get Acquainted–Zachary Bostrom. Poem–Read Between the Lines. Medical–Bedding & Mycoplasma pulmonis. Some Fair Comments. Our Pets & Friends–The Games of McTavish. Plans for Rat Exercise Ball. Colors & Coats–Breeding Rex Rats; Argente Mice; Mis-marked Siamese Mice. Why Rats? Poem–Little Critter.
Sept./Oct.
Sept./Oct. 1991
Vet Referrals. Record Keeping. Rat Rap–Jackie Jennings. Medical–Internal & External Parasites of Rats & Mice; Pyometra in Rats. Kids Korner–Scruffie’s Adventures. Colors & Coats–Getting Tan/Fox Mice From Chinchilla; 4-Colored Mice; Brown Eyes. Highlights from the Board Meeting–10-13-91. Let’s get Acquainted–Jenette Meyers.
Nov./Dec.
SALE! $2
Nov./Dec. 1991
Stud Names. Vet Referrals. Rat Biscuits. Pennsylvania Tidings. Medical–Administration of Anthelmintic Drugs. Beginners Corner–Establishing Order. East Coast News–Shipping Tips. Kids Korner–Empire of the Rats, Part 1. Colors & Coats–Silver Siamese Mice; Making Blue Point Siamese Mice; New Coat Types?; 4-Colored Mice; Tri-Colored Rats. Let’s get Acquainted–Amanda Schmidt. Show Terms.
1992, Volume 9
Jan./Feb.
SALE! $2
Jan./Feb. 1992
Vet Referrals. Book Review–Fancy Mice, Rats and Gerbils. Training Rats. Animal Thoughts. Colors & Coats–Silver Siamese Mice, part b; Making P.E. White Tan Mice; Age To Breed Frizzie Mice; Breeding Blue Rats; English Silver Mice; Lemon Mouse; Silver Agouti Rats [now called Chinchilla]. Kids Korner–Empire of the Rats, Part 2. Cartoon–Rattitudes. Medical Trivia. Poem–Ode to a Rat Named Sleepy. Rat Word Search puzzle. Cartoon–Rattitudes.
March/April
SALE! $2
Mar./Apr. 1992
Notes. Vet Referrals. Spiny Mice. Terrible Mice. Let’s Get Acquainted–Gail DeHayes. More on Training Rats. Northwest News. Our Pets & Friends–Gnasher’s Story: A Zest For Life. Critter Sitter. Pennsylvania Tidings. Colors & Coats–Gold Frizzie Mice; Reverse Siamese Caracul Mice; Creating Odd-Eye Rats; Mink vs. Blue Rats; English Silver Mice (Blue Agouti); Hidden Treasure Mice (Blue Dilution Recessive Yellow). Poem–A Tribute to Winchester. Rat Rap–Donna Galins. Cartoon–Rattitudes.
May/June
Sold Out May/June 1992
Notes. Vet Referrals. Letters–Corn Meal & Oat Treats. Tending the Coals. Colors & Coats. Rat Olympics. Rodents on Display at the San Diego Zoo. Cartoon–Rattitudes. Cartoon–Rodent World. Kids Korner–The Rat Who Finds A Friend. Our Pets & Friends–Buffy. Rat Rap–Leah Soverns.
July–October
SALE! $3
July–October 1992
Special Double Issue!
was $4/$6 members,
$6/$8 non-members
Notes. Stud Names. Vet Referrals. Cage Hygiene, Healthy Litters, and Beddings. Foreign Imports. Natural Disasters. Mutations of the Deer Mouse. All My Good Girls. Listen Close. Colors & Coats–Breeding Champagne Mice; More on the Hidden Treasures; Lynx Rats; Irish, English Irish & Berkshire Rats. Some Fair Comments. O.C. Fair Letters. Pennsylvania Tidings. Starring Rodents–Naked Mole Rats. Medical–Mousepox Ectromelia. Cartoon–Rattitudes. Our Pets & Friends–Rats Are Our Friends. Corncob Bedding Cures Skin Problems. Cartoon–Rodent World. Let’s Get Acquainted–Joyce Starkey. Beginners’ Corner–Display of Dominance; Large Rat Litter; Mom Avoids Babies. Rat Rap–Geri Hauser. The Zebra Mouse. Special Announcements.
Nov./Dec.
SALE! $2
Nov./Dec. 1992
Notes. Vet Referrals. Our Pets & Friends–Max. How I Do It or Why I Don’t Have a Dining Room Anymore. Highlights–Board Meeting; Rat Standards. Cage Hygiene, Healthy Litters, and Beddings–part 2. Cartoon–Rodent World. Where the Heck is Umatilla? The Dor-Mouse. Medical–Mouse Hepatitis Virus Infection (MHV). Rat Sniglets. East Coast News. Colors & Coats–Banded Mice; Brindle Mice. Pennsylvania Tidings. Beginners’ Corner–Critters Won’t Breed. Rats as Teachers. Rat Rap–Craig Schumacher. Special Announcements.
1993, Volume 10
Jan./Feb.
SALE! $2
Jan./Feb. 1993
Vet Referrals. Let’s Get Acquainted–Sheryl Leisure...Artist Extrodinaire. Pericotes or Leaf-eared Mice. East Coast News. Colors & Coats–More on Torti Mice; Chinchilla Mice; Making Blue; Chromosome Count of Mice; Siamese X Himi = ??? Pennsylvania Tidings. Rat Race, a Word Search. Timothy Rat. Eulogy for a Pet Rat–Homer. Cartoon–Rattitudes.
March/June
SALE! $3
March/June 1993
Jumbo Size Issue!
was $4/$6 members,
$6/$8 non-members
Vet Referrals. The Head Cheeses. East Coast News. Midwest News. Eulogy to a Pet Rat, Part 2. Pennsylvania Tidings. Companion Animal Loss & Pet Owner Grief, Part 1. Let’s Get Acquainted–Mary Ann Isaksen. The Breeding of Rats. Rats, Mice, and Dinosaurs. Breeding & Stuff–Mouse Has Babies In Record Time. Cartoon–Rattitudes. Medical–Anesthesia for Rats and Mice. Book Review Rats: A Complete Pet Owner’s Manual. Cartoon–Rodent World. Our Pets & Friends–Redeye & Bullet. Rat Rap–Karen & Craig Robbins. Highlights from the Board Meetings. Eulogy to a Pet Rat, Part 3.
July/October
SALE! $3
July–October 1993
Super Duper Size Issue!
was $4/$6 members,
$6/$8 non-members
Vet Referrals. The Head Cheeses. O.C. Fair Letters. East Coast News. Midwest News. Down South. Northwest News. The Problem With Pine: A Discussion of Softwood Beddings. Our Pets & Friends–Diemo–One Cute Little Furry; Jennifer and Sugar, Best of Friends. Companion Animal Loss & Pet Owner Grief, Part 2. Rat’s Teeth Can Kill. Some Fair Comments. Cartoon–Rattitudes. Cartoon–Itsy Bitsy Teeny Weeny Mouse Cartoons. Colors & Coats–Banded Rats, Making Cinnamon Rats. Rodents on Display at the Los Angeles Zoo. Breeding & Stuff. Book Review Rats: A Complete Pet Owner’s Manual. Mus & Rattus Cafe Menu. Request For Information. Highlights from the Board Meetings. Cartoon–Rodent World.
Nov./Dec.
Sold Out Nov./Dec. 1993
Editor’s Note–Respiratory problems. East Coast News. Down South. Midwest News. Taillessness in the Rat. Life with my White Terrors. Colors & Coats–Reverse Siamese Mice; Torti Mice. Breeding & Stuff. Book Review The Proper Care of Fancy Rats. Our Pets & Friends–Blackie. Timothy Rat Poster. Introducing a New Female Mouse into a Cage Occupied by Other Female Mice. Rodent Regulations in California. Tailless Rats. Treasurer’s Report. Special Announcements. Eulogy to a Pet Rat, Part 4.
1994, Volume 11
Jan./March
SALE! $3
Jan./March 1994
Mega Size Issue!
was $4/$6 members,
$6/$8 non-members
Vet Referrals. Rats Used in Russian Customs. Northwest News. Cartoon–Rodent World. Midwest News. Down South. Pennsylvania Tidings. East Coast News. Earthquake. Trust-Training Nervous Rats. Colors & Coats–Reverse Siamese Mice; Hidden Treasures (Blue Recessive Yellow). The Evils of Chocolate. Respiratory Outbreak in Wisconsin. Let’s Get Acquainted–Brian & Lori Henderson. Request For Information–Update. Our Pets & Friends–Baby Cakes; Spot. Rodents on Display at the Santa Ana Zoo. Mouseallaneous/Ratallaneous. Update on Respiratory Outbreak At Karen’s Kritters–Sialodacryoadenitis (SDA) Virus, Cilia-Associated Respiratory (CAR) Bacillus, Kilham Rat Virus (KRV). Rats! Arizona Display. Highlights from the Board Meetings. Max.
April/June
SALE! $2
April/June 1994
Northwest News. Midwest News. New Breeding Booklet. Pennsylvania Tidings. How to Show: Choosing, Preparing, Entering, and Showing Rats & Mice. Our Pets & Friends–Eliphas. Colors & Coats–Satin Rats. Medical–Carmen Booth, D.V.M., Ataxia, Anorexia, notes on respiratory outbreak at Karen’s Kritters–Rat Coronavirus, Sialodacryoadenitis virus (SDAV), Kilham Rat Virus (KRV) aka H-1 Virus, Minute Virus of Mice (MVM), Mouse Hepatitis Virus (MHV), Hantavirus, as well as comments on bedding, bug spray causes bloody nose, spaying rats, and anesthesia; Mouse Testing at Karen’s Kritters. Helpful Hints. Highlights from the Board Meeting.
July/August
SALE! $2
July/August 1994
Vet Referrals. Midwest News. Pennsylvania Tidings. The Kindest Cut: Our Experience with Neutered Rats. Some Fair Comments. Our Pets & Friends–Keeneau; Mercury; My Rat Dusty. Cartoon–Rodent World. Beginners’ Corner–New Beddings Found. Sales Catalog. Cartoon–Rattitudes. Homer: Killer Rat? Medical–Pain Medications/Wry Neck/SDA coronavirus; Anorexia/Ataxia Formula; Newborn Rat Orphan Tips/Rat Milk. A Warning To Pet Owners. Special Announcements.
Sept./Dec.
SALE! $3
Sept./Dec. 1994
Double Issue
was $4/$6 members,
$6/$8 non-members
Vet Referrals. Midwest News. East Coast News. The Head Cheeses. Family Ties: The Social Psychology of Rat Relationships. Medical–Squamous cell carcinomas. Some Fair Comments. Highlights from the Board Meetings. Our Pets & Friends–Freckles, “The Trooper”; Sniffy. The 12 Days of Christmas.
1995, Volume 12
Jan./Feb.
Jan./Feb. 1995
Vet Referrals. Huggable Once Again. Word Search. Instant Record Rat or Mouse Review Tip. Rodent Exercise Wheels. Socializing Rats. Poem–All in a Mouse’s Night.
March/April
SALE! $2
March/April 1995
Vet Referrals. Poems. Word Search. Rodent Lovers: Give Reptiles a Break! Carnivorous Reptiles & Live Food: There Are Other Options! Medical–Antibiotics/Respiratory Infection Treatments. A Mouse’s Story.
May/June
SALE! $2
May/June 1995
Vet Referrals. Prejudice In The Nineties. East Coast News. Poem–Ode To Pinky. Let’s Get Acquainted–Abbey Zap. Breeding & Stuff. Environmental Enrichment For The Pet Rat. Cartoon–Rattitudes. Cartoon–Rodent World. Medical–SDA Virus; Rat Ear Hematoma. Addendum to Huggable Once Again. How I Got Started. Mice In The Classroom. Rat Toys. Tales of a Surrogate Mom–Part 1. Poem–You Is My Baby Now. So Many Personalities.
July/August
SALE! $2
July/August 1995
Vet Referrals. Word Search. Burial Rituals. How I Got Started. Tales of a Surrogate Mom–Part 2. Rats Help With Project. Our Pets & Friends–Jasmin. Medical–Carmen Booth, D.V.M., notes on Euthanasia in Rodents, Pinworms–New Information, Tetracycline in Rats, SDA Virus, Baytril. A Perfect Moment. Year of The Rat. The Proper Feeding of Carnivorous Reptiles. Vacation Time! Freezone–A True Story.
Sept./Oct.
SALE! $2
Sept./Oct. 1995
Vet Referrals. The Head Cheeses–P.R. report. Genetics for Mouse Breeders–9. White spotting and “modifers.” Let’s Get Acquainted–Richard Gilliam. Helpful Hints–Hot Weather Tips. Some Fair Comments. What’s For Dinner? Our Pets & Friends–Porkchop, part 1. Colors & Coats–Odd-eye rats; Siamese mice. A Classroom Gopher? Tales of a Surrogate Mom–Part 3.
Nov./Dec.
SALE! $2
Nov./Dec. 1995
Members of AFRMA and the Parliamentarian. Genetics for Mouse Breeders–10. Introduction to combining genes; the dominant with dominant cross. Some Fair Comments. How To Make A Rat Piñata. The Bonding. Our Pets & Friends–Porkchop, part 2. Cartoon–Rattitudes. Nibbles Gets “Crummey.” The Agouti Rat. Windchill: A Mouse’s Story. Breeding & Stuff–Male Rats Scent. Helpful Hints–Cleaning Wire Wheels; Covering For Wire Shelves. Medical–Head Tilt, Eye Problem. Highlights from the Board Meetings. Beginners’ Corner–Trouble with scabs.

Updated June 5, 2023