AFRMA - Rat & Mouse Information

The AFRMA Rat and Mouse
Information Pages

Here is where you will find information on the care of Rats and Mice.
We have taken this information from our newsletters and flyers.

General Information

Ratatouille Movie Review - read a movie review by an AFRMA member.
Pet Rats & Mice - The General Care of Pet Rats and Mice.
The Quest - How to find the rat or mouse for you!
Choosing Your New Pet Rats...
10 Most Asked Questions About Rats and Mice.
Rat and Mouse Essentials! - 10 Things You Need Before Buying a Rat or Mouse!
How Clean is Clean - by Nichole Royer
Introducing the Fancy Rat - by Nichole Royer
The History of Fancy Rats - A brief history of how the Rat Fancy started.
The History of Fancy Mice - A brief history of how the Mouse Fancy started.
The Grand Old Lady of Mice - Helen Perley - by Frank Green
The Mouse of the Day - A story about male mice - by Pat Bromberek
Trust-Training Nervous Rats - by Elizabeth R. TeSelle
The Kindest Cut: Our Experience with Neutered Rats - by Elizabeth R. TeSelle
Environmental Enrichment For The Pet Rat - by Nichole Royer
A House For Your Mouse (or rat): Housing the Small Colony for the Serious Fancier, part 1 - by Nichole Royer
A House For Your Mouse (or rat): Housing the Small Colony for the Serious Fancier, part 2 - by Nichole Royer
A House For Your Mouse (or rat): Cages, part 1 - by Nichole Royer
A House For Your Mouse (or rat): Cages, part 2 - by Nichole Royer
A House For Your Mouse (or rat): Cages, part 3 - by Nichole Royer
A Kid’s Guide To Basic Pet Rat & Mouse Care - A care sheet just for kids!
Companion Animal Loss & Pet Owner Grief - Part 1 by Marc A. Rosenberg, VMD
Companion Animal Loss & Pet Owner Grief - Part 2 by Marc A. Rosenberg, VMD
Photos of Food for rats and mice.
Oats are Oats, Right? - by Carol Lawton
Educational Posters
These are posters that we use at our displays and have had people asking for copies. These are in PDF format and are ready to hand out in classrooms, etc., that you can print to your printer.
- Body Size - a comparison of sizes of house mouse, black rat, Norway rat (11x17 size); drawings by Sheryl Leisure.
- Diet - showing drawings of food and water requirements (8½x11); drawings by Sheryl Leisure.
- Fancy - what the term “fancy” means (8½x11); drawing by Liz Mullender.
- Determining Gender - drawings of male and female (11x17 size) by Sheryl Leisure.
- Physiological Facts - table of physiological facts of rats and mice (8½x11); drawings by Sheryl Leisure.
- Reproduction Facts - table of reproductive facts of rats and mice (8½x11); drawing top by Lorryta Bowker, bottom babies by Sheryl Leisure.
- Skeleton - drawings of mouse and rat skeletal systems (11x17 size) by Sheryl Leisure.
- Taxonomy - table of taxonomy facts of rats and mice (8½x11); rat yawning drawing by Dean Norton, rest of drawings by Sheryl Leisure.
- Why Pet Rats? - list of pros and cons of having rats as pets (8½x11); drawings by Sheryl Leisure.
More Educational Posters
More posters that we use at our displays. These are in PDF format and are ready to hand out or use in displays that you can print to your printer.
- Tumors in Rats
- “Bloody” Nose or Eyes in Rats
- Sneezing Rats
- FAT Rats!
- My rat has scabs on its neck
- Six Weeks and Pregnant?!
- Baby Mouse Development (see also the daily pictorial Baby Mouse Development from Birth to 5 weeks page)
- Baby Rat Development (see also the daily pictorial Baby Rat Development from Birth to 6 weeks page)
- You Be The Judge – Rats
- You Be The Judge – Mice
Handout Flyers
These are our handout flyers that we use at our shows and displays. These are in PDF format that you can print to your printer. Most are double sided (1 flyer on one side, similar on other side, e.g. History Rats and History Mice)
- Cedar & Pine - we print on bright yellow paper (can also be printed on white).
- Pet Rats & Mice Caresheet - we print on 11x17 cream/ivory paper.
- Choosing Your New Pet Rats - we print on aqua paper (can also be printed on white).
- History of Fancy Rats - we print on green paper.
- History of Fancy Mice - back side to History Rats.
- Essentials - we print on salmon colored paper.
- 10 Questions - back side to Essentials.
- Introducing the Fancy Rat - we print on ivory colored paper.
- You Show What? - back side to Fancy Rat.
- Judge Rats - we print on orchid or light purple paper.
- Judge Mice - back side to Judge Rats.
- Breed Facts - we print on lime/terra green paper.
- Breeder’s Ethics - back side to Breed Facts.

Our Pets & Friends

Pet & Friends Highlights - Vol. 1 No. 1 - Stories from AFRMA Rat & Mouse Tales
Pet & Friends Highlights - Vol. 1 No. 2 - Stories from AFRMA Rat & Mouse Tales
The Games of McTavish - by Ellen Reed
Porkchop: A Rat with Epilepsy, part 1 - by Pamela Sorrentino
Porkchop: A Rat with Epilepsy, part 2 - by Pamela Sorrentino
Porkchop: A Rat with Epilepsy, part 3 - by Pamela Sorrentino
Chance: The Story of a Rescue Rat - by Nichole Royer
Tripod - by Valerie Stoldt

Beginners’ Corner

Health Care

General
- Purchase the Rat Health Care book
- Purchase the Common Diseases of the Fancy Rat book from the N.F.R.S.
- First-Aid Kit - by Nichole Royer
- Disease Control – How to safeguard your animals
- Quarantining – by Karen Robbins & Carmen Jane Booth, D.V.M.
- Quarantining Part 2 – by Karen Robbins

Places to check for Veterinarians:
- Association of Exotic Animal Veterinarians
- Critters USA magazine PDF or in the Current Critters USA print magazine “Directory of Veterinarians”
- The Rat Fan Club Midwest and Eastern U.S. and Western U.S. and other countries

Respiratory Problems
- Everything you never wanted to know about Mycoplasma pulmonis - Carmen Jane Booth, vet student
- Rat With Mycoplasma or Allergies - by Carmen Jane Booth, D.V.M., Ph.D.
- Pneumonia in Rats - by Carmen Jane Booth, D.V.M.
- Mycoplasma Vaccine? - by Carmen Jane Booth, D.V.M., Ph.D.
- Information Update On Nebulizing Rats With Respiratory Viruses - By Cathleen Schneider-Russell
- Bloody nose - by Carmen Jane Booth, D.V.M.
- Bloody Nose; Eye Discharge; Eye & Nose Discharge - by Carmen Jane Booth, D.V.M.
- Caved-In Appearance - by Carmen Jane Booth, D.V.M.
- Clicking Mouse/Rat Talking - by Carmen Jane Booth, D.V.M.
- No Pep/Sneezing/Humping Rat - by Carmen Jane Booth, D.V.M., Ph.D.
- Respiratory Problems in Mice - by Carmen Jane Booth, D.V.M.
- Head Tilt; Eye Problem - by Nichole Royer
- Torticollis - Rat Walks on Side; Siamese Rat With Head Tilt; Hairless Rat With Head Tilt; Mouse With Head Tilt - by Carmen Jane Booth, D.V.M.
- Rat with Cocked Head; Rat with Inner Ear Infection; Labyrinthitis in Rats
- The Millennium Bug - by Nancy Ferris. One member’s experience with SDA.
- Can Parrots Pass SDA to Rats?; Cardiac Problem in Rats. - by Carmen Jane Booth, D.V.M., Ph.D.
- Rat Sneezing; Constantly Sneezing Rat
- Sniffling Mice - by Carmen Jane Booth, D.V.M., Ph.D.
- Formula for Anorexic Rats - from Elizabeth TeSelle

Tumors
- Squamous cell carcinomas - by Carmen Jane Booth, D.V.M.
- Tumors In Rats - by Carmen Jane Booth, D.V.M.
- Growths on Rats - by Carmen Jane Booth, D.V.M., Ph.D.
- Tumor Problem, Anesthesia for Rats, Chocolate can cause death, Sneezing and hair spray
- Rats & Lyme Disease; Draining Tumors - by Carmen Jane Booth, D.V.M., Ph.D.
- Diet & Tumors in Rats

Parasites/Scabs
- Bugs - By Nichole Royer, Edited by Carmen Jane Booth, D.V.M.
- Bugs On Mice/Mites—Ectoparasite Infestations in Rodents - by Carmen Jane Booth, D.V.M., Ph.D.
- Frizzie Rot - by Carmen Jane Booth, D.V.M.
- Lice Infestation in Mice - by Carmen Jane Booth, D.V.M.
- Invasion of the Fur Mites! EEEKK! - by Pat Bromerek
- Porphyrin Staining in Rat Eye & Rat Fur Mites - by Carmen Jane Booth, D.V.M., Ph.D.
- Scabs. . .Diet or ????? - by Nichole Royer
- Longevity Study; Update: Scabs...Diet or ???; Ivermectin Treatment for Pinworms - by Carmen Jane Booth, D.V.M.
- Ivomec vs Eqvalan - by Carmen Jane Booth, D.V.M.
- Suddenly Ill Rat: Hemobartonella muris/Proteus Mirabilis - by Carmen Jane Booth, D.V.M.
- Rat with Ear Lumps; Pimples on Rats’ Ears - by Carmen Jane Booth, D.V.M.
- Rats & Lyme Disease - by Carmen Jane Booth, D.V.M., Ph.D.

Virus/Bacteria/Fungus
- Illness in Rat Bites and Feces? - by Carmen Jane Booth, D.V.M.
- Contagious Rat Diseases?; Zoonotic Diseases - by Carmen Jane Booth, D.V.M., Ph.D.
- Mousepox Ectromelia - by Carmen Jane Booth, D.V.M.
- Mouse Hepatitis Virus Infection (MHV) - by Carmen Jane Booth, D.V.M.
- Papilloma Wart Virus or Rat Pox Virus
- Rat Bite Fever - by Carmen Jane Booth, D.V.M., Ph.D.
- Rat Coronavirus, SDAV, KRV, MVM, MHV, etc. - Rat Coronavirus, Sialodacryoadenitis Virus, Kilham Rat Virus (KRV), aka H-1 Virus, Minute Virus of Mice, Mouse Hepatitis Virus, Hantavirus, Mouse Testing - by Carmen Jane Booth, D.V.M.
- Reovirus 3 - by Carmen Jane Booth, D.V.M.
- Rolling Mice, Rat/Mouse Health Questions, Theiler’s Murine Encephalomyelitis Virus (TMEV) - by Carmen Jane Booth, D.V.M., Ph.D.
- Ringworm & Rats - by Carmen Jane Booth, D.V.M.
- Ringworm on Mice - by Carmen Jane Booth, D.V.M., Ph.D.
- Ivermectin to Treat Ringworm? - by Carmen Jane Booth, D.V.M., Ph.D.

Breeding Problems
- Aborting Litters - by Carmen Jane Booth, D.V.M.
- Colostrum - by Carmen Jane Booth, D.V.M.
- C-Section Information - by Carmen Jane Booth, D.V.M.
- Prolapsed Penis on Mouse - by Carmen Jane Booth, D.V.M., Ph.D.
- Raising Newborn Rats/Mice: Update - by Carmen Jane Booth, D.V.M.
- RE: Spaying Rats - by Carmen Jane Booth, D.V.M.
- Spaying Rats - by Carmen Jane Booth, D.V.M.

Drugs
- Administration of Anthelmintic Drugs - From Kimberly Johnson, Animal Health Technician
- Anesthesia for Rats and Mice - by Carmen Jane Booth, D.V.M.
- Anesthisia - by Carmen Jane Booth, D.V.M.
- Gentocin - by Carmen Jane Booth, D.V.M.

Miscellaneous
- Abscessess/Bumble Foot; Pain Medicine For Rats; Chloroform - by Carmen Jane Booth, D.V.M.
- Ataxia, Anorexia - by Carmen Jane Booth, D.V.M.
- Blind Rat - by Carmen Jane Booth, D.V.M.
- Broken Leg; Mass Pops Out; Injured Rats - by Carmen Jane Booth, D.V.M.
- Common Dental Problems In Rodents: Treatment & Prevention - By Cathleen Schneider-Russell
- Blue Rat Bleeding Disorders/Blue Rats With Hemophilia - by Carmen Jane Booth, D.V.M., Ph.D.
- Russian Blue Bleeding Problem
- Update on My Rat Project: Blue Rat Bleeding Disorders/Blue Rats With Hemophilia; Russian Blue Bleeding Problem - by Carmen Jane Booth, D.V.M., Ph.D.
- Diabetes in Rats - by Carmen Jane Booth, D.V.M., Ph.D.
- Diarrhea in Rats - by Carmen Jane Booth, D.V.M.
- Rat with Ear Lumps; Pimples on Rats’ Ears - by Carmen Jane Booth, D.V.M., Ph.D.
- Porkchop: A Rat with Epilepsy, part 1 - by Pamela Sorrentino
- Porkchop: A Rat with Epilepsy, part 2 - by Pamela Sorrentino
- Porkchop: A Rat with Epilepsy, part 3 - by Pamela Sorrentino
- Regarding Euthanasia - by Carmen Jane Booth, D.V.M.
- Hermaphroditic Rat?; Skin Mass/Mass Pops Out - by Carmen Jane Booth, D.V.M.
- Hydrocephalic Rat & Anencephaly Rat - by Carmen Jane Booth, D.V.M., Ph.D. [WARNING: Graphic Photos]
- Kidney Stones vs. Kidney/Bladder Infections - by Carmen Jane Booth, D.V.M.
- Leptospirosis in Pet Rats?
- Rat with Wrist Lumps - by Carmen Jane Booth, D.V.M.
- Megacecum and Megacolon - Megacecum and Megacolon: Development Disorders in the Enteric Nervous System in Rats by Carmen Jane Booth, D.V.M.
- Update on Reddy; Pep-Boy’s Problem - by Carmen Jane Booth, D.V.M. (Pep-Boy, a Hairless rat with strange lump)
- Hairless Rat With A Rash - by Carmen Jane Booth, D.V.M.
- Dangerous Onions; Strange Rat Disease - by Carmen Jane Booth, D.V.M.
- Miscellaneous Comments - Head Tilt/Red Eye Discharge; In Regard To The Itching; Pain Medications For Rodents: Update; Epilepsy In Rats: Necropsy of Porkchop
- Mouse with Cuts on Back; Bumps on Hairless Rat’s Stomach - by Carmen Jane Booth, D.V.M., Ph.D.
- Taking Mice to the Vet; Mouse Problems - by Carmen Jane Booth, D.V.M.
- Tumor Problem, Anesthesia for Rats, Chocolate can cause death, Sneezing and hair spray
- Rats & Sunlight in the “Rats & Lyme Disease; Draining Tumors” article - by Carmen Jane Booth, D.V.M., Ph.D.
- Unsteady Mouse; Hydrogen Peroxide on Mice; Swollen Vulva on Mouse - by Carmen Jane Booth, D.V.M.
- Various Rat Questions & Answers - Rat with Dislocated Jaw; Dosage for Liquid Tylan; Foot Joint Sores; Abscesses, Bumble Foot; Pain Medicine for Rats; Wheezing Rat; Neutering and Aggression. - by Carmen Jane Booth, D.V.M.
- Orangish Splotches On Rats’ Tails; Rat With White Bumps On Ears; Pine Christmas Tree/Medicating Sick Mouse; Cancerous Mouse Behavior; Rat With Bad Breath; Administering Medication

Bedding

Cedar and Pine are Toxic to ALL Small Animals! Gentle Touch™ information (a safe bedding alternative)
The pros and cons of different bedding material - Carmen Jane Booth, vet student
The Problem With Pine: A Discussion of Softwood Beddings By Elizabeth R. TeSelle, Nashvile, TN (From the July–October 1993 AFRMA Rat & Mouse Tales).
The Bedding Dilemma, Part 1 - by Nichole Royer
The Bedding Dilemma, Part 2 - by Nichole Royer
The Bedding Dilemma, Part 3 - by Nichole Royer
The Bedding Dilemma, Part 4 - by Nichole Royer
Cage Hygiene, Healthy Litters, and Beddings by Debbie Ducommun (Parts 1 & 2, from the July–October 1992 and November–December 1992 AFRMA Rat & Mouse Tales).
The Toxicity of Pine and Cedar Shavings by Debbie "The Rat Lady" Ducommun.
“Litterboxes and Liver Disease.” Harriman, Marinell (1989). House Rabbit Journal I (12): 8-9.
Respiratory toxicity of cedar and pine wood - An article from the Triangle Ferret Lovers club in North Carolina.
Wood Shavings - The problem with cedar and pine shavings as pet bedding and litter.
Physiological Effects of Softwoods on Respiratory and Liver Function - An article from the Department of Biology at Davidson College, Davidson, NC.
Use Of Cedar As A Substrate and More on the use of pine in captive herp environments - by Melissa Kaplan. The effects of cedar and pine on birds and reptiles.
Photos of paper beddings, wood beddings, misc. beddings, and pelleted beddings.

Showing

Purchase the AFRMA Show Regulations & Standards Book
Purchase the AFRMA Rat Color Standards Book
Purchase the AFRMA Mouse Color Standards Book
Fancy Rat & Mouse Acronyms, Abbreviations, Terms - Breeding and Show Terms
Making AFRMA Rat Show Boxes - by Karen Robbins
Making AFRMA Mouse Show Boxes - by Karen Robbins
Disease Control - How to safeguard your animals
Quarantining - by Karen Robbins & Carmen Jane Booth, D.V.M.
Quarantining Part 2 - by Karen Robbins
You Show What? - by Nichole Royer
How to Show Rats & Mice - by Karen Robbins
On The Show Bench, What Is Condition? - by Nichole Royer
You Be The Judge - Rats
You Be The Judge - Mice
Ideal Markings of RATS - a graphic of Rat Markings
Ideal Markings of MICE - a graphic of Mouse Markings
Mouse Keeping: Choosing Mice for Exhibit at a Show - by Virginia Pochmann

Breeding – General

Purchase the AFRMA Breeding Rats & Mice Book
Type (How an animal is put together) - by Nichole Royer
- Type Question: Square Butts on Rats - by Carol Lawton
- Mouse Keeping: The Ideal Type - by Virginia Pochmann
- Ear Set on Mice - by Karen Robbins
- Type Question: Head Shape On Mouse & Tail Set (including coat) - by Karen Robbins
Know the Facts Before Breeding your Rat or Mouse! - by Nichole Royer
Breeding-Beyond the Basics: Ethics - by Nichole Royer
Breeding-Beyond the Basics: The Breeding Chart - by Nichole Royer
Breeding-Beyond the Basics: What Kind Of Breeder Are You? - by Nichole Royer
Breeding-Beyond the Basics: Outcrossing, Line Breeding, Inbreeding - by Nichole Royer & Karen Robbins
A Responsible Breeder’s Code of Ethics - by Nichole Royer
Rat Breeding: Part 1, Biology. (on the N.F.R.S. web site) - by Ann Storey
Rat Breeding: Part 2, Breeding for Exhibition. (on the N.F.R.S. web site) - by Ann Storey
Propagation of a New or Rare Variety - by Ann Storey
Mouse Keeping: Understanding Mouse Behavior - by Virginia Pochmann
Mouse Keeping: Mouse Maladies: Inherited and Environmentally-caused Conditions - by Virginia Pochmann
Mouse Keeping: The Ideal Type - by Virginia Pochmann
Mouse Keeping: An Explanation of Somatic Mutations and why they do not breed true - by Virginia Pochmann
Mouse Keeping: Linkage - by Virginia Pochmann

Record Keeping
- Record Keeping - by Karen Robbins, Helen Pembrook, Nichole Royer, & Geri Hauser
- Pedigree PDF form. - 4 Generation Pedigree form. For 3-hole-punch binder. You have the option of printing either the “Record Back” or “Litter Record Back” on the backside of the Pedigree form depending on what you would like the form to be used for — an individual record form for one animal or a record form for one litter.
- Record Back PDF - Record form to be printed on the back of the Pedigree.
- Litter Record Back PDF - Litter Record form to be printed on the back of the Pedigree.
- Record Sheet PDF - This is to be printed alone. Has all the features of the Pedigree/Record Form but all condensed on one side of the page. For 3-hole-punch binder.
- Litter Record PDF - Litter Record sheet to be printed alone. For 3-hole-punch binder
- NR Litter Record front PDF - Another version of a Litter Record sheet (front page). For 3-hole-punch binder.
- NR Litter Record back PDF - Another version of a Litter Record sheet (back page).
- All Litters Record landscape PDF - A form where you can keep track of all your litters born (landscape form). For 3-hole-punch binder.
- All Litters Record portrait PDF - A form where you can keep track of all your litters born (portrait form). For 3-hole-punch binder.
- Sales Contract PDF - AFRMA Sales Contract Form. Back side has pedigree form.
- Stud Service Contract 1 PDF - A Stud Service Contract with bottom cut-off that the breeder keeps for their records. Back side has pedigree form and space for litter information.
- Stud Service Contract 2 PDF - A Stud Service Contract (full size) you would photo copy to keep copy for breeder. Back side has pedigree form and space for litter information.
Mouse Multiplication Mania
Pheromones and Mouse Behavior - by Ivan Golakoff
Inbreeding - by Nichole Royer
Culling - by Nichole Royer
Culling: Mice - by Carrie Ramson & Saga Baern, Finland
Mouse Culling - by Virginia Pochmann
“How can I tell if my female is pregnant?” - by Carol Lawton
2 Fathers Sire 1 Litter??? - by Carmen Jane Booth, D.V.M.
Baby Mouse Development from Birth to 5 weeks - a daily pictorial by Karen Robbins
Baby Rat Development from Birth to 6 weeks - a daily pictorial by Karen Robbins
Sexing 101 - Picture guide to sexing rats & mice from newborn to adult. Available as posters to purchase.
A Litter Bit of Fun - by Sheryl Leisure
Large Litter of Rat Babies - by Helen Pembrook
Casual Breeding Wanted - by Karen Robbins
Kids Looking for Advice on Breeding - by Karen Robbins
Hairless Help Needed
Caring for Orphans - by Karen Robbins
Principles of Selective Inbreeding - by W.A. Watmough (an archived version of Practical Inbreeding 1969—missing some of the pedigrees in Chapter 4)

Breeding – Colors/Genetics

RATS
- Purchase the AFRMA Rat Genetics Book
- Fancy Rat Genes, Alphabetical Name Listing (Genetic codes)
  - Fancy Rat Genes, Agouti-based Colors
  - Fancy Rat Genes, Black-based Colors
  - Fancy Rat Genes, Marked Rats
  - Fancy Rat Genes, Coats & Misc.
- History of the Standards: N.F.R.S. (Rat) - by Nick Mays
- Questions on Basic Genetics: Basic genetics most relevant to rat breeders - by Ann Storey
- Rat Genetics, part 1 - by Nichole Royer
- Rat Genetics, part 2 - by Nichole Royer
- Rat Genetics, part 3, Genotypes of AFRMA Rats - by Nichole Royer
- Rat Genetics, The WHAT IF chart - by Nichole Royer
- The Agouti Rat - by Nichole Royer
- The Agouti & Cinnamon Rats - by Sue Foulds
- The Black Rat - by Nichole Royer
- The Blue Rat - by Nichole Royer
  - Tinker: AFRMA’s First Blue Rat - by Sheryl Leisure
- The Color Safir (Mink/Lilac) - by Ann-Zophi Pålsson, Sweden
- The Siamese Rat - by Nichole Royer
- Cinnamon Rats - by Nichole Royer
- The Cinnamon Pearl Rat: History, Genetics, Breeding - by Ann Storey
- The Color Honung (Cinnamon Pearl) - by Ann-Zophi Pålsson and Eva Johansson, Sweden
- The Pearl Rat: History, Genetics, Breeding - by Ann Storey
- Russian Blue Rats - by Nichole Royer
- The Pink-Eyed White Rat - by Nichole Royer
- One In A Million: The Hooded Rat - by Nichole Royer
- Rex Rats - by Nichole Royer
- Rex Breeding - by Nick Mays, N.F.R.S.
- Taillessness in the Rat - by Sara B. Conrow
- Tailless Rats - by Nichole Royer
- Breeding Tailless Rats - by Carissa Cosley
- Troubles With Tailless - by Nichole Royer
- Satin Rats by Karen Robbins

MICE
- Purchase the AFRMA Mouse Genetics Book
- Fancy Mouse Genes, Alphabetical Name Listing (Genetic codes)
- Brindle Mice - by Nichole Royer
- Breeding Roan Mice - by Jack L. Ball
- Explanation of Roan Mouse Inheritance Factors - by Virginia Pochmann
- Lilac U.S. vs. Dove U.K. - by Virginia Pochmann
- Transgenic Mice & Tricolors - by Mike Chiodo

Breeding & Stuff

Purchase the AFRMA Breeding Rats & Mice Book
Postpartum Estrous; Tailless Rats; Waltzing Mouse; Breeding Age Of Male Rats
Hairless Rat Babies; Males Help Raise Babies; Pedigreed Rat; Babies Savagely Killed/Tailless Mice.
Aggressive Female; Baby Mice; Male Rats Eating Young
Creating Tailless Mice; Creating Tailless Rats
Interested In Showing & Breeding - by Nichole Royer
How Late To Breed - by Karen Robbins
Ear Set on Mice - by Karen Robbins
Amount to Hand Feed Orphan Baby Mice
Eyes Open Early in Rats
Russian Blue Bleeding Problem
Type Question: Square Butts on Rats - by Carol Lawton
Amount to Hand Feed Orphan Baby Rats
Huge Rats, ID for Rats, Mothers Eating Young - by Karen Robbins
Male Rat Won’t Breed - by Karen Robbins
Wants to Become a Rat Breeder - by Dale Taylor Burkhart
Breeding Ages & Weights of Rats - by Karen Robbins
Mother Mice Eat Babies?; Baby Rats Not Growing
How Pregnant Is My Rat? - by Karen Robbins
Type Question: Head Shape On Mouse & Tail Set (including coat) - by Karen Robbins

Colors & Coats

Long Haired Fancy Rat; Cream/Fawn Mice; Restriction Gene; Odd Blue Color; Tailless Mice
Siamese Sable Mice; Siamese Sable Fox
Reverse Siamese Mice; Hairless Rats—Special Care?
Cap-Stripe Leathal?
Creating Various Coat Colors; Dumbo Rex Tailless Siamese?
Chinchilla Rats; Chinchilla Mice; Possible Colors (Blue Agouti rats)
Platinum Rat Color; Silver vs. Silvered Rat Colors; Satin Rat Genetics
So Many Blues; Blue Point Siamese Mice; Blue Hairless Rats? - by Nichole Royer
Strange Fawn Colored Mouse; Cinnamon Hooded x Champagne English Irish=?; Seal Point Siamese Line of Mice; Satin Rats Only In Black?
Making Dumbo Rats; Inbreeding; Making Black Self Rats - by Nichole Royer
Making Agouti & Black Lines of Mice; Satin Rat Origin
Making More Odd-Eye & B.E. White Rats; Berkshire Mice?; Making Satin Rats In Other Colors - by Nichole Royer
Making Himalayan Rats - by Nichole Royer
Making Siamese Mice - by Nichole Royer
Science Fair Projects - by Nichole Royer
Himalayan or Siamese Rats? - by Nichole Royer
Chocolate Rats - by Nichole Royer
Variegated X Self = Berkshire, not Variegated
Siamese Rats & Hairless Rats; Inherited Calico Traits; Tri-Colored Mouse?; What Will They Produce; Making Two-Colored Mice; Wants Mutant Rats.
New Rat Variety?; Reverse Hooded? (Capped-Stripe rats)
Breeding Blue Point Siamese Rats - by Nichole Royer
Fox Mice & Merle Rats - by Karen Robbins
Getting Ivory Mice from Chinchilla - by Karen Robbins
Apricot, Amber, Silver Fawn Rats - by Karen Robbins
Blue-Beige Rats; Ruby-Eyed Blue Rats; Difference Between Dalmatian and Variegated Rats
Making Fawn Rats; Colored Mice - by Karen Robbins
Rex and “Double” Rex Rats - by Karen Robbins
Black Rats and Silvering; Silver Black Rats - by Karen Robbins
Dumbo Rat Ears - by Carol Lawton
Breeding Champagne & Platinum Rats; Silver Blue Agouti or Russian Silver Agouti Rats?; Hereford Mouse Question
Splashed Mice; “Tri-Color” Mice; Tri-Color/Calico Mice
What Kind of Marking Rat; Marked Rat Genetics; Breeding Hooded Rats
Argente Creme Mice - by Karen Robbins
Color Change Rats; Color Variations in Rats; What Color Rat? (moulting) - by Karen Robbins
Odd Color Spot On Rat; History Of Velvet Rats; Spontaneous Blue Rat

Critter Critiques (Product Reviews)

Pet Projects

10 things to do with shredded paper - by Nichole Royer
Making AFRMA Mouse Show Boxes - by Karen Robbins
Making AFRMA Rat Show Boxes - by Karen Robbins
Apple Bobbers & Bottle Holder - by Nichole Royer
Buried Treasure - by Nichole Royer
Critter Kabobs & Toy Tip: Thrift Shops - by Nichole Royer
How To Make A Rat Piñata - by Nichole Royer
How To Teach The Rat To Fetch Things - by Ann-Zophi Pålsson, Sweden
Make Your Own Mouse Seed/Treat Mix - by Karen Robbins
Make Your Own Rat Seed/Treat Mix - by Karen Robbins
Making A Play Pen For Your Rats - by Nichole Royer
Making Rat Lab Block Wire Feeders - by Karen Robbins
Peanut Butter Critter Cookies; Crunchies; Fruit Yummies; Toy Tip: Ferris Wheel; Tasty Treats - by Nichole Royer
Put A Lid On It–An Aquarium That Is - by Nichole Royer
Raisin Boxes - by Nichole Royer
Rat Bathing Kit - by Nichole Royer
Rat & Mouse Cookies - by Carol Lawton
Rat Papier-Mâché Toy - by Laura Tukey
Summer Salad - by Nichole Royer
Treasure Ball - by Nichole Royer
Warm Winter Salad & Sweet Treaters - by Nichole Royer
What’s For Dinner - by Laurie Bryson & Amanda Schmidt

Helpful Hints

Home Made Bottle Holders - from Liz Fucci
Bottle Watching - from Liz Fucci
Cleaning Wire Wheels; Covering For Wire Shelves - from Nichole Royer
Flavoring Tylan - from Nancy Ferris
Cleaning Bottles, Carpet Rolls, Replacement Water Bottles
Important Tips; Cleaning Wire Cages
Large Paper Rolls; More Important Tips; General Tips
Tips for Hot Weather - from Karen Robbins
Those Wonderful Coke Bottles - from Nichole Royer

Miscellaneous

AFRMA Previous Rat & Mouse Calendar Contest Winners
Spottie Guy - by Nancy Ferris
Spottie Guy Award
Simply...Slick - by Nancy Ferris
How to Host an AFRMA Display - by Nichole Royer
Tips On Starting A Club - by Karen Robbins
Some Ideas On Forming Your Club - by Karen Robbins
Club Listings For Show Locations - Finding a show near you
Looking For Breeders Near You - Finding a breeder near you
Shipping Rodents - by Nichole Royer
Rodent Rescue - by Nichole Royer
Hamsters - Syrian & Russian Dwarf Hamsters - by Nancy Ferris

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Updated April 22, 2013

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