• General Information
  • Educational Posters
  • More Educational Posters
  • Handout Flyers
• Our Pets & Friends
• Beginners’ Corner
• Health Care
• Bedding
• Showing
• Breeding – General
• Breeding – Colors/Genetics
• Breeding & Stuff
• Colors & Coats
• Critter Critiques (Product Reviews)
• Pet Projects
• Helpful Hints
• Miscellaneous

• 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...
• New Rat Companion
• 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 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.

• 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.
  
  • Mammary Tumors in Rats
  • My rat has a Bloody Nose
  • Why are my rats sneezing?
  • Is my rat too fat?
  • Why does my rat have sores on his neck?
  • Pregnant at Six Weeks?!
  • Baby Rat Development
  • What is the Judge Looking For?

• 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 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
• 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

• English Mouse?; Cleaning Disinfection; Hairless Rats; Biting Rat; Vision in Mice
• Marking Babies, Mouse Shows, Naming the Sexes, Rat Weight
• Animal Allergies; Companions For Our Mice - by Nichole Royer
• Aggressive Male Rat - by Helen Pembrook
• Rats Chewing Off Fur On Feet - by Helen Pembrook & Karen Robbins
• Rat Maze/Rat Vision & Color Blind Rodents
• Empty Mouse Water Bottle; Other notes on water bottles

Health Care

• Disease Control – How to safeguard your animals
• Quarantining – by Karen Robbins & Carmen Jane Booth, D.V.M.
• Quarantining Part 2 – by Karen Robbins

• Rat Diet
• Anesthesia for Rats and Mice - by Carmen Jane Booth, D.V.M.
• Administration of Anthelmintic Drugs - From Kimberly Johnson, Animal Health Technician
• First-Aid Kit - by Nichole Royer
• 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.
• 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.
• 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
• Papilloma Wart Virus or Rat Pox Virus
• Squamous cell carcinomas - by Carmen Jane Booth, D.V.M.
• Tumors In Rats; Regarding Euthanasia - by Carmen Jane Booth, D.V.M.
• Lice Infestation in Mice; Respiratory Problems in Mice - by Carmen Jane Booth, D.V.M.
• Caved-In Appearance; Colostrum; Frizzie Rot - by Carmen Jane Booth, D.V.M.
• Update on Reddy; Pep-Boy’s Problem - by Carmen Jane Booth, D.V.M.
• Invasion of the Fur Mites! EEEKK! - by Pat Bromerek
• Longevity Study; Update: Scabs...Diet or ???; Ivermectin Treatment for Pinworms - by Carmen Jane Booth, D.V.M.
• 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.
• Pneumonia in Rats - by Carmen Jane Booth, D.V.M.
• Information Update On Nebulizing Rats With Respiratory Viruses - By Cathleen Schneider-Russell
• Bloody Nose; Eye Discharge; Eye & Nose Discharge - by Carmen Jane Booth, D.V.M.
• Formula for Anorexic Rats - from Elizabeth TeSelle
• Clicking Mouse/Rat Talking - by Carmen Jane Booth, D.V.M.
• 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.
• No Pet/Sneezing/Humping Rat - by Carmen Jane Booth, D.V.M., Ph.D.
• Rat with Ear Lumps; Pimples on Rats’ Ears - by Carmen Jane Booth, D.V.M., Ph.D.
• Kidney Stones vs. Kidney/Bladder Infections - 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.
• Mycoplasma Vaccine? - 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.
• Rat Coronavirus, SDAV, KRV, MVM, MHV, etc. - Ataxia, Anorexia, Rat Coronavirus, Sialodacryoadenitis Virus, Kilham Rat Virus (KRV), aka H-1 Virus, Minute Virus of Mice, Mouse Hepatitis Virus, Hantavirus, Bedding, Bloody nose, Spaying Rats, Anesthisia, Mouse Testing - by Carmen Jane Booth, D.V.M.
• Contagious Rat Diseases?; Zoonotic Diseases; Prolapsed Penis on Mouse - by Carmen Jane Booth, D.V.M., Ph.D.
• Abscessess/Bumble Foot; Pain Medicine For Rats; Chloroform - 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.
• Broken Leg; Mass Pops Out; Injured Rats - by Carmen Jane Booth, D.V.M.
• Head Tilt; Eye Problem - by Nichole Royer
• Blind Rat - 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
• Diarrhea in Rats - by Carmen Jane Booth, D.V.M.
• Ivomec vs Eqvalan; Dangerous Onions; Strange Rat Disease - by Carmen Jane Booth, D.V.M.
• Gentocin - by Carmen Jane Booth, D.V.M.
• Taking Mice to the Vet; Mouse Problems; Illness in Rat Bites and Feces? - by Carmen Jane Booth, D.V.M.
• 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.
• Rolling Mice, Rat/Mouse Health Questions, Theiler’s Murine Encephalomyelitis Virus (TMEV) - by Carmen Jane Booth, D.V.M., Ph.D.
• Raising Newborn Rats/Mice: Update, Reovirus 3 - by Carmen Jane Booth, D.V.M.
• Ringworm & Rats - by Carmen Jane Booth, D.V.M.
• Ringworm on Mice - by Carmen Jane Booth, D.V.M., Ph.D.
• Suddenly Ill Rat: Hemobartonella muris/Proteus Mirabilis - by Carmen Jane Booth, D.V.M.
• Mouse with Cuts on Back; Bumps on Hairless Rat’s Stomach - by Carmen Jane Booth, D.V.M., Ph.D.
• Hairless Rat With A Rash - by Carmen Jane Booth, D.V.M.
• Unsteady Mouse; Hydrogen Peroxide on Mice; Swollen Vulva on Mouse - by Carmen Jane Booth, D.V.M.
• Spaying Rats - by Carmen Jane Booth, D.V.M.
• C-Section Information - by Carmen Jane Booth, D.V.M.
• Aborting Litters - by Carmen Jane Booth, D.V.M.

• Cedar and Pine are Toxic to ALL Small Animals!  Gentle Touch™ information (a safe bedding alternative)
• 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.

• Purchase the AFRMA Show Regulations & Standards Book
• 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

• Purchase the AFRMA Breeding Book
• Type (How an animal is put together) - by Nichole Royer
• 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
• A Responsible Breeder’s Code of Ethics - by Nichole Royer
• 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.
• 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.
• 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
• Baby Rat Development - From birth to 6 weeks by Carol Lawton
• Casual Breeding Wanted - by Karen Robbins
• Kids Looking for Advice on Breeding - by Karen Robbins
• Hairless Help Needed
• Caring for Orphans - by Karen Robbins

• Purchase the AFRMA Rat Genetics Book
• 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 Siamese Rat - by Nichole Royer
• Cinnamon Rats - by Nichole Royer
• 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
• 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

• Purchase the AFRMA Mouse Genetics Book
• Brindle Mice - by Nichole Royer
• Making Siamese Mice - by Nichole Royer
• Siamese Sable Mice; Siamese Sable Fox
• Mouse Genetics - by Bonnie Walters on the Little Mouse Club web site. Also available in the “AFRMA Mouse Genetics” book.

• Hairless Rat Babies; Males Help Raise Babies; Pedigreed Rat; Babies Savagely Killed/Tailless Mice.
• Interested In Showing & Breeding - by Nichole Royer
• How Late To Breed - by Karen Robbins
• Ear Set on Mice - by Karen Robbins

Colors & Coats

• Reverse Siamese Mice; Hairless Rats—Special Care?
• So Many Blues; Blue Point Siamese Mice; Blue Hairless Rats? - by Nichole Royer
• Making Dumbo Rats; Inbreeding; Making Black Self Rats - by Nichole Royer
• Making More Odd-Eye & B.E. White Rats; Berkshire Mice?; Making Satin Rats In Other Colors - 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.
• Breeding Blue Point Siamese Rats - by Nichole Royer
• Getting Ivory Mice from Chinchilla - by Karen Robbins

Critter Critiques (Product Reviews)

• Ancare’s “Bottle” House Review
• Bedding Bonanza
• Bio-Serv’s Mouse Igloo® & Crawl Ball Review
• Bounce Back Rat Toy Review
• Cage Litter Comparison Review
• CareFRESH® Ultra™
• Critter Country Litter
• Ferret Castle For Your Rats; Odor Gone
• Gentle Touch™ Bedding
• Hammock Review
• Nestlets Bedding Review
• Nestlets™ Nesting Material Review™
• Otto Environmental Housing Review
• Oxbow “Orchard Grass Hay” Review
• PAPERCHIP® Bedding Review
• Reggie Rat Premium Rat Food
• Shepherd Shack® Review
• Shred-N’ Nest®
• Super Pet® “My First Home” Rat Cage Review
• Supreme’s Reggie Rat Premium Rat Food
• Tecniplast Mouse House™ Review
• Tecniplast Lab Cages Review
• An Unscientific Look At Bedding
• Zeigler Lab Animal Diet Rodent RQ18-6

• 10 things to do with shredded paper - by Nichole Royer
• 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
• Making A Play Pen For Your Rats - by Nichole Royer
• Make Your Own Mouse Seed/Treat Mix - by Karen Robbins
• Make Your Own Rat Seed/Treat Mix - 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 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

• Home Made Bottle Holders - 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

• Spottie Guy - by Nancy Ferris
• Spottie Guy Award
• Simply...Slick - by Nancy Ferris
• Shipping Rodents - by Nichole Royer
• Rodent Rescue - by Nichole Royer
• Hamsters - Syrian & Russian Dwarf Hamsters - by Nancy Ferris

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