Pet Rats Canada

Welcome! Bienvenue! This site has been designed as a web-resource for people, particularly Canadians, looking for information on pet rats. Ratteries and rescues listed are for Canadian rats, but general information will be helpful to visitors from around the world. Enjoy the site, and if you have a moment please sign the guestbook.

Owning Pet Rats in Canada
A must-read for new rat owners and people considering getting rats as pets.
(This article has extensive care information...... for everyone not just Canadians!)

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Ongoing: rats are always at the Toronto Humane Society
click here for their adoption pages
Many other shelters have rats for adoption all over the country.

Recommended Reading	How To: Build a simple playpen	Rimsky's Twelve Tips for New Rat Owners
Traveling with Rats
	A Guide to Responsible Rat Care A brochure designed as an educational resource for pet stores, vets, and new rat owners.	Forbidden Foods
Rats in the News	How to: Build a travel box	How to: Build a bucket wheel
	PRC's Past Photo Contest

Test your knowledge of pet rats! Click here to take the quiz

PRC website recommended in: Rats Make Good Pets at veterinarypartner.com

July 2010	Vet added for Penticton, BC
April 2010	Vet added for North Vancouver, BC
January '09	Vet added for Coquitlam, BC
October	Name change to a club and forum. The Ontario chapter of the RMCA is now called Lil Ratscals Canadian Pet Rat Club
October	Added a temp link to a rat personality survey. This results will be used by a biology student in Finland.
September	Added the Rat Shack Forum to the Rat Forums Page
May	Added a Search Engine feature. You can now search within the PRC site.
April	Vet added for Prince Albert, Saskatchewan
March	Added Little Mischief Rescue to the Rat Rescue page