rats as pets

Text and photographs follow a twelve-year-old girl as she learns to care for her pet rat.

Explains how to choose and care for a pet mouse or rat, covering feeding, cleaning the cage, grooming, handling, training, and other related topics.

A guide for caring for one's pet rat and keeping it happy and healthy.

"Describes behavioral characteristics of wild and domestic rats and mice. Helps readers decide if a pet rat or mouse is right for them, and gives suggestions on caring for a pet rodent"--Provided by publisher.

Tyler is a bully who enjoys frightening other students, but when his only friend, his class's pet rat, gets out of her cage he needs the help of a human friend, and fast.

Presents a guide to owning and caring for a rat as a pet, profiling different types of rats, providing information about pet selection, supplies, feeding, and health, and including discussion of rat history, life cycle, and behavior.

Discusses the basic aspects of caring for mice and rats, including their varieties, feeding, breeding, ailments, and exhibiting.

Teaches young readers how to properly care for a pet rat; and includes facts about pet behavior, healthcare, and breeding.

Explains the responsibilities and rewards of keeping a pet rat, including how to care for it, what to feed it, and the equipment needed.

A guide for people who own rodents, such as mice, rats, and gerbils; includes information on what to consider before buying a rodent, how to care for rodents, the different types of rodents, and other related topics.