ratclub.org - links

This page includes links to some of our favourite sites. Most have their own extensive links sections, so don't forget to take a look at those too. If you know of any websites that should be here, drop us a line and let us know.

Ratz R Us - UK based site with a lot of good information, a semi busy forum.

Pet Rats Canada - Canadian rat club with a forum and instructions for an easy to build play pen, amongst many other things.

Rat Palace - Lots of information on rats. Forum unfortunately is no longer.

Rats Rule Forum - Formerly RFC forum. Has over 5,000 members.

Rat Fan Club - Helpful site run by Debbie Ducommun, "The Rat lady". Debbie is is internationally recognised as an expert on pet rats. She's also the author of The Rat Health Care Booklet.

Rat and Mouse Club of America - Extensive site with lots of info, and a great rat drug chart.

Rat Society of America - Includes a forum with a lot of US breeders as members.

FlyingDuster Rattery - Dunedin based rattery breeding most colours and markings, including down under. Taking a break from breeding right now.

Rascally Ratties Rattery - Dunedin based rattery specialising in mink and DUs. Not breeding at the moment.

Claire's Rats - Relevant to NZ rat owners with regards to general care, and of course cute stories and pictures.

Fluffy Stuff - A site for NZ pet loves. Includes a small animals section in the forum, and links to other rat related websites.

Newstead Vets - Hamilton based vets. Knowledgeble vets and very friendly staff and atmosphere.

The Dapper Rat - An awesome (Aussie) site full of many many toy ideas, cage ideas, rat care articles, photos, stories, and many links.

Ratmandu - An experienced rattery based in Brisbane, Australia.

The Mad Ratter Rattery - Rattery based in Victoria, Australia.

For Sale - NZ

Ree's Rat Stuff Store - A great local site selling hammocks, hanging tubes, and the famous plush ratty.

Nutro New Zealand - Nutro is recommended in Suebee's rat diet, and I recently got a free sample from them.

Securapet Cages - Based in Tauranga. Currently has one chinchilla/rat cage, but will also make cages to custom orders. Has come recommended by rat owners in the former NZ rat club.

Real Groovy - New Zealand's answer to Amazon.com. If you do a search for Rats, they have many rat care books, including Debbie Ducommun's "Rats - For Today's Pet Owner" as well as the Rats of NIMH books and Terry Pratchett's "The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents." Well worth a look.

Rat Sites from Around the World

Rat Guide - "A Layman's Guide to Health, Medication Use, and Responsible Care of Pet Rats." An awesome resource.

Ratbehavior.org - An educational website with articles about rat behavior and biology.

First Aid for Small Furries - All you need to know about basic nursing care.

Varieties of Rat - A very handy site to have bookmarked. The best rat-variety page I've seen.

Domestic Vs. Wild Rats - Useful if you're ever arguing with someone who doesn't think rats should be pets.

Rat Cage Gallery - The website is in German, but has a very cool cage gallery.

Virginia's Rat Page - A vast amount of links to do with nearly everything ratty.

Rats Rule - Has a ton of info, and many many links.

Ratty Rat -Another cool personal site with toy ideas etc.

Federal Bureau of Rats - An amusing site detailing the bad rat crime rings of the world. Sadly no longer being updated, but well worth a look.

Lab Rat - A cute little maze game for machines running Windows (sorry Mac and Linux users!). Has some cool wallpapers to download too.

Rating Pet Rodents - Highly amusing, and oh so true!

Rats of the Round Table - Amusing personal site, written by Sir Gareth about his life in Camelot.

Pet Rat Photos - Name says it all. UK based site.

AlienRat - Very cool UK site with video clips of rats...and really cool alien rat hoodies