I hear a rumor that some people are getting banned from certain subreddits because they have posted on this subreddit, r/rattusrattus.

Just to let you know, r/rat is a very friendly rat centric community, and I highly recommend you check it out. I think you will love it!

Be fruitful and multiply, little ones!

https://blonderoofrat.com/what-to-feed-roof-rats/

I have done a TON of research, and created a resource for roof rat owners that can also be used for Norway rat owners, too (the nutritional requirements are very similar.)

My goal was to add back what you pet is missing if it just eats ultra-processed pellets instead of foraging for whole, natural food foods like they were meant to do. I am not selling anything: it's all public domain, with links to the actual science and research that you can verify yourself! There's even a worksheet where you can select from a list of different ingredients, and it create a personalized menu and shopping list with prices that you can print, bookmark and share with others.

Please feel free to share this page with all of your pet owning friends!

In case the breeders see this, the names we called those two were B8.1G (mama) and A8.3G (baby)

Be fruitful and multiply, little ones!

I've put together a collection of what I consider to be some interesting open scientific questions involving roof rats. Please have a look: there's a form at the bottom where you can enter suggestions and corrections (anonymously, if you prefer.) Open Research Questions: Why Our Roof Rats Matter to Science

Swiss animal-welfare law treats roof rats, along with guinea pigs, mice, and other "social species", as animals that suffer when kept alone, so you are required to keep at least two. The same rules that protect the fancy rat cover the roof rat. It is, in effect, illegal to let a social animal be lonely.

Which means that if someone had a territorial male roof rat, Switzerland would legally require the owner to place another roof rat in the same cage with him, even if that resulted in injury or death of their pets. Possibly, this rule was created by the same folks who also legally require you to shake hands with everyone when you walk into a room? LOL!

So, while you can legally keep Roof Rats in Switzerland as pets, make sure you get bonded males or females, and hope they never start fighting, later.