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Rattie Love - Rats Make The Best Pets!

Hi there. My name is Kimberly, and I am a rat-o-holic. :) I am the co-founder of Rattie Love Rescue in Cincinnati, OH. We take in pet rats that need homes (other small animals, too, sometimes) and re-home them. (Rattie Love Rescue is no longer, sadly...

All in One Guide to Pet Rats

Surprisingly or not, rats really do make great pets. They're clean, social, friendly, intelligent, and just plain cute. Unlike most small animal pets, rats are least likely to bite. Where it takes time to socialize a hamster, gerbil, mouse, guinea pi...

Creatures of the Woodlands

Winter is coming on! The little Woodland Creatures are looking for winter dens, storing up food and preparing for the long winter ahead. The Thornton Burgess Books, such as Old Mother Westwind, are just full of charming woodland creatures that bring...

Gerbils

Owning gerbils is fun, if you like fun, cute, and furry. Gerbils have little odor, are easy to take care of, and require little space. Our local pet store only sells male gerbils, to avoid accidental breeding. Both of our gerbils are boys. It's b...

What Guinea Pigs Can and Cannot Eat

This lens is all about what guinea pigs can and can't eat! If you're thinking of adopting a guinea pig and want to know what to stock up on to prepare, or if you already have a piggie or two and are wondering if you should feed them something you hav...

Lenses that Love Rodents 

Hamtaro and the Hamhams

Hamtaro is an adventurous and curious hamster who belongs to a girl named Laura (named Amy in the original books), and who secretly leads a society of hamsters called the Ham-hams. While he rescues hamsters in trouble and goes on huge adventures, he...

Animal Tracks Unit Study

When you study nature it is often hard to get close to the animals you are studying but often they leave their tracks. Learning to recognize the tracks of the animals that live near you will let you know which ones are visiting you. Animal tracks ar...

Chinchillas

Chinchillas are rabbit-sized rodents native to the Andes mountains in South America. Chinchillas are naturally skittish creatures and generally do not like to be held. They are nocturnal animals (sleeping during the day and playing at nighttime), so...

Whitefoot the Wood Mouse: A Mouse Unit Study

Whitefoot welcomes homeschoolers, teachers, parents and children to turn into mice, scurry through the tunnels and sniff out learning opportunities in every corner. Whitefoot the Wood Mouse welcomes everyone to his nest where learning never ends. He...

Rodent Lenses 

The Rodent Lenses that Made It!

Common Rodents: Rats and Mice

After reading this sentence, close your eyes and think of the word "rodent", then think of the first rodent that comes to mind. It's a mouse or rat, right? Of course it is! Rats and mice are perhaps the most common rodents other than lemmi...

The Redwall Series!

Brian Jacques definitely started an exciting series when he published his first book, "Redwall". The book was a great tale of a horde of rats attacking a large abbey for animals, and a young mouse's rise to Warrior of Redwall Abbey (see bel...

Woodchucks Under the Porch

Woodchucks chuck wood and Groundhogs determine the coming of spring. They eat your garden, dig holes under the porch but look adorable when they are first born and start to venture out of their dens. Watching the woodchuck babies venturing out from...

River Otters: Playful Friends of the Woodlands!

Learn about River Otters through games and hands-on learning centers. Decorate your classroom with a Woodlands Riverbank Theme. Learn the habits of River Otters, the food they eat and how they raise their young. You will find suggestions for both fi...

Lemmings: Falling into the Sea of Knowledge

When the winds start to howl and the snow begins to blow you can capture your student's attention with this innovative Arctic Unit Study focusing on lemmings. Your little lemmings will be excited to learn with a theme that includes little furry crea...

More Members of the rodent Family 

Groundhog Day Holiday

H ere you will find the history of Groundhog Day and the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club, facts about Groundhogs, pictures of Groundhogs, and even a gourmet recipe for Groundhog. You will also find Groundhog Day cards, ties, groundhog t-shirts, cuddly gr...

All About Groundhog Day

Celestially speaking, Groundhog Day on February 2 is a "cross-quarter" day, about halfway between the winter solstice in December and the vernal equinox in March, and is celebrated in some cultures as the mid point of winter. It's not fa...

Exotic Pets: The Octodon Degus

Learn a little about this extraordinary, exotic pet native of the Andean Mountains in Chile, South America. Read about their natural history, habits, care, reproduction and, of course, the cuteness factor!

Spanish Joe - the World's only psychic Groundhog!

Spanish Joe resides with his spiritual medium, Rick Story, in beautiful downtown Spanish, located in Northeastern Ontario. For those of you who may not read the many newspaper article links below, I will give you a quick biography. We do recommend yo...

Punxsutawney Phil Webcams

Groundhog Webcams, Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, USA. Have you ever wanted to go to Punxsutawney on Groundhog Day to see Phil emerge from his stump and let us all know just how much winter we have left to endure? Well, now, with the Armchair Tourist...

Favorite Rodent Pets 

Lovin' Chinchillas

This lense is dedicated to my little chinchilla, Shakira. All I can say is chinchillas are a joy to have!

Taming Rats

Taming rats, and especially handling your pet rat can be very challenging at first, as it takes a while for trust to be built between the two of you. As with most things however, persistance is the key!

Mini Creamsicle Cooper The Hamster

In this lens I am going to tell you about my Hamster, Mini Creamsicle Cooper (Mini) for short. He can be sweet and also he can get an attitude that if you come near him he'll bite you. He is a mix of long-haired and fancy hamster.

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Rat Health

Maintaining rat health is essential for proper care. One of the most common things they can suffer from is heatstroke or dehydration. This is due to them being small and not well adapted to heat. Rats use their tail to regulate their body temperature...

How To Take Care Of A Hamster | Pet Hamster Care

If you are wondering about pet hamster care or how to take care of a hamster, that means you've probably recently adopted a pet hamster. Congratulations! Teddy Bear hamsters are wonderful, inexpensive pets and are among some of the most popular pets...

How to Train Your Pet Rat

 Rats are intelligent, fun, energetic, mischevious, naughty, cuddly and cute. They are also very smart and can pick up basic training very quickly. It's loads of fun to train your little fuzzball and your rat will love it too.

Pet Hamsters . . . Fascinating, Fuzzy Balls Of Fun!

Kids have such a fascination with small fuzzy creatures. As a child, most of us grew up with hamsters or at least had friends who had hamsters as pets, right? Hamsters are pretty easy to take care of. The most difficult aspect of hamster-keeping is...

Kaczie's Bedding for Small Animals

Is your pocket pet deprived of luxurious bedding? Tired of expensive, poorly made, and unmatched bedding from pet stores? Then you've come to the right place! I create bedding that is 100% safe for pocket pets! No longer will you have to spend oodle...

Rodent Related Lenses 

All I want for Christmas is my Two Front Teeth

Celebrate the loss of a baby tooth and the growth of permanent teeth while learning to read, write and measure your teeth. Graph the lost teeth by month and write to the Tooth Fairy. Cuddle with the Big Bad Wolf and all his big teeth. Count your fri...

The Mouse Ran Up The Clock

It's time to learn how to tell time. Here is a unit study that teaches children to tell time, understand lapse in time and the evolution of the understanding of time through history. Learn about devices for measuring time, clocks, egg timers and...

Why Pet Rats Love Hammocks

I bet pet rats feel really pampered as they snuggle in a fleecy hammock. My boys, Billy and Ringo love to cuddle together in their bright purple hammock. They look so adorable. I think every rat should have a lovely bright hammock to call their own....

Lensmaster of the Group 

Evelyn Saenz: Lensography of a Teacher

My passion is teaching and finding ways to teach children in fun, hands-on, creative ways. The unit studies I make on Squidoo reflect my view that learning should be integrated and no skills should be taught in isolation. I believe that each topic s...