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exotic (and local) rat varieties being sold as pets.
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specialised field. Rats have very special needs as far as their
dietary, environmental and social needs go and they require special
bedding, cage sizes, environments and medicines. Anyone wanting
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any of the local breeders mentioned on our links page or contact
Annalie who has written this article directly, before proceeding to
breed. There are very specific minimum requirements that need to
be constantly met and you will need a proper support network (should
you need help in rehoming or for finding information and support).
Breeding rats and keeping rats as pets is not cheap. Annalie from
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Download Article 1 entitled Colour variation within rat mutations revised