Product Description: This animal's high intelligence makes it an extraordinarily interesting caged pet. This book advises on care, caging, toys for play activity, and more. This book, an updated addition to Barron's Complete Pet Owner's Manuals series, advises on all aspects health care, caging, training, nutrition, behavior, and more...read more

Product Description: This furry animal's high intelligence makes it one of the most interesting of all caged pets. All Complete Pet Owner's Manuals are heavily illustrated with color photos and line art, and are filled with reliable, easy-to-understand information on pet care...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Describes the history and behavior of the breed and explains feeding, grooming, and health care (view table of contents)

Offers practical advice on keeping rats as pets, and includes information on their housing and health care