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My name is Estelle Sandford and I run a rattery based in Somerset, known as The Rats of Alpha Centauri. Alpha Centauri is my NFRS registered stud-name.

Over the years I have kept and breed quite a few varieties of rats. This section of my website is devoted to information about rats and their care. The articles are written by me unless otherwise indicated, but the links page will hopefully end up being a very comprehensive set of links to online rat related articles. If you have an article you wish to have added or linked or know of good articles that should be linked, please contact me.

I am not a vet and have no veterinary qualifications, so any articles which detail treatments are based on my own opinions, personal experiences with my vet or from friends who have recommended treatments. In the cases where the article was not written by me it is the author's personal experiences or opinions which I support or agree with.

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Your Rats

• Keeping Rats as Pets - Estelle

• Diet & Feeding - Estelle

• Housing, Accessories & Bedding - Estelle

• Selecting your rats - Estelle

• Choosing a Breeder - Estelle

• A Guide To What To Look For If You Must Buy Rats From Pet Shops! - Estelle

• Sexing Rats - Estelle

• Introducing New Rats - Estelle

• Temperament - Alison

Health

• Rat Health - Estelle

• Rat Health Checks - Estelle

• Operations & Post Operative Care - Joolzratbag

• Anti Lump Mix - Joolzratbag

• Choosing a vet - Estelle

• Rat Bedding - Estelle

• Rat First Aid Kit - Marion/Estelle

• Tardak - Estelle

• Quarantining Rats - Estelle

Breeding & Showing

• General breeding page - Estelle

• Kitten growth - Estelle

• Sexing Rats - Estelle

• Nature or Nuture? - Estelle

• Mentoring - Estelle

• Showing Rats - Estelle

• Varieties

• General Comparison Pictures - Estelle

• Breeding Black Eyed Varieties - Estelle

• Breeding Burmese Varieties - Estelle

• Golden Himalayan - Estelle

• Burmese & BE Comparison Pictures - Estelle

• Dumbo Ears - Estelle

General Information Pages

• Agility & Obedience - Estelle

• Rescue to Reality - Siobhan

• Exporting Rats - Estelle
  

• Importing rats to the UK - Estelle

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