Rats and mice are often confused due to their similar appearance and shared rodent characteristics. However, they exhibit distinct differences in size, behaviour, and habitat preferences.

A two-year-old male pet mouse (Fig. 1) and a two-year-old female pet rat (Fig. 2), both diagnosed previously with neoplasia, were presented by different owners. The mouse was kept in a group of ...

Mice and rats are common household pests, particularly during the winter months, but there are a number of natural remedies that can be used to deter the rodents from entering your home ...

Researchers should consider stress as a potential variable in studies 7, and environmental enrichment can reduce stress in laboratory rats and mice. Measurable parameters considered to be linked ...

The US does not include within its animal welfare laws and regulations the rats, mice and birds who are subjected to research and testing. The federal Animal Welfare Act (AWA) was amended in 1970 to ...

“The rat is the third most successful mammal behind humans and house mice. So it evolved and engineered to live alongside us,” New York City rat czar Kathleen Corradi said during a break at a ...

In use: Aunt Siu-yee wouldn’t let us back in the flat after we were caught in the storm because we looked like a pair of drowned rats ... were playing cat and mouse with the jewel thieves.

Rats and mice are more likely to enter gardens now due to the cold stormy weather, but there is a natural way to stop them ...