Association of Colorado Rat Enthusiasts (ACRE)

Favorite Links

• Colorado Rat List pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/ColoradoRatList/ The Official Forum of the Association of Colorado Rat Enthusiasts. A free yahoo group that's free to join and child friendly!

• American Fancy Rat & Mouse Association www.afrma.org/ Our mother club! The main purpose of AFRMA is to promote and encourage the breeding and exhibition of fancy rats and mice for show and pets. AFRMA also educates the public on their positive qualities as companion animals and provide information on their proper care.

Member Suggested Vets

• Alameda East (Denver) www.alamedaeast.com/ 303-366-2639 Also a 24-hour emergency clinic 9770 East Alameda Avenue Denver, CO 80247 There are several exotic specialists at this office.

• Homestead Animal Hospital (Englewood) www.homestead-animal-hospital.com/ Dr. Jerry LaBonde 303-874-PETS (7387) 3550 S Jason St. Englewood, Co 80110 Great doctor specializing in exotics. Very compassionate.

• High Plains Veterinary Hospital (Colo Springs) www.highplainsvet.com/ Dr. Anne Pierce 719-574-8920 4007 Tutt Blvd. Colorado Springs, Co 80922 Excellent with rats. She really loves them & is very knowledgeable.

• Aurora Animal Hospital (Centennial) auroraanimalhospital.com/ Dr. Sharyn Esposito & Holly Cogswel 20250 Smoky Hill Road 303-680-7305 There are 3 great Dr.s here that work with rats.

• The Animal Doctor (Broomfield) theanimaldoctor.org/default.aspx Dr. Bill Guerrera, Phone: (303) 466-8888 Fax: (303) 466-0723 1705 W. 10th Ave. Broomfield, CO 80020 The Animal Doctor is a small animal and exotic veterinary hospital located in Broomfield Colorado. We care for all of your animals including dogs, cats, birds, exotics and horses. We take exotic referrals from around the state. Please visit our services page for more detailed information.

General Pet Products

• Woodland Bird Supply www.woodlandbird.com/text/WBuddy.html This is where to go for the best leak proof easy to clean water bottles for rats.

• Wodent Wheels www.transoniq.com/ Wheels for rodents.

• Super Pet www.superpetusa.com/index.html Pet products.

• Oasis www.novalek.com/oasis/index.htm Oasis brand pet products.

Rat Bedding

• Cell - Sorb www.cell-sorb-plus.com/ Soft pelleted, broken paper bedding for rodents.

• Critter Country www.mtnmeadowspet.com/critter_country.html Grass based bedding.

• Sani-Chips www.pjmurphy.net/bedding-products.html Aspen bedding. you can also find it at feed stores in Colorado.

• Yesterdays News www.yesterdaysnews.com/?D=938234&T=4598652 Pelleted paper bedding. Very absorbent.

• Gentle Touch www.gentletouchproducts.com/ Pelleted Aspen bedding.

• Oxbow www.oxbowhay.com/index.sp Hay pet bedding's and hay products for your rodent.

• Eco - Bedding www.fibercorellc.com/eco-bedding.cfm Safe recycled paper bedding.

Genetics, Pedigree Software & Rat Registration

• Hawthorn Rat Genetics Calculator www.hawthorn.org.uk/articles/calculator.html Great for calculating genetics of rats.

• Breeders Assistant www.tenset.co.uk/ba/index.html Pedigree software.

• Breed Mate www.breedmate.com/ Pedigree software.

• Evans Software Services www.evans-software.com/ Pedigree software.

• ZooEasy www.zooeasy.com/en/ Pedigree software.

• North American Rat Registry www.ratregistry.org This is where you can officially register your rat. It's basically like AKC for dogs, but for rats instead.

Rat Cages

• Cage Calculator www.huskyrat.co.uk/aboutrats/cagecalc.html Is My cage big enough?

• Martins Cages martinscages.com Great rat cages!

• Coast Cages www.coastcages.com/ Coast brand cages.

Other Rat Rescources

• Northern California Rat Community northerncaliforniaratcommunity.com/ NCRC - Your resource guide to the Rat Community.

• Pet Info Packets www.petinfopackets.com/ Contains many great resources for rats and other small animals.