Newsletter
The society produces a bimonthly, 32 page A5 booklet called Rattitude, which aims to appeal to all of our diverse membership. We try to maintain a balance between information about the society, features about our members and their rats, research based articles about rat behaviour and care, and items of interest such as book/equipment reviews. We do aim for a standard that will be interesting whether you have been involved with rats for a few weeks or many years.
If you would like to suggest features that would be of interest to include in a forthcoming issue of Rattitude, or are willing to write an article or supply photographs/line drawings please contact our newsletter editor.
Content that has appeared over the past year
Only the main articles are included in the following summaries; society news, information and show reports are not listed.
Issue 42
Rat senses: vision, Member profile; Gary and Gillian Gibson, Facial abscesses and infections, To hire or not to hire: tanks at shows, Medicating your rat, Peaches' story, Rat café: high protein biscuits, Ratty love: rats helping with mental health issues, Rescue fund: Emelia's story.
Issue 43
You are what you eat: diet and condition, Understanding and maintaining coat condition, Rescue fund: the London rescue, Member profile: Catherine Green, Rat café: aiming at peak condition.
Issue 44
Rat café: Christmas cheer, Meet the rats: Grommit and friends, Photograph competition, Training your rats, First aid for rats.
Issue 45
2008 - a new year for rats (the Chinese year of the rat), Dealing with grief, Book review: The Art of Ratatoullie, Rat café - feeding the elderly rat, What do pet judges look for in a rat?, The promise: Bennita's story.
Issue 46
Alternative medicine for rats, Rescue fund: Two Captain Jacks, My agouti experience, Meet the members interview: Sue Lewis, Book review: The Journal of Watkin Stench, Sound: stimulation or stressor?, 65 wonderful years: Olive and Frank
Issue 47
Taking rats into school, Rescue fund: Ronnie’s tale, Roland’s tale, First anniversary of the London agouti rescue, Senses: Touch, Poem: My old pets, Meet the members interview: Anne Stewart, Back injuries - Sandy’s story.
Back issues
Back issues can be obtained for £1 per magazine by contacting the editor. Back issues are also generally available at NERS shows on the publicity stand.
