Random Rat Facts

Did you know...

• A group of rats is called a mischief =)
• Rats don't see in color.
• A rats temperature is determined by its tail.
• Rats have bellybuttons!!!.
• Rodney was the oldest rat ever recorded in the Guiness Book of World Records ( 7 years an 4 months!!).
• Rats don't have any tonsils.
• Rats are thumbless.
• The majority of rats are right handed/pawed :). About 75% of them use their right paw to grab a treat inside a narrow jar.
• Rats spend about 2/3 of their waking life grooming.
• Rats can guess at numbers up to 16 at the least.
• Female rats(does) are generally more active that male rats(bucks)
• On a rats back feet there are 5 toes, while the front feet only have four.
• Rats are nocturnal, but they often adjust to their owners 'sleep at night, be active in the day' schedual