Researchers in Australia tickled the rodents every day for a month to see if it would improve their emotional well-being. By Yan Zhuang MELBOURNE, Australia — It’s generally not a good time to be a ...

General recommendations for the housing and handling of cotton rats. Cotton rats are social creatures that can readily be housed together. .. Cotton rats need environmental stimulation to avoid ...

Laboratory rats may experience stress during handling which can reduce their welfare. Rat tickling, a handling technique that mimics aspects of rat rough-and-tumble play, has been found to induce ...