But which rodents make the best pets? Read on to find out! Biologically speaking, hamsters are rodents through and through, but they have a better reputation than a lot of their brethren.

In the 1973 novel The Princess Bride, Buttercup and Westley are taken by surprise when they are suddenly attacked by “rodents of unusual size,” or ROUS. The book describes the beasts as a ...

So do pets: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency reports that more than 100 dogs, cats and other pets die annually from rodenticide exposure. The Center for Biological Diversity’s Safe Rodent ...

The capybara is the world’s largest rodent in the order Rodentia, according to Toshi. They originated in South America and live in grasslands and wetlands along rivers. They are good swimmers ...