While watching a Modern Marvels special on Rats I learned that my rats are officially named as Sprague-Dawleys. This type of rat is an inbred strain of albino rat commonly used in laboratory research. There are 12 strains of inbred rats listed under “Medical Subject Headings,” a supplement to Index Medicus. The Wistar rat is an equally popular inbred strain of albino rat used in laboratory research.
It is comforting to know that my little guys were saved from scientific experimentation and the belly of a snake.
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