The rat is called Scabbers. It is found out in book 3: The Prisoner of Azkaban that he is in fact an animagus (he's a wizard that can transform into an animal) by the name of Peter Pettigrew.
Scabbers was a male.
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Scabbers his pet rat. Unless your asking about later in the books.
He gets Scabbers when he comes to Hogwarts handed down by Percy
Scabbers is revealed as Peter Pettigrew in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azikaban.
Scabbers
The Weasley family was very poor and could not afford to buy another owl. Scabbers was already in the family, having belonged to Percy. Percy had been made prefect and was given an owl as a reward, so Ron got Scabbers.
the prisoner of azakaban
This is a Harry Potter question. Hermione Granger's cat, Crookshanks, liked to chase Ron's rat, Scabbers.
I think it was Percy Weasley
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