Having pet rats, yes or no?

[Anonymous]

I have some myself!

I respect that

That's weird

I would never dare enter your house

[Effably]

My parents had a pet store when I was little.
They got snakes. Little mini-me and my mini-sisters learned these rats were intended as snake food. We got very upset.

Dear mom and dad gave in and we got to save one each. Thus I got a pet Rat when I was perhaps 7-8. He'd do tricks on command, jump, sit, play dead, run in circles, you name it. The little critter's favorite spot was on my shoulder (I suspect he wanted to be a parrot). He would sit on my shoulder as I moved, scurry down and explore if I stood still and notify me about anything of interest. He was also incredibly loving and sociable.

I think a lot of people confuse pet rats with wild rats and they are nothing alike in appearance or behaviour. A pet rat is more like a fluffy little cute hairball which loves you less than a dog but more than a cat while being smarter than both. If a wild rat is a hyena then a pet rat is a border collie by comparison.

[horatiohornblower]

They actually make decent pets. I don't have any now. Had one when I was a little kid.

I also had a whole bunch of mice. Until the great mouse slaughter. When my cat figured out how to bust open their cage.

[Asker]

Im sorry for the mice tho rip🥲

[horatiohornblower]

It was too bad for them. I was a really sound sleeper. The kind of person a freight train couldn't wake up.

When I woke up in the morning. I got out of bed and felt a crunch. Turned on the light to see the dead mouse. The cage busted open. Then scattered around the room. Twenty other mice that were dead or dying. I just did a mass burial. My dad wasn't willing to let me dig individual graves and setup tombstones for all the mice.

The rat was safe in its cage though and lived out it's full life though. When I got it from a friend. It was paralyzed waist down. As it chewed through power cables twice. But it was a nice rat and I took care of it.

[Gwenhwyfar]

I respect that. My girlfriend (female friend) loves rats.

[SnakeBoop]

Cool to have a pet.
Rats ain't for me xD

[Rahul8124]

Lol you might finish the rat pets.. They are scared of u snakey...😂

[SnakeBoop]

🤣 exactly

[Rahul8124]

😂😂

[clampfan101]

I think rats are cute.

[kyleelyn199723]

Ew no thanks lol

[Wise4myage]

C. No.