Anyone got a pet rat?

randomshenans · 15 Nov 2018 at 13:20

My wife doesn't like it when I refer to her bits that way.

Roar87 · 15 Nov 2018 at 14:05

I wanted a pet Rat but my girlfriend doesn't like them, they look like great pets except their life span.

DEL 707 · 15 Nov 2018 at 22:58

Was in Pets at home on Tuesday, picking up a litter tray and I walked past a cage with some rats in it.
There were all asleep, but 1 of them opened their eyes, did a little bit of a strectch then jumped up on top of the water bottle to get to wire mesh to have a better look at me.

I could have quite easily bought him there, I mean it tried to draw blood when I put my finger up to the wire mesh, but it was very endering.
Wouldn't have gone over well at home though.

Diagro · 16 Nov 2018 at 12:06

Buy a Degu, much better and live for up to 9 years.

Mines currently 6 years old

DrToffnar · 16 Nov 2018 at 13:39

Diagro said:
Buy a Degu, much better and live for up to 9 years.

Mines currently 6 years old

Aye, my cousin has one and it's such an endearing little ****er. Go over just to have a play with him now xD

Gaygle · 16 Nov 2018 at 17:35

Would love a pet rat but can't be dealing with getting attached to them and them dying every other year :/

SexyGreyFox · 16 Nov 2018 at 17:42

Not enough pictures in this thread.

Minusorange · 16 Nov 2018 at 20:47

Gaygle said:
Would love a pet rat but can't be dealing with getting attached to them and them dying every other year :/

Get a pet Immortal Jellyfish and it will forever stay in the family until the sun evaporates all the water off the planet

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turritopsis_dohrnii

Whitebear · 16 Nov 2018 at 21:11

I've a pet snake who'd happily eat a rat every couple of weeks. Easy to keep, and has only escaped a couple of times...