Living with Rats
By angel_smiles
@Lolaze (5093)
St. Louis, Missouri
April 28, 2016 8:28pm CST
No, not THAT kind of rat! I don't mean the pest that lurks in the basement and chews up your house. I mean pet rats! I have 3 pet rats – Apple, Bianca, and Everlee. They make awesome pets. They are very intelligent and loving little critters. They know their own names and have learned to beg for food. Rats can learn other tricks but I choose to let them be their ratty little selves. Bianca has taught herself to climb across the top of the cage upside down, which is quite a sight. They all enjoy sitting on top of the un-attached wheel, which they un-attach if I try to keep it attached. They are quite entertaining to watch.
The will however – as loving as they are – bite you any chance they get. They are rats, after all. When I take their water bottle off to refill it, they will fight like mad for the chance to nip at my fingers! What can you do, except call them little rats!
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@denareynolds (41)
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29 Apr 16
Yea they are fun but they have quite the little attitudes
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@ElusiveButterfly (45940)
• United States
29 Apr 16
Well, if you like them why not? Not something I would personally keep as a pet. I'll keep my cats. They are cuddly and don't bite the hand that feeds or waters them.
@ElusiveButterfly (45940)
• United States
29 Apr 16
@Lolaze lol! Dusty would chase it down. Benta would just look at it.
@jstory07 (139702)
• Roseburg, Oregon
29 Apr 16
Do you wear gloves when you get the water bottle. I know I would.
@Lolaze (5093)
• St. Louis, Missouri
29 Apr 16
No, I just blow on the ratties so they get annoyed and climb back down the side of the cage. They've gotten better about learning not to bite me unless they get a good opportunity.
@Lolaze (5093)
• St. Louis, Missouri
29 Apr 16
Oh yes on the personalities! Apple is dominant and bossy. Biance is shy and didn't like her sisters or people until recently. Everlee is sweet and looooooves humans.
@polyxena (2628)
• Sturgis, Michigan
29 Apr 16
@Lolaze I had a bossy rat. My rat Saya, was really bossy, and pushy. I'd offer them Cheerios Saya would run by and try to scoop most of them up so her sister wouldn't get any. Her sister on the other hand would take one Cheerio andwas really content with one at a time.
@pinkCardigangirl (587)
• United States
29 Apr 16
I saw some videos on rats one day and they are very smart. I was surprised at all the stuff they had them doing. :)
