Rats!! I need a companion, cause I don't want to be alone

[king2005]

eew gross don't get a rat!!! they r so dumb. well they are kinda smart actrually but if i was u i'd get a ginneau pig. they are sooooo much cuter

ummm.. I've had several hundreds rats before. I LOVE rats! Mine were great, some were free rescues & a few were not people friendly as they weren't treated well, but they loved other rats & were happy. When I had to put my first rat to sleep I spent the $50.00 knowing it was the best for him & then cried & cried & cried when I got him back & cried more when I burried him.

Rats are like little quiet dogs & even better. They give kisses, tickle your ears, play with you, & will run to their cage, grab a baby & run back up the bed across the bed & drop the baby in your hands & then go get the rest of them. My hand raised rats knew their names & came when called.

I mostly need help with a cage & now that I know I can use a tote, I'm going that route as I can put lots of fun things in them..

Just one thing about the totes. Wont the rats chew through it?

& the reason why I'm not getting a G. Pig is because they are loud, take up too much space & their not my kind of a pet, as it too easy for them to fall & they can't crawl all over you.

[k9krazee]

Just one thing about the totes. Wont the rats chew through it?

They shouldn't be able to. Usually they are very thick plastic, I've kept my G. pig in one and he wasn't able to chew throught it...and if he couldn't I assume a rat wouldn't be able to, but I've never owned rats so I wouldn't know

Good luck!! I have always loved rats....too bad my mom thinks of them the same way as *iluvskipper* does

[CathyBogart]

I am sure that it's possible, but I never had a ratty chew through one. I've had mice and hamsters in them too and not had problems with them escaping.

[king2005]

I am sure that it's possible, but I never had a ratty chew through one. I've had mice and hamsters in them too and not had problems with them escaping.

What about jumping out? As I couldn't put a lid on it...

I'm really loving the tote idea, as it'll be sooo easy to clean as its light & if I drop it in the tub it wont break, unlike a glass tank