I kind of fell between categories - I voted yes i have them (but not right now), but i've had them in the past - 2 cute little hooded gentlemen named Ratfink and Star (rats backwards). They lived for quite a while, and everyone loved them, especially my oma and opa - and I even had my nana, (who was completely disgusted by the tails) patting them after a while. Once the ratties passed on, I got my ferrets.

Maybe one day I would consider getting ratties again - i think they make great pets, and mine were very gentle and smart. Ratfink loved nothing better than to ride on your shoulder under your hair, or in the hood of a sweatshirt. We even had him trained to ride around the house on our dog Holly - which made for some cute pictures