Of course they make great pets, IF you are willing to take the time to care for them. I currently own 20 plus rats, and believe me, they are a handful! But if owning them weren't rewarding I wouldn't have any.

Rats can be very expensive. I have spent around 200 just in vet bills alone for this month. And like YLL said, almost all rats will get Myco symptoms or some other illness or disease. Rats are prone to tumours and upper respiratory problems. Medication such as cisparide, Baytril and Doxyclycine can be very expensive. Some vets treat them as exotics, so they charge more for a rat exam.


They are very social so you must have a friend of the SAME sex. Rats kept alone can become very depressed. Any other info you want. I have TONS!


You can see a pic of my hairless rat Wrinkles in my sig.