Comments on: My Silly Rats

By: Sarah

Sarah — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 17:41:37 +0000

I love rats! Thank you so much for having this website. I’m 26 female in nyc and all my friends think im crazy for having pet hamsters. But i’m going to get some pet rats soon too. there should be a support group for us bc we are normal ppl, who just appreciate the darling little animals who are so smart. yay rats!!

i especially like the giant ones at petco. my bf and i are going to get one in the fall and name him gnocchi.

By: CARY

CARY — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 02:24:48 +0000

I HAVE HAD RATS MY WHOLE LIFE IM NOW 38 THEY ARE VERY CLEAN THE ONES THAT DO HAVE A ODER IS DUE TO DIRTY CAGES (THATS NOT THERE FAULT) FOR THE ONE ABOUT THE PLEAGE MOST OF IT IS FLEAS AND TICKS NOT THE RATS THEM SELFS. THE ONE ABOUT RAT NOT LETTING THEM PLAY MOST RATS YOU HAVE TO EARN THERE TRUST ONCE YOU DO YOU WILL HAVE A BEST FRIEND HOW EVER I HAD ONE RAT THAT SHE NEVER DID GET REAL FRENDLY SHE WAS ABUSED BEFORE I GOT HER AND FEARED HUMANS THAT WAS SAD. RATS WILL COME WHEN YOU CALL THEM YES THEY DO LEARN THERE NAME. THEY ARE VERY SMART AND CAN FIGUR STUFF OUT SO YOU HAVE TO BE ONE STEP A HEAF OF THEM A LOT OF MY RATS LOVE TO PLAY IN WATER AND GO PEA DIVING YOU PUT FROZEN PEAS IN A BOWL OF WATER (NOT DEAP ENOUGH FOR THEM TO DROWNED)I HIGHLY RECOMEND RATS FOR PETS

By: Marianna

Marianna — Mon, 21 Feb 2011 01:16:45 +0000

My rats are the sweetest things ever.I have two rats of the same sex.You see,I had a teeny baby rat just last weekend.Then,Thursday,I got a new rat… although I was so tired that day that it didn’t occur to me that one was a lot bigger than the other.Luckily,I was told they were related,so there is a mommy-baby thing going on.Yay me,yay rats,yay us all.

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 21:40:46 +0000

Hi my name is Stephanie and I have 10 pet rats…I started with 2 males and they are 5 years old now and Tucker recently passed and my little Tanner was gettin so depressed so I went and got 4-6 week old little males and Tanner is so very happy now!!!The babies love him…I also have 5 female rats (No I do not breed…males stay in their own cage, females in a seperate cage…cages r 3 stories so plenty of room for 5 rats in each cage.) On Jan 2 2011 I came across this lady who does breed rats and she had so many she couldn’t take care of them and was neglecting all of them so I talked her into giving me her mama rat with 8 babies…they are all doing so well now. I LOVE RATS!!!!!

By: samantha

samantha — Wed, 29 Dec 2010 19:05:06 +0000

hi im samantha im 12 and i love rats i had 2 but they had to get put down i think its cool how people love rats

By: juan

juan — Sun, 05 Dec 2010 18:14:30 +0000

I was feeding the birds today , when a huge ‘rat’ scared them on my deck! I worry about bobonic plaque in these rodents as i would never keep one as a pet. I like plant and birds, and chipmonks , which also is a rodent. If you get a rat bite , should you not be concerned with the bobonic plaque ? please comment

By: Conner

Conner — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 14:05:02 +0000

ok… right now its july and for christmas im getting a rat. i used to have mice (4) but they stunk so bad. now i hear that rats might be a bit cleaner. is this true? i wonder if anyone could compare how much they smell to another pet like hamster, gerbil. etc. thx… PS I have a rabbit and a hamster..

By: Someonee

Someonee — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 00:53:21 +0000

@Evan, to be quite honest, I never “potty-trained” my rats. If they needed to go, then they would go back to their cage and do their stuff. Rats are pretty intelligent. lol :]

By: admin

admin — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 16:24:58 +0000

Someone recently made this comment, but a great way to get your little ratties to trust you is to entice them out of their cage with some treats. The classic “cheese” for rats and mice works great. I have found that just about anything works though really. Crackers, veggies, etc. Just take it slow and don’t get frustrated if your little guy doesn’t get used to you over night. It may take him a while to trust you. Eventually though, I think he’ll get used to you.

By: Leigh

Leigh — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 00:05:01 +0000

Hi Bradley, I enjoyed reading your blog! I am interested in ratties, I think they
are the pets of the future (i.e. small, fun, inexpensive, etc.) Can you
recommend a good beginner’s book?
And I must recommend the book that got me into ratties to begin with.
I’m very interested in pets and the afterlife? My Siamese cat, Indy, died too young, at age 13, about two years ago. I got alot of comfort
from reading stuff about animal communication and the afterlife. The
most incredible book I read was called “Animals and the Afterlife” by
Kim Sheridan! She came to love her rats very much, and the book describes
her “journey”—it will definitely affect you, as it did me, and it was
hard to put down.
Warm rattie regards,
Leigh