My name is Bradley.  I’ve always loved animals.  About two years ago I decided to get my first rats.  The pet store promised me that they were both male but a few months later, I had 7 rats on my hands.  I was going to give them back to the pet store but when I asked them what would happen to them, they said that they would likely be sold to snake owners for food.  OUCH!!!  I couldn’t stand to see my rats become snake food so I decided to keep them.  I learned very quickly that rats aren’t your typical dumb little rodent.  They have a lot of personality and I quickly fell in love with these little guys.

For a long time, my rats really paid little attention to me.  They hated to be held and they ignored me at all costs.  After a while, they got used to me and after some more time, they actually enjoyed my company.  I have had hamsters and gerbils in the past, but none of them ever got to this point with me.

Well, recently my rats have been so funny.  When I walked in the room where their cage was sitting, I noticed that one of them was out of the cage.  As I walked toward the rat, he quickly climbed up the cage and went back in.  It’s like he knew that he was going to be in trouble.  The same thing has happened several times since then.  Let’s just say that rats have a lot more personality than I ever thought that they had.