Have you ever own Mice or a Rat for pets?

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No, but this thread is better than both Dook's Dog thread and 9sey's forthcoming Lukashenko thread.

I think we like them because we can empathise. There's a little rodent in all of us. Or a little Richard Gere in all of us. Or a little rodent in Richard Gere.

I think I could've executed better.

from the age of 8 - 16 i always had pet mice ...

I once knew a girl who had a rat named Lunch.

CarrieMpls said:

Did she eat it?

onenitealone said:

No.

CarrieMpls said:

Whew! Good.

I've had pet rodents, including hamsters, a gerbil, and rats.

I LOVED my rats. They are the coolest pets. I had a couple of rescue ratties that didn't live a terribly long time, but the ones I had for years were named Riker and Picard. They were so sweet.

nope, i did had cats, dogs, a goat, fish, a duck but never rats or mice..
my nice had/has a naked rat

something like this one



the first rat i held and i was scared

now she also has a naked cat



i know it looks ugly and freaky but i can't help but like it

MickG said:

a long time ago, gerbils! very sweet. rats are cool too and i have nothing against mice

my non conformist grindcore nieces have rats...

i was surprised - i didn't mind holding them
if i didn't have cats i might consider a rat
as it would be kinda like having a kitten that never got big

they love to snuggle

emm said:

I had a cat when I had my rats. Even though she never seemed that interested in them, it did make me very nervous when we had them out to play.

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