I Have Pet Rats

Yes, together their name is Isabella, I Love these girls  they mean everything to me   They are so funny, they keep me alright, when i get home after work, my mom don't even say hi, then i walk to my room and they perk right up and...

Dear fellow RATLUVORS,
I have 5 girls now, & lost SPIRIT last night from a tragic accident.  The guilt is eating away at me.  I recently allowed my rats to run free in my home along with my 7 cats.  I actually found...

I've had a couple cool ones . Especially my first. She was so smart . Like a smart dog is. She would come when I would call. Never was I worried she'd run away.she was the best rat. One day I'll have em again but not now I'm just too...

I just had my 21st bday on august 1st and i thought i would get me a friend or should i say 4 lol. so i got my first rat, Jack, but then the next day i thought he should have a friend so i got Remy. then a week later i built them a big...

Three ratty girls. Millie, Etta and Evie.

They're adorable.

A rat. More specifically, one of my rats, or another domesticated rat. When I come home in the afternoons, the first thing I do is go say hi, and they're always asleep. I always keep the top cage door open, because rats are smart: they...

I got my two boy rats about two months ago and I love them! I read about rats before getting them and they sounded so perfect- people say a dog is a man's best friend but they were forgetting about rats!

There's so much prejudice...

That's one of the reactions I get when I tell people that I have a pet rat and it happens quite alot too. I am a dog walker/petsitter so new clients always ask "What do you have at home?!" And that's when I tell people about my beloved...

My rat Sugar passed away on tuesday from a tumor. I had just taken her to the vet three days before because her appetit had weakened and she had a spontaneous case of mites. She also looked more bloated than usual. I cried from the...

I have had rats for pets for about the last 8 years. They are usually the most wonderful pets. I have had a couple that were not very social, almost completely scared of human contact no matter how much we try to socialize them...

Her name is Hana and she is just so cute! She likes to play in my hair. We have only had her since Friday and already she will climb up on my hand or my boyfriend's hand. She likes pickles.I am aware that I look kind of like a creeper...

Ok this may not be a rat story ... But it sure is amazing I had a mouse called smuggle she was 2 and a half when this happened I was at a sleep over at my friends , when I got home she was dead I was really sad she was my special mouse...

I was drinking an opened kind of flat beer from the fridge, and holding my rat and she ran up and started drinking from the lip of the can! I forgot that rats love beer. Apparently my rat is an alcoholic.

I am sure that I am not the most rat-knowledgeable person on the group, but I have a very boring few days ahead of me, so would like to offer my services :)

I started keeping pet rats in 1997 when my bestfriend and I shared a house at...

In february of 2011 around valentines day a friend of mine rescued a small baby rat from a pet store. She was a feeder rat so i was happy my friend saved a life for 8$. She called me and said i could have her. My mom and i drove to her...

Those two little guys will never be forgotten!

Rettin, was my very first rat, he was such a special little critter.
He'd be awake when I was, asleep when I was, and always followed me about.
Sadly he had died from an un-known illness...

I got my first pet rat when I was 14. She was large, pure white (not an albino), and had the sweetest disposition. She was the second animal that I ever loved.
I used to come home from school, put my books down on my bed, and go...

I want to get a pet rat, but I want to make an environment that consists of items I can find at home, and food I can find in my own cabinet.. I am dirt poor and need a pet, but have no extra money... please no rude comments, but if...

I went to a Unitarian Renaissance fair. there were rat breeders there with their rats. i fell in love with their faces and funny personalities. i got one rat. BMO. my boyfriend fell in love with BMO. the next day we ended up driving...

I had lots of rats growing up, and when my last one died, my dad said no more rats, so today Im convincing him!! :D But my favorite rat of all time was Abby ( I LOVED THEM ALL!) She was a pure black rat. I am still not sure why she died...