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Heard it was world rat day (lemmy.world)

submitted 10 months ago by SkyezOpen to c/petrats

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Post pic is the outgoing one.

This is the adventurous one.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I wouldn't recommend as a first pet. Rats are super smart and need stimulation. I think young kids would do better with a pet that's not dependent on them, like something that can roam free.

Source: had a pet rat as a kid and did not give it a great life, which is a shame.

[–] venusaur 5 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Did’t mean for the rat to be entirely the kids’ responsibilities. I wouldn’t want any young kid to be fully responsible for taking care of any animal.

Also I recommend at least two rats.