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What's the best rodent pet ?
- Thread starter MetalLord
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I vote rat. They're really smart and affectionate, and don't require as much medical attention as the others. I had a college professor who had a pet rat he would sometimes let run around during lab. Little critter was cool as hell. Would even sit patiently and watch videos.
I currently have 4 Degus and OMG are they the most adorable things ever.
They are so full of personality and just love to be handled and climb all over you. Plus when they're together they make this adorable little chirping noise to communicate with each other that makes my heart melt.
They are so full of personality and just love to be handled and climb all over you. Plus when they're together they make this adorable little chirping noise to communicate with each other that makes my heart melt.
The only caveat with rats that I've heard from friends who have raised them is that they can be so social they might get depressed without enough interaction. I have always been told you might want more than one rat so they always have company.
Really loved one of my roommates' pet rats though. Super chill and smart creatures.
Really loved one of my roommates' pet rats though. Super chill and smart creatures.
Rats are really sweet and intelligent and make wonderful pets with the caveat that they only live to be 2-3 years old on average. They also dont do well solitary, so you need to get them a companion and it puts you in a weird position unless you want to get into a cycle of replacing them every time one dies which sounds awful to me.
Chinchilla by far. They have the longest lifespan out of all the options, are easily the best looking, enjoy being handled (mine did anyway) and have the softest fur in the animal kingdom. What's not to love?
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Rats, had a desert rat (those black ones) as a pet as a kid and loved it such a cute and neat animal it always liked to walk on my arm and sit on my shoulder, might get one again once i live at my own place really liked it.
I wanted to say Ferrets but I Googled it and found out that they actually aren't rodents like I thought sooo I guess chinchilla
Rats are great, but they don't live very long and have tons of health problems. High rates of cancer and mental issues. One rat I had as a kid literally chewed off his own feet when he got old. It was sort of horrifying.
Guinea pigs all the way for me. So adorable, live 5-9 years on average if you take good care of them, and usually love to be pet.
Guinea pigs all the way for me. So adorable, live 5-9 years on average if you take good care of them, and usually love to be pet.
either a hamster or gerbil, just be careful of having too many hamsters they can get nasty with each other
sort of off topic but stay the fuck away from ferrets. they smell, are hard to clean, steal shiny things and hide them, and generally aren't worth keeping as pets
sort of off topic but stay the fuck away from ferrets. they smell, are hard to clean, steal shiny things and hide them, and generally aren't worth keeping as pets
those are marsupials
they make soup for y'alls
anyway i would love love to have 2-3 rats, but i already have two cats so i dont want to risk it. plus as much as i think rats are cute and smart and fun, i just dont think its fun that rodents poop constantly everywhere