I think that rats are probably the most underrated pets out there. I have owned 3 of them, my first little guy, Mojo lived up to 3,5 years before moving on. I was devastated. Then one day, going through a small local pet store we had in town I saw a small, glass terrarium which had two dead youngsters and 2 live ones in them (dont worry, that store closed the year after) and told the cashier working there: "Ey, did you notice that only 2 out of 4 are alive in there?" When I said that, she shrugged and coldly replied: "They are gonna be snakefood anyways, who cares?" So, despite having found out I am allergic to them since the first one, I took them home. Took care of those two for all of 3 years. Still the best goddamn decision I ever made. Even if it was painful for me.
@@vickieal-saifi2396 Maybe for you, good sir. Alas, I do not believe in your God so for me, taking his name in a curse is not really my concern or my problem.
@@vickieal-saifi2396 First of all call of God is not cursing as you say no bad word or rude. Second of all I do not believe in God, and I use it as a phrase like most people do.
@@vickieal-saifi2396 Dude, the whole "lords name in vain" thing is misinterpreted, you can say whatever the fuck you want aslong as you're not committing genocide in the name of god, the literal meaning of the lords name in vain applys to committing atrocious acts in their name, not saying it
I remember my pet rat Blondie lived to around 5 years old. She was a real learning experience, mostly positive. But you are right, they don't live a long life, and no matter what you do, they are still going to smell. She was funny, playful and loved me so so much! It was a real positive experience having Blondie. She wanted everything for her nest, that nest fluffing and adding "stuff" was very important to her. She was always after the sheer curtain blowing in the wind when the window was open. One time she got it and had it in her mouth while she climbed the 3 story cage to bring it down to her nest. I noticed her and said "drop it!" and she did! lol! That look on her face? "RATS!"
Oh they really are :D I used to have 3 rats when I was younger and I'm just saying, that if I went to bar and stayed late, there would be some judgey rats at home. Refused to have treats and turned their back on me :D
I know most people say that their pets are clever. I've heard loads of people saying that about cats but it simply isn't true. Rats however, really are intelligent. Rats are capable of metacognition, which means they are able to think about their state of knowledge, something neither cats nor dogs can do. Indeed all the other animals that I know are capable of metacognition are the obviously very clever ones like dolphins, apes, people and elephants. I'm not suggesting that rats are as intelligent as apes but metacognition is rare. Just so you know this is not the usual TH-cam nonsense, here is a link to a scholarly article on the subject www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1861845/. Rats are great.
Wow, I had no clue a rat was supposed to have such a short life span. When I was a kid, I had a male rat I named ‘Ben’. He ate only human food and lived for five years!
wow that’s great for ben :)) i watched another video and it said that actually most commercial rat foods aren’t good for them and it’s better to make meals for them. i’m not sure if that’s entirely true but i’m glad ben lived long :)
*Pro/Con: you can teach them karate, and they will soon raise turtles that also know karate, then they will slowly grow to horrific heights and become mutants and get this, they're teenagers.*
They are incredible little animals, and unfortunately tend to be overlooked due to negative associations with their wild cousins. But they make amazing pets and I really hope my videos help show them in a more positive light.
Only rats I owned were wild roof rats. I'm a car mechanic and found 4 pinky rats in a nest in the engine of a car I was working on. I decided to bring them home and see if I could nurse them to adulthood. 1 died but the other three became great pets. The oldest one lived for 6 years.
I've got one now just turning 1 month old (May 2021) I've raised since 1-2 days old. My friend found 3 of them in their boat, and thought at first they were squirrels! I've been reading they should be raised in pairs of 2 or more. Do you think a roof rat could be raised with a fancy rat, if I buy one from a pet store? I know you can't have mice and rats together. Thoughts?
I’ve lost cats and dogs and for some weird reason, when I lost my pet rat Hubert... that broke me. He lived to be 5 years old, died of respiratory issues. I was heartbroken, he was so smart and loving. Always brought me joy.
Yeah. I was thinking about wanting a rat, but when I heard that they don't live long at all, I kind of dumped the idea of getting one. I might reconsider though. Cause they're really adorable. :D
Hey I know this was a long time ago when you posted that comment but my rats lived for 8 years both of them did, and so did all of my friends they live for a long time
@@breyabrideau5578 wow 64?? That's a lot, how do you manage? You must have a huge house to keep them all. Do you have all of them spayed or do you separate males from females?
I got my boys from PetCo, (we don't have any breeders here :c) and they look and are wonderful still. Even though they're both under a year old. (I estimated when they would've been born.)
Go to the dollar store, use your imagination... there is alot of cheap stuff you can make on your own to save tons of money on cage and quality of life items.
I binged watched your videos before I got my first two baby boys and they will forever hold a part of my heart. I miss them so much. Your ratties are all so beautiful! I love your photos you post of them 😭🧡
Sorry for the loss i had five rats the first 3 male Freddie,Barney and Tommy and after them 2 female called salt and pepper especially salt passing away broke my heart she would break out of her cage just to sleep by me 😂 my mom thought she was in love with me i think so too. she passed away in 2005 and now i finally had the balls after 19 years to get 2 male rats Sirius and regulus such wonderful creatures
Biggest con ever : their short life span. I've lost so many to old age, tumors, and even bad URIs that just weren't treatable but I always get more. Knowing how much I spoil and love them everyday of their lives and the love they give back to me makes it worth the heartache. I have 8 girls currently and am fostering a 9th from a local rescue in hopes of adding her to my mischief and giving her a forever home.
...sorry to hear that. ...where do you suspect the tumour is? I thought mine had one and it turned out just to be a cyst which was resolved by a standard vet. x
I've always get depressed for a bit when I think back at my first experience with tumors. I was like 12, I had 2 male rats whom I loved so much, rats are so fucking cute and loving... And I had to watch them die from huge tumors that crippled them, as my father didn't want to pay them to be put down. And obviously at age 12 I didn't have that kind of money. Now that I have a stable life and income, I'm considering it again.. but unsure if I want to risk putting myself in that sort of stressful situation. Maybe I'll just admire them from afar, via youtube lol.
man... I'd love to have one of your babies. Rats are always your best friend when raised with humans... I got lucky and had a litter from a NASTY witch of a rat I bought as a pet. Apparently abuse from previous owners carry over to current owners. But her babies? Loved them to death and they loved me back just as hard. So? If you want a trusting rat? Make darn sure it was hand raised to accept humans as part of the family or? You get a defensive rat that's just looking for ways to make you bleed and I will admit... they are REALLY GOOD at making you bleed! They got really long teeth that are great at really taking a chunk out of you.
One thing that wasn’t quite mentioned in the death section was the ‘new rat cycle’. I had three pairs of rats, and as one passes, it’s cage mate will get lonely and depressed, and you have to get another rat to keep it company. And then, the first generation rat dies, and the added rat gets lonely, pushing you to purchase another cage mate for them. This lasted until I got stormy, a dumbo rat that seemed to entertain herself independently, and I had plenty time at home to give her that pack love (we did everything together). Just remember, buying two rats may be a commitment to more.
Hey just saw your comment. Please never keep rats alone! They need company!! They may seem fine but a human can never ever replance the company of another rat!! Also: they live in packs not pairs, so you need 3 at least! And when you have more rats they always have company when one dies :)
That rat getting the dollar from a closed purse and wallet is really cool, I feel like theres so much untapped potential when it comes to human-animal relations, if humanity really wanted I think we could find a way to communicate with many animals on a deeper level and form cooperative relationships with them
I was heart broken when my fancy mouse died. They really do go too soon. Gus Gus was my little man. I grew from those 11 months I had him. Coming home to him was the highlight of my day every day. If you have a pet, spend that extra second saying hi or checking in on them. They need your attention too. They feel emotions too.
I had one when I was 7. Charlie went everywhere with me inside my sweater or in a pocket. I even took him to school everyday. I never put Charlie in a cage, not once. He lived in my dresser drawer and I had my dad put a tiny hole in it and we got a bird ladder and fastened it to the dresser. He came and went as he pleased. ( mom wasn't too thrilled ) when he died i was not allowed to get another
@@unknownuser2501 my grandmother knit me a sweater with peek-a-boo holes in it, with pockets on the inside so Charlie could curl up inside and stay warm...the school was just happy I was willing to attend at all, so no one gave me a hard time about Charlie as long as I wasn't playing with him in class...the teacher tried to get me to put him in a glass aquarium when I was in class but I refused...my Charlie was free range at a time in the 70's when no one truly understood how this could improve life quality for any pet... Later when 8 had children I allowed them to choose their pets, so we had a jack Russell female they named lumpygoat ( kids? Lol) she did kind of look like the goats we raised...znd she was kind of lumpy...we took her everywhere we went or we didn't go...she too never spent 1 second alone in the yard or locked up in the house...now I have a cat named peanut who eats mink, raccons znd everything in-between. My adult son keeps rats...breeds them. I babysit when he's away and let them run wild...lol
@@another_world0 Charlie lived for just over 3 years. He did get regular vet check ups, he had a wheel to run on mounted to a spot on my floor in my bedroom for exercise, and we fed him organic produce and grains grown on local farms. I hear it's rare they live past 2 years, but somehow I remember them living longer back in the 70's when well cared for. We also had a free range floppy eared bunny that thought it was a cat and used the litter box, the cat door and chased mice! ( mostly for fun, but sometimes the cat would end the game by eating the mouse )
I appreciate this so much and for YEARS I've wanted rats. I've owned ferrets because I love exotic animals. I still have one left after her sister passed in 2019..... I've never had a pet, MY pet, die before. To have my heart torn to pieces seeing her suffer a seizure and hold her little body as I had her put down. In her final moments, I knew that while loving an animal is so enriching and wonderful, the pain of them leaving is immeasurable. I don't know if I can keep doing it. I have a dog too. I just feel so weak. I'm still waiting for the sad day my current one goes.... but I love her dearly and until that day I hope she's happy ;___;
Living for about 3 to at most 5 years is the only reason why I can't bring myself to own one. They will break my heart. I always love them because they are so smart and adorable.
It is worth it. I breed rats and have raised so many from birth to death. It hurts when they are gone but you will never have a better friend. Every one has left their little mark on my heart and made my life better and I hope I made their's better too.
I didn't even watch the video because I wanted to keep a rat as a pet. I simply watched because I loved to see the small clips of the adorable rats and learn more about them. Great video and learned quite a bit already! ^^
I wish rats were like naked mole rats - despite being rat sized those rodents live about 28 years (crazy for anything that small!) and seem immune to cancer (there are experiments that try to give them cancer and they are incredibly resistant). If we only knew why they lived so long and without terrible issues like cancer (which fancy rats are incredibly prone to) then maybe we could have longer living rats. But for now we have to rely on selective breeders - just by selectively breeding longer living and more healthy rats many breeders have a 4 year (or longer!) average lifespan for their rats (twice a pet store ate normal lifespan) and many never develop cancer or other age related issues (which again pet store and feeder rats tend to be prone to).
@@Lerciezje That would be highly unusual for any Guinea pig to live 10 years! As an exception, possibly! Five to seven years is the average! guineapigaloo.com/how-long-do-guinea-pigs-live/
@@ShadowTheRat I believe that careful breeding a fancy rat to the wild rat and back can strengthen their genes and immunity! I'm surprised it hasn't been done already! To keep breeding in such a small gene pool spells trouble, just as it does for some dog breeds, etc!
@@pisces2569 Guinea pigs are close... but this completely misses the point. They're great don't get me wrong.. But... they can never replace a precious little rat that licks your nose and plays with you. Rats are very special animals. :3 Additionally It would be fantastic if we could at least selectively breed them to be healthier. Unfortunately people don't care about them enough because of their status as "pests." If we could eliminate mycoplasma that would go a long way as it is. We already have lab rats free of the curse.. Only to use them for unspeakable things. It's sad that we (mostly breeders/scientists) simply don't care enough to do so for our pets as well.
Pisces please don’t get your guinea pigs to swim :/ they’re not made for swimming it’s just a survival instinct and putting them into water will get them scared and may cause heart attacks
Pisces please don’t get your guinea pigs to swim :/ they’re not made for swimming it’s just a survival instinct and putting them into water will get them scared and may cause heart attacks
I've had many rats through put my life time. I'm only 29 and I've owned 16 or more rats so far :) My oldest one was special (not saying they all haven't been), both her parents lived till about 4, and she lived till past 6. I know it's hard to believe. But it's 100% true, I'm looking at the plant pot that I buried her in right now. She did more for my life than she will ever realise until I join her over the rainbow bridge. Rats have straight up been my saviours, I don't know if I'd still be here and alive without the amazing ratties I've had the honour of looking after :)
Why do such wonderful beings have short life spans :((( I was planning on getting one until I've discovered they don't live long and I get really attached to my companions.
Sort of. I used to keep rats and in their personal habits, they are indeed clean. However, my dog wees and poos outside, which my rats clearly didn't. My house definitely smells better now that I have a dog rather than rats. This obviously isn't the rats' fault but there are consequences of having a cage in the house. That said, the reputation that rats often have of being dirty animals is wholly undeserved and I loved having them as pets. Their only real drawback was that they don't live anywhere near long enough. My dog is 9 and seems healthy. I think I can reasonably hope she will live to 15. Sadly, the same cannot be said for rats.
Pros: Cute, Small, Do not require much treatment Cons: Sometimes hard to find when they run away, Commit Tax Fraud and War Crimes, Their claws scratch pretty bad if you don't cut them, Can bite sometimes, Live too short
they're actually better than dogs, because they're less maintenanc-y, you can also leave them home alone for 24 hours, if their cage is big enough not to get bored (the cages shown in the video were definitely too small to lock in a pack of 3 or more for 24 hours)
"Fetching money from a purse" "Agility" Wait a minute, you're training thieves! I can see it now, walking around NYC with rats in your jacket, only to whistle to send them out and start snatching money from people's pockets and purses at breakneck speeds. They can track human fingerprints, *but not a rat's.* The perfect crime.
At one point of my life I had a dog, a cat and rats. The rats would often sleep on my cat and the cat wouldn't mind. Our dog was very friendly to them too. I never left them without supervision but it was cute to see different species getting along. They just accepted that they are family members, even though they look different.
Wasn’t that in the book of revelations, like end times stuff? Right after the lion laid down with the lamb or something? Seriously though, that’s pretty adorable.
Bernice (Miss B) FINALLY became cuddly. It took two years! She gets 11 hours of free roam in my bedroom. She will come for treats or just plain cuddles. Water is always available. She even communicates when she WANTS to be taken back to her cage. Amazing!
This is a great video! I realize some time has passed since you've produced this video, but thank you. I did know most of what you talked about, but I enjoyed listening to a young person speak with so much obvious affection for an animal thought of as a disgusting pest.
I just had to put down my girl, Kitty was her name . She would of been 2 yrs. old in in May. She had a brain tumor, she was having seizures. She was my third one, she was so SWEET !!! I still am mourning over the lost of her, it's been a week. RIP Kitty 💗
I know this is super late but I just did the same to my rat a few hours ago, stopped chewing and his teeth started digging into his mouth, probably we think as he had some kind of tumour messing things up. Saying goodbye always sucks.
Yeah they do recognise people, however Pixie is a lot more interested in strangers than in my fiancé and I. She has the ''strangers are just friends you haven't met'' mentality, wich is adorable but also dangerous, especially since I wouldn't be surprised if she did that with a cat...
I have had many.they were rescued. They were bred for food the ones I had There lifespan is even faster then the fancy rats. I loved them with all my heart.they were happy they ate the best food and bam they were gone within a year and a half.it killed me.i still cry
But thats something you would have to deal with, with just about any pet, along with humans you have a good and close relationship to. Shouldn't keep anyone from living their life's and actually forming bonds with something/someone. It would be a lonely life if you never had to mourn anyone's death, unless you simply dont mourn over that stuff
It's rough, especially if you keep a lot of them. I lost three in a month once, nearly broke me but I did have 16 of them at the time, spread over 4 cages.
@@dani-nc6px hahaha. this reminded me of the wild rats that infested our old factory at one point... long story short, we had coloured bran (red, blue, green, yellow. used for traditional African remedies), being edible, the rats ate the coloured bran. We found multi-coloured poo all over the place! xD
You are on the wrong site This is for DOMESTIC RATS and you are speaking of wild ones. Not right to be on here comparing the 2. People get confused. BYE!!!
What an absolutely wonderful video. It just warmed my heart and reminded me of Abby (hooded dumbo rat) that I have lost in September to illness. Rats are one of the most loving and smart animals I have ever encountered ❤
I had a single male rat as my first pet at 10 years old. I'm 22 now, almost 23, but the hurt of his loss hits me super hard still. He lived a full 3 years and I'm crying because I was too young to do research like I am now, but he was SO happy ALL the time... I didn't even know just how much until just now 😭😭😭 I did pay the consequence of having a lone rat, though. When he was sexually mature I hadn't spent much time with him for a few days, and then I grabbed him out of his cage unexpectedly for him I guess. He bit my hand very badly and I still have the scars of his teeth (I actually love them now because they remind me of him 😅 hope that isn't too weird!) I bled A LOT that day 😅 I almost got a rabies shot at the doctors until I told them he was my pet, not 'just a rat'. We were bonded so closely, he would rub himself against his cage and lick my arm through the bars until I opened the door, then he'd prance and leap all the way up my arm and lounge on my shoulder for the rest of the evening - i had a huge portion of my lower head hair knotted and pushed into a rat's nest but I loved it 😂😂 I'd be made fun of for it sometimes but I was just proud of it ❤
Super informative. My dog passed earlier this year, and I’ve been wanting another companion that’s less dependent (don’t have to take outside all the time, don’t have to groom, etc.). This definitely helps with my research. Thank you so much!!
I think its AMAZING that u added in the vet costs. I've spent a good amount of money on vet costs. People tend to forget that part. Mainly because people think they should just kill them. Which is NOT THE CASE!! so thank you. 🥰
What a great and informative video. I had already begun to change my outlook on rats, once I learned about their jumping skills and this vid made me realize how much more awesome they are. Thanks.
All rats can have health issues. That’s why I talk about that instead of specifics. Out of all my girls (all pet store/birthed from store rats), the majority are super healthy. And I’ve talked to many with breeder rats who passed early. So if you go the breeder route, you want specific details on many generations to try and ensure healthier rats. Many people who get breeder rats go to breeders who either care only about color, or who only have details on 3 or so generations, which means that you really have no idea how their genetics play into their health. A good breeder (ethical breeder) should place health and temperament above all else, and should withhold unhealthy yet “pretty” rats from their breeding program. In general, rats are pretty prone to illness regardless. So caring for them properly is key :)
I am having trouble finding breeders near me. Could I adopt from a shelter? Would that be okay? I have adopted from shelters before and almost 80% of the time they are sweet and healthy.
Ive bought all 8 of my rats from a pet store all but 1 of them have something wrong with them. 1 passed away from fluid in her body cavity vet couldnt tell me much. 2 of them have alopecia one of those also has a head tilt vet said was life long. One needs her teeth trimmed regularly because theyre crooked. One is getting older hand now has a tumor. One is going blind dispite being the youngest. And the last one is missing part of his tail I assume it was chewed off by another rat at the store.
I appreciate this video as it helps separate fact from fiction in regards to owning hygienic rats as pets. Many people have a misinformed view about rats.
Con: they die. (Edit: if the shorter life span paired with astounding affection & intelligence seems like a pro at first compared to the longer financial and situational commitment of dogs/cats/turtles/parrots/rabbits/ETC, trust me it isn't, never have I wished a creature be with me for another two or five decades like a rat.)
I love rats. I saw a video yesterday of a man saving a wild one from a flooded drain, and it warmed my heart to see that tiny little being scamper off safely.
I miss my little ratty rat boys, they were super sweet, especially the younger of the 2. He was like a friendly little puppy. The older of the 2 was nice too but a bit more calm and reserved. They each lived over 5 yrs
Had a rat before and going to pick up 2 new once maybe tomorrow or this weekend. Some people had them bought for their kids but they ain't paying no attention to it. So they do them away with large cage and all included hehe, could not resist. They are such wonderful pets, it brings lots of joy inside your home! I seriously can not wait hehe, 2 am here and still not able to sleep just watching rat videos lmao XD But great video Shadow! Very well explained and LOVE to see all the tricks your rats can do. :D
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imagine delivering a pizza and a rat gives you cash at the door while 3 others drag the pizza inside
If i were the guy ill whack them rats.
@@iPoru Then somehow rats are more intelligent then you and I thought humans were the most intelligent animal on earth-
@@neilshaw8435 he could be a new yorker lmao they hate rats
lol lol
He be like: What? No tip?
Biggest Pros: they will cook the best French dishes for you
They'll even teach you how to cook! Like Remy in ratatouille 😂
Cons: they’ll pull your hair
@@luffyduffy7817 Including hair ass
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@@Elitus_knightus you meant ass hair?
i started laughing so hard when the rat unzipped the purse and took money out of the wallet
NOW I NEED A RAT!
ME TOO
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Me too, "cum n piss".
Why is your name that
I literally went from fearing rats to seeing videos such as these and now they're my dream pets
Same here, nice to find people on a similar boat :)
I always thought they were cute, no matter if they were street rats🥺
@@Uchiha.Itachii sadly there's alot of misinformation on rats so I just heard all that before growing up sadly
Same!
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Biggest con: They will steal your heart then pass too soon.
Indeed :(
A huge con that applies to almost all pets unfortunately
😥
Number one reason why I avoid such companions.
Rats are sweets little guys. Their short lifespan is downright heartbreaking!😭
12am: I should probably go to sleep soon
4am: Pros and Cons of owning a rat
This is 100% me over summer break haha
Watching this at 3:20 am lmao
wdym at 12am you should sleep?
Literally me rn
3:43am 🤦♂️
Pro: you can train your rats to steal money from peoples purses for you.
Explain...
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@@bobshanery5152 that's mr. Krabs when he sees someone's bag left behind
They'll never know whats coming!
Lol
I think that rats are probably the most underrated pets out there. I have owned 3 of them, my first little guy, Mojo lived up to 3,5 years before moving on. I was devastated. Then one day, going through a small local pet store we had in town I saw a small, glass terrarium which had two dead youngsters and 2 live ones in them (dont worry, that store closed the year after) and told the cashier working there: "Ey, did you notice that only 2 out of 4 are alive in there?" When I said that, she shrugged and coldly replied: "They are gonna be snakefood anyways, who cares?" So, despite having found out I am allergic to them since the first one, I took them home. Took care of those two for all of 3 years. Still the best goddamn decision I ever made. Even if it was painful for me.
Oh my god...what's wrong with these people, how cruel can they be...
I liked your comment, but you should get out of the habit of cursing God, it is in one of the commandments and you will have to account for it.
@@vickieal-saifi2396 Maybe for you, good sir. Alas, I do not believe in your God so for me, taking his name in a curse is not really my concern or my problem.
@@vickieal-saifi2396 First of all call of God is not cursing as you say no bad word or rude. Second of all I do not believe in God, and I use it as a phrase like most people do.
@@vickieal-saifi2396 Dude, the whole "lords name in vain" thing is misinterpreted, you can say whatever the fuck you want aslong as you're not committing genocide in the name of god, the literal meaning of the lords name in vain applys to committing atrocious acts in their name, not saying it
Pro: You can put a chef hat on him so he can cosplay as remy from ratatouille
Hi paper , You smart , you genus , you smart
Melonn Sundae thanks I just love that movie lol
@@paper2941 RatatOUILleeEeEEe , somebody is blasting music outside help-
Paper i’m sorry but his name is rEmY not rAtAToUiLLe
Abby Drain I know I chose the movie name so people know what I’m talking about
pros: they can cook you delicious food
Um
Yes
Who's remy
@@Sawcybui you've never seen ratatouille well if not GO WATCH IF NOS
I've seen ratatouille
i just imagine a giant pack of rats stampeding a person and stealing their wallet
* W H E E Z E
funy0n if rats formed eusocial colonies like bees they would be unstoppable
@@normalhuman78-53 that is accurate
Normalhuman78 - like naked mole rats do?
『Harvest』
I remember my pet rat Blondie lived to around 5 years old. She was a real learning experience, mostly positive. But you are right, they don't live a long life, and no matter what you do, they are still going to smell. She was funny, playful and loved me so so much! It was a real positive experience having Blondie. She wanted everything for her nest, that nest fluffing and adding "stuff" was very important to her. She was always after the sheer curtain blowing in the wind when the window was open. One time she got it and had it in her mouth while she climbed the 3 story cage to bring it down to her nest. I noticed her and said "drop it!" and she did! lol! That look on her face? "RATS!"
How to pay for the vet bill:
Step 1, train your rats to steal money.
*да*
RAT MAFIA RAT MAFIA
Alternative route: Get an old wise turtle and have him teach them ninjitsu
"Psst, buddy. You see that guy?"
(rat noises)
"I don't want to see him no more, take him out. Loot him too."
Or have your rat open a restaurant
The only thing I’m worried about is that it’d be intelligent enough to judge me.
Oh they really are :D I used to have 3 rats when I was younger and I'm just saying, that if I went to bar and stayed late, there would be some judgey rats at home. Refused to have treats and turned their back on me :D
@Ulla Virta :'D :"D
I know most people say that their pets are clever. I've heard loads of people saying that about cats but it simply isn't true.
Rats however, really are intelligent. Rats are capable of metacognition, which means they are able to think about their state of knowledge, something neither cats nor dogs can do. Indeed all the other animals that I know are capable of metacognition are the obviously very clever ones like dolphins, apes, people and elephants. I'm not suggesting that rats are as intelligent as apes but metacognition is rare.
Just so you know this is not the usual TH-cam nonsense, here is a link to a scholarly article on the subject www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1861845/.
Rats are great.
This reminds me of "Are yOu SmaRTeR thEn FiVE gaY RatS?"
@@joshuarosen6242 cats are extremely intelligent. clearly you've never had one.
Biggest pro: you're the rat King
This comment deserves so much likes goddamn it🤣
Joseph Anderson YESSS
I burst out laughing
Your the giant rat that makes all of the rules
You become the giant rat that makes all of the rules.
Wow, I had no clue a rat was supposed to have such a short life span. When I was a kid, I had a male rat I named ‘Ben’. He ate only human food and lived for five years!
wow that’s great for ben :)) i watched another video and it said that actually most commercial rat foods aren’t good for them and it’s better to make meals for them. i’m not sure if that’s entirely true but i’m glad ben lived long :)
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That's amazing! I wish mine had made it for five years 😭
Naming a rat on my name feels weird ngl
Uncle ben?
*Pro/Con: you can teach them karate, and they will soon raise turtles that also know karate, then they will slowly grow to horrific heights and become mutants and get this, they're teenagers.*
Le gasp
yup ka-RAT-e
Female_Coochie_Inspector lmaooo
It’s actually ninjutsu 🤣 but I LOVE this comment! Will do once I get a rat
Lol
When she said “they don’t require walks” my dog (who’s beside me) started glaring at me
Oh you betta ruN-
😂
@@gingerhaterr outrun my gun...
@@Otgel damn- *Thats edgy*
@@gingerhaterr i just had to, hear the song each time someone says you better run.
You've clearly put a great deal of effort into ensuring these animals have highly stimulated and enjoyable lives. Good job!
They are incredible little animals, and unfortunately tend to be overlooked due to negative associations with their wild cousins. But they make amazing pets and I really hope my videos help show them in a more positive light.
@@ShadowTheRat this is one of the best rat videos on TH-cam very informative and sweet 😊
What he said
@@michaelwalker2079 I think so too
@@ShadowTheRatGreat job!
"Males tend to become lazier as they age"
We got called out boys
“Many rats will only live for 1.5 to 2.5 years”
*video was released almost three years ago.
🥺
Lol
Life is sad
@@cyanryann64 lol?
@@jeffm3925 lmaoo
F
Only rats I owned were wild roof rats. I'm a car mechanic and found 4 pinky rats in a nest in the engine of a car I was working on. I decided to bring them home and see if I could nurse them to adulthood. 1 died but the other three became great pets. The oldest one lived for 6 years.
SIX YEARS?!
@@katrinefranco1420 ikr, the oldest rat I've had lived to be about 3 and a half
I've got one now just turning 1 month old (May 2021) I've raised since 1-2 days old. My friend found 3 of them in their boat, and thought at first they were squirrels! I've been reading they should be raised in pairs of 2 or more. Do you think a roof rat could be raised with a fancy rat, if I buy one from a pet store? I know you can't have mice and rats together. Thoughts?
@@katrinefranco1420 master splinter 😭
Oh boy I wish that rat procreated, imagine his genes xD
Pro: They prey and stalk at night
Con: The giant rat makes all of the rules
Let's see what kind of trouble we can get ourselves in to
@@PopularSky Now I get to be the giant rat cool S U R P R I S E
RATZ, RATZ, WE ARE THE RATZ
CELEBRATE ANOTHER ONE A BIRTHDAY BASH
i see a man of culture as well
I’ve lost cats and dogs and for some weird reason, when I lost my pet rat Hubert... that broke me. He lived to be 5 years old, died of respiratory issues. I was heartbroken, he was so smart and loving. Always brought me joy.
😍
CON: Your rat might be Peter Pettigrew
You know on one level that's a creepy as heck thing, but on another level I'd love to have a rat live that long so...
Hahaa
🤭🤭🤭🤭
But the long life would be worth it. I wish mantids lived as long as rats,not even a year for such an intelligent insect isn’t fair.
😱😨😫
The horrendously short life span is the worst con. It’s devastating.
Yeah. I was thinking about wanting a rat, but when I heard that they don't live long at all, I kind of dumped the idea of getting one. I might reconsider though. Cause they're really adorable. :D
@slomojoe77 I'm devastated you live longer!
DONKEY POGBA slomojoe77 holy shit I aspire to have y’alls insult skills
DONKEY POGBA Who hurt you?
@@JadoreKenia you look it
I cried like a bitch when my hamster died. I can't handle pets with short life span...
Get a parrot
Hey I know this was a long time ago when you posted that comment but my rats lived for 8 years both of them did, and so did all of my friends they live for a long time
Same imo I cried during childhood for my pegion
@@abdouaboud7490 parrots are great
Get a tarantula some can live up to 35 years.
I love how your rats are named after sonic characters! Sonic, Cream, Shadow!!
We had three, then thirty four.
Donna Hilton me and my family give rats in need a loving home, we have 64 and they are actually so sweet and surprisingly super clean!
Same except we had like 20
@@breyabrideau5578 wow 64?? That's a lot, how do you manage? You must have a huge house to keep them all. Do you have all of them spayed or do you separate males from females?
Oof that's a lot but they're so cute so I don't blame u
Same
i got my rat from petsmart and she looked like a year old and we had her for 5 most wonderful years.
Wow! Quite an achievement! ☺️
I got my boys from PetCo, (we don't have any breeders here :c) and they look and are wonderful still. Even though they're both under a year old. (I estimated when they would've been born.)
Ayyy 69
Wow, you did a great job caring for them.
Wait so it isn't true that they only live a year??
Me: ( never once thought of owning a rat)
Still me : (litterally never crossed my mind)
Me now: I need these guys in my life immediately
Best pets. You will not regret. But yes, they do cost a lot. Good food and the cages alone aren't cheap!
Go to the dollar store, use your imagination... there is alot of cheap stuff you can make on your own to save tons of money on cage and quality of life items.
Zacario Vara you’ll probably already have some living in your house
@@gamingstreak8588 idk ask your mom, she can tell you
Zacario Vara don’t be a dick I meant actual rats calm down lad😂
I binged watched your videos before I got my first two baby boys and they will forever hold a part of my heart. I miss them so much. Your ratties are all so beautiful! I love your photos you post of them 😭🧡
Sorry for the loss i had five rats the first 3 male Freddie,Barney and Tommy and after them 2 female called salt and pepper especially salt passing away broke my heart she would break out of her cage just to sleep by me 😂 my mom thought she was in love with me i think so too. she passed away in 2005 and now i finally had the balls after 19 years to get 2 male rats Sirius and regulus such wonderful creatures
Biggest con ever : their short life span. I've lost so many to old age, tumors, and even bad URIs that just weren't treatable but I always get more. Knowing how much I spoil and love them everyday of their lives and the love they give back to me makes it worth the heartache. I have 8 girls currently and am fostering a 9th from a local rescue in hopes of adding her to my mischief and giving her a forever home.
...sorry to hear that. ...where do you suspect the tumour is? I thought mine had one and it turned out just to be a cyst which was resolved by a standard vet. x
I've always get depressed for a bit when I think back at my first experience with tumors. I was like 12, I had 2 male rats whom I loved so much, rats are so fucking cute and loving... And I had to watch them die from huge tumors that crippled them, as my father didn't want to pay them to be put down. And obviously at age 12 I didn't have that kind of money.
Now that I have a stable life and income, I'm considering it again.. but unsure if I want to risk putting myself in that sort of stressful situation. Maybe I'll just admire them from afar, via youtube lol.
You are stronger then I could ever be.
@dein vater Upper Respiratory Infection. Diseases that infect their nose, mouth, or throat. (Sometimes eyes as well.)
man... I'd love to have one of your babies. Rats are always your best friend when raised with humans... I got lucky and had a litter from a NASTY witch of a rat I bought as a pet. Apparently abuse from previous owners carry over to current owners. But her babies? Loved them to death and they loved me back just as hard. So? If you want a trusting rat? Make darn sure it was hand raised to accept humans as part of the family or? You get a defensive rat that's just looking for ways to make you bleed and I will admit... they are REALLY GOOD at making you bleed! They got really long teeth that are great at really taking a chunk out of you.
Con: they might go down the toilet and get *F L U S H E D A W A Y*
Love that movie
All these movie references
uhg i hate that movie, the maggot scene was so gross
r/cursedomment
Ahhh I see what you did there
One thing that wasn’t quite mentioned in the death section was the ‘new rat cycle’. I had three pairs of rats, and as one passes, it’s cage mate will get lonely and depressed, and you have to get another rat to keep it company. And then, the first generation rat dies, and the added rat gets lonely, pushing you to purchase another cage mate for them. This lasted until I got stormy, a dumbo rat that seemed to entertain herself independently, and I had plenty time at home to give her that pack love (we did everything together). Just remember, buying two rats may be a commitment to more.
Hey just saw your comment. Please never keep rats alone! They need company!! They may seem fine but a human can never ever replance the company of another rat!! Also: they live in packs not pairs, so you need 3 at least! And when you have more rats they always have company when one dies :)
So it's like a subscription-based business model?
At least they aren't expensive themselves. After the cost of cages and food and all that what's an extra 40 bucks every few years?
How long do they suffer before they die? Must be very hard for the owner to watch so many times.
Good point!
Awwwhh just LOVE rats! Thanks for this video!
Pros: Everything
Cons: They dont live long enough...
@Johnston Steiner 😂
That's pretty much the downside of every pet.
They steal your heart and then suddenly they're gone.
I have a rat and he has lived for 8 years so far
@Johnston Steiner
Get away from me demon
@@lunaplays6291 8 years?? That's impressive
That rat getting the dollar from a closed purse and wallet is really cool, I feel like theres so much untapped potential when it comes to human-animal relations, if humanity really wanted I think we could find a way to communicate with many animals on a deeper level and form cooperative relationships with them
Victor Hugo ok victor
@@straightmelon8792 ok straight melon
I agree!
Bees can learn numbers.
Kathryn Foster-martin 😳
I was heart broken when my fancy mouse died. They really do go too soon. Gus Gus was my little man. I grew from those 11 months I had him. Coming home to him was the highlight of my day every day. If you have a pet, spend that extra second saying hi or checking in on them. They need your attention too. They feel emotions too.
They are the best pet!!!!
Bless you for your strength and giving those rats the life they deserve but so rarely receive.
I had one when I was 7.
Charlie went everywhere with me inside my sweater or in a pocket. I even took him to school everyday.
I never put Charlie in a cage, not once. He lived in my dresser drawer and I had my dad put a tiny hole in it and we got a bird ladder and fastened it to the dresser.
He came and went as he pleased. ( mom wasn't too thrilled ) when he died i was not allowed to get another
that’s beautiful
@@unknownuser2501 my grandmother knit me a sweater with peek-a-boo holes in it, with pockets on the inside so Charlie could curl up inside and stay warm...the school was just happy I was willing to attend at all, so no one gave me a hard time about Charlie as long as I wasn't playing with him in class...the teacher tried to get me to put him in a glass aquarium when I was in class but I refused...my Charlie was free range at a time in the 70's when no one truly understood how this could improve life quality for any pet...
Later when 8 had children I allowed them to choose their pets, so we had a jack Russell female they named lumpygoat ( kids? Lol) she did kind of look like the goats we raised...znd she was kind of lumpy...we took her everywhere we went or we didn't go...she too never spent 1 second alone in the yard or locked up in the house...now I have a cat named peanut who eats mink, raccons znd everything in-between. My adult son keeps rats...breeds them. I babysit when he's away and let them run wild...lol
@@c.a.greene8395 how long did Charlie live?
@@another_world0 Charlie lived for just over 3 years.
He did get regular vet check ups, he had a wheel to run on mounted to a spot on my floor in my bedroom for exercise, and we fed him organic produce and grains grown on local farms.
I hear it's rare they live past 2 years, but somehow I remember them living longer back in the 70's when well cared for.
We also had a free range floppy eared bunny that thought it was a cat and used the litter box, the cat door and chased mice! ( mostly for fun, but sometimes the cat would end the game by eating the mouse )
Uh HOW did the electrical wires survive?
I appreciate this so much and for YEARS I've wanted rats. I've owned ferrets because I love exotic animals. I still have one left after her sister passed in 2019..... I've never had a pet, MY pet, die before. To have my heart torn to pieces seeing her suffer a seizure and hold her little body as I had her put down. In her final moments, I knew that while loving an animal is so enriching and wonderful, the pain of them leaving is immeasurable. I don't know if I can keep doing it. I have a dog too. I just feel so weak. I'm still waiting for the sad day my current one goes.... but I love her dearly and until that day I hope she's happy ;___;
Everyone has to go someday. So thats why you have to enjoy the time with them while you have it.
Ya mice tend to be that, You gotta blow some weed in their face to calm them down (dispensaries say to do things like this)
İ can tolerate dogs but 2 years is too short i dont think i can take care of a rat :/
I don't own pets anymore, too heartbreaking when they die
If you adopt/save a pet it feels worth it
Living for about 3 to at most 5 years is the only reason why I can't bring myself to own one. They will break my heart.
I always love them because they are so smart and adorable.
it's worth it.
It is worth it. I breed rats and have raised so many from birth to death. It hurts when they are gone but you will never have a better friend. Every one has left their little mark on my heart and made my life better and I hope I made their's better too.
So much money to spend if they get sick as well
I didn't even watch the video because I wanted to keep a rat as a pet. I simply watched because I loved to see the small clips of the adorable rats and learn more about them. Great video and learned quite a bit already! ^^
I love their tiny hands, they are so adorable and expressive
Lifespan is saddest thing about rodents unfortunately.
If only guinea pigs could teach hamsters and rats to live longer.
I wish rats were like naked mole rats - despite being rat sized those rodents live about 28 years (crazy for anything that small!) and seem immune to cancer (there are experiments that try to give them cancer and they are incredibly resistant).
If we only knew why they lived so long and without terrible issues like cancer (which fancy rats are incredibly prone to) then maybe we could have longer living rats. But for now we have to rely on selective breeders - just by selectively breeding longer living and more healthy rats many breeders have a 4 year (or longer!) average lifespan for their rats (twice a pet store ate normal lifespan) and many never develop cancer or other age related issues (which again pet store and feeder rats tend to be prone to).
I had a Guinea pig named Teddy when I was in 3rd grade. He only lived for a year
@@stephenedward6866 well, that sucks, on average they live 10 years
@@Lerciezje That would be highly unusual for any Guinea pig to live 10 years! As an exception, possibly!
Five to seven years is the average!
guineapigaloo.com/how-long-do-guinea-pigs-live/
@@ShadowTheRat I believe that careful breeding a fancy rat to the wild rat and back can strengthen their genes and immunity! I'm surprised it hasn't been done already!
To keep breeding in such a small gene pool spells trouble, just as it does for some dog breeds, etc!
Honestly, if fancy rats could be bred to live 6-8 years they would be perfect pets.
Alas... :(
Perhaps a guinea pig then? They can live 6 to 8 years and can be trained to do tricks. They're not much for climbing though but they can swim
@@pisces2569 Guinea pigs are close... but this completely misses the point. They're great don't get me wrong.. But... they can never replace a precious little rat that licks your nose and plays with you.
Rats are very special animals. :3
Additionally
It would be fantastic if we could at least selectively breed them to be healthier. Unfortunately people don't care about them enough because of their status as "pests."
If we could eliminate mycoplasma that would go a long way as it is. We already have lab rats free of the curse..
Only to use them for unspeakable things.
It's sad that we (mostly breeders/scientists) simply don't care enough to do so for our pets as well.
Why do people always want to do such things? ... 😒
Pisces please don’t get your guinea pigs to swim :/ they’re not made for swimming it’s just a survival instinct and putting them into water will get them scared and may cause heart attacks
Pisces please don’t get your guinea pigs to swim :/ they’re not made for swimming it’s just a survival instinct and putting them into water will get them scared and may cause heart attacks
I've had many rats through put my life time. I'm only 29 and I've owned 16 or more rats so far :)
My oldest one was special (not saying they all haven't been), both her parents lived till about 4, and she lived till past 6. I know it's hard to believe. But it's 100% true, I'm looking at the plant pot that I buried her in right now.
She did more for my life than she will ever realise until I join her over the rainbow bridge.
Rats have straight up been my saviours, I don't know if I'd still be here and alive without the amazing ratties I've had the honour of looking after :)
Why do such wonderful beings have short life spans :((( I was planning on getting one until I've discovered they don't live long and I get really attached to my companions.
“To us, they are a part of our lives, to them, we’re their entire lives”
Rayna Bailey because rats have so much love and happiness in their lifetime and they use it up so quickly
Rayna Bailey-Unfortunately the candle that burns twice as strong
burns half as long 😔
I had rats that only live 1 year and rats that live up to 4 years. and 4 years is a lot of time. :D
I had many rats and they lived for years and years. If they are taken care of well and loved they can live for quite a bit actually.
pro/cute fact: FOR THE LAST TIME, THEY ARE CLEANER & MORE HYGENIC THAN DOGS!!
Sort of.
I used to keep rats and in their personal habits, they are indeed clean. However, my dog wees and poos outside, which my rats clearly didn't. My house definitely smells better now that I have a dog rather than rats. This obviously isn't the rats' fault but there are consequences of having a cage in the house.
That said, the reputation that rats often have of being dirty animals is wholly undeserved and I loved having them as pets. Their only real drawback was that they don't live anywhere near long enough. My dog is 9 and seems healthy. I think I can reasonably hope she will live to 15. Sadly, the same cannot be said for rats.
yeah but they pee on you and rat pee smells GROSS
Well i never had to buy room cleaner for my doggo XD.
Well if you keep your pet rat away from getting dirty than yeah, but normal rats will live in all sorts of putrid places
Phew!
Pros: Cute, Small, Do not require much treatment
Cons: Sometimes hard to find when they run away, Commit Tax Fraud and War Crimes, Their claws scratch pretty bad if you don't cut them, Can bite sometimes, Live too short
I hate when my rats are commits genocide in armenia
Oh dang, I was hoping they don't bite. Is there a trigger for that behavior?
@@tigresmom5654 i own rats for 10 years and i never got bite from them.
I’ve had rats 6 different years in my life & they had litters & I trained them to come when called & do tricks & I have never been bit. @Tiger’s mom
LOLWUT
It was really easy to understand every thing you said without any background music. It's appreciated
Rats are the best pets. They're just so sweet and loyal. They really are like tiny dogs.
If only we could have more time with them 😔 I just can't handle the short lifespan
Rats are the best I miss mine so much
Pocket puppers
they're actually better than dogs, because they're less maintenanc-y, you can also leave them home alone for 24 hours, if their cage is big enough not to get bored (the cages shown in the video were definitely too small to lock in a pack of 3 or more for 24 hours)
"Shadow, Cream, and Sonic" Hmm, I think I see a pattern forming with these names.
ikr shes just missing rouge knuckles silver amy blaze tails and sally
Where's Dr. Robotnik?!
@@officialnarcissco4533 Dr. Ratbotnik
"Fetching money from a purse" "Agility"
Wait a minute, you're training thieves! I can see it now, walking around NYC with rats in your jacket, only to whistle to send them out and start snatching money from people's pockets and purses at breakneck speeds. They can track human fingerprints, *but not a rat's.* The perfect crime.
What did you think the Pied Piper of Hamlin was doing all this time?
"So what do you do for a living?"
"I train rats to steal the money out of my neighbor's wallets."
At one point of my life I had a dog, a cat and rats. The rats would often sleep on my cat and the cat wouldn't mind. Our dog was very friendly to them too. I never left them without supervision but it was cute to see different species getting along. They just accepted that they are family members, even though they look different.
Wasn’t that in the book of revelations, like end times stuff? Right after the lion laid down with the lamb or something? Seriously though, that’s pretty adorable.
@@mechanicalman1068 I have no idea but that's interesting... And a bit worrying lol :D
@@mechanicalman1068 yes but it’s wolf and lamb
If only society would accept each other like that.
IMO, there are no "cons" to owning sweet rats, well - except they don't live long enough and break your heart.
Their lifespans are a con on average 2-3 years, they can suddenly pass away without any warning signs
Absolute fact
@strawberry pocky Yeah street rat also sweet and adorable got 1 since baby then rise it as my pet, he follow me where ever I go.
They are going to give u a disease
Rats are full of diseases
"you can teach them to get money from a purse"
Me: rat theif in the making
Bernice (Miss B) FINALLY became cuddly. It took two years! She gets 11 hours of free roam in my bedroom. She will come for treats or just plain cuddles. Water is always available.
She even communicates when she WANTS to be taken back to her cage.
Amazing!
Pros: they are bootiful potato baby
so nice
so soft
so cute
so amazing
Cons: none
Cept there nails scratch you
True
My fishes nails stratch me all the time when I take them out for walkies, but I still love them
Cit Kat I will add another pro.
You can play the Ben song from the movie Ben and it will have more meaning to it.🐭🐹
Andy Davis Love the profile pic, Autonomous Jewish Oblast forever!
I’m really sitting here crying, because rats live short lives 😭
Buy a turtle, they outlive you, and your children.
@@MouldMadeMind thats not good, turtle will become a sad boy
Congratulations
@@jamesmcinnis208 Man, James is so cool and epic.
Rats are bad they carry rabies and other deiseses They caused Black Plague
My grandma started looking at me when i was watching this video she said " you better not bring any rat here or Imma gonna kick you otta here" 😭😭😭😭😭
This video is pure gold. I've had 13 rats while growing up from the age of 8 to 21 and they were great companions.
Pros: lovely, friendly, intelligent and fairly clean.
Cons: die just when you've become really attached to them. It's heartbreaking.
"king size love in a pint sized package." I literally cried. Thats so sweet.
Pro: They spread The Plague to your enemies
Con: They don't just spread The Plague to your enemies
Con they shit everywhere and overrun people’s house
Rat bastards
@17ll3 x214 you're aren't
@17ll3 x214 Well technically rats did spread the plague by carrying the fleas.
@Schnbl Humans spread the plague by living in close proximity with no desire for sanitation.
This is a great video! I realize some time has passed since you've produced this video, but thank you. I did know most of what you talked about, but I enjoyed listening to a young person speak with so much obvious affection for an animal thought of as a disgusting pest.
“Pro: rats are pretty clean”
Rats in 1400s: I don’t know about that one chief
lol why are all the comments on this video so funny. rat ppl be funny yo.
Actually, it was fleas I believe that inherited the plague and then passed it onto the rats.
@@Hysteria98 rats were infected and fleas feeding on rats passed it to humans
Jinkies Scoob those were wild rats and the world at the time was a very dirty place for example London
bear savage I know but the reason there were so many fleas and ticks was because of poor sanitary conditions. Look it up
Your rats know so many tricks!!❤️
"So are you a dog or cat person?? :)" "I'm actually a rat person haha"
They are so adorable! Props to you for playing with them and giving them an amazing life! I like them and i like the voice over! Amazing work. :)
Lost my last girl a week ago. Here I am trying to convince myself that I can deal with starting a new bunch and dealing with the passings eventually 🥺
I would but i wouldnt rush it! It takes time
I just got my first rat today and bought another one cuz I didn’t want him to be alone 😂🥺
Make sure they bond correcty orelse its gonna be a bloodbath. Shaddow rat has more videos on that.
Tornado Dee they are bonded thank you, it’s just that when I try to train them they either don’t listen, being lazy or distracted
@@leighh..ceryss ah yes it takes a lot of time before they even pretend listening XD
You got just one how would u be in a cage alone some people think they are smart we are getting dumber not smarter
What size cage / terrarium are they in
Their deaths break your heart but I can't imagine my life without them.
I just had to put down my girl,
Kitty was her name . She would of been 2 yrs. old in in May. She had a brain tumor, she was having seizures. She was my third one, she was so SWEET !!!
I still am mourning over the lost of her, it's been a week. RIP Kitty 💗
I know this is super late but I just did the same to my rat a few hours ago, stopped chewing and his teeth started digging into his mouth, probably we think as he had some kind of tumour messing things up. Saying goodbye always sucks.
Yeah they do recognise people, however Pixie is a lot more interested in strangers than in my fiancé and I. She has the ''strangers are just friends you haven't met'' mentality, wich is adorable but also dangerous, especially since I wouldn't be surprised if she did that with a cat...
Oh my gosh so cute, this made me laugh lol 🥰🐀
I have a really social girl too. She makes everyone laugh, and I don't consider it a "dangerous" thing at all!
We had a kitten who really wanted to meet my rats, so we carefully introduced them one day - they loved each other!
>"fetching money from a purse..."
HMMMMMM
I need to get a rat and teach them some stuff then xD
Let them loose at Target!
@Joel Roy like being rich and living a good live.
I really can’t deal with them passing so soon. They’re so cute and amazing and I would just be unable to deal.
It's heartbreaking but they are amazing loving sweet adorable pets and they smell so good
I have had many.they were rescued. They were bred for food the ones I had
There lifespan is even faster then the fancy rats. I loved them with all my heart.they were happy they ate the best food and bam they were gone within a year and a half.it killed me.i still cry
But thats something you would have to deal with, with just about any pet, along with humans you have a good and close relationship to. Shouldn't keep anyone from living their life's and actually forming bonds with something/someone. It would be a lonely life if you never had to mourn anyone's death, unless you simply dont mourn over that stuff
It's rough, especially if you keep a lot of them. I lost three in a month once, nearly broke me but I did have 16 of them at the time, spread over 4 cages.
Still worth it, every minute of it.
So a rat is the athletics and cleanliness of a cat with the socialibility and playfulness of a dog.
I've had rats. They are the best, most adorable, intelligent and incredibly attached and loving small pets I ever had. ❤️
Clean as a cat, loving like a dog.
i have a rat in my closet and he wont leave i named him captain
Captain of the closet
Pls tell Captain I love him
@@TakiMomoify i gave him soem seeds amd he pooped
@@dani-nc6px hahaha. this reminded me of the wild rats that infested our old factory at one point... long story short, we had coloured bran (red, blue, green, yellow. used for traditional African remedies), being edible, the rats ate the coloured bran. We found multi-coloured poo all over the place! xD
You are on the wrong site This is for DOMESTIC RATS and you are speaking of wild ones. Not right to be on here comparing the 2. People get confused. BYE!!!
What an absolutely wonderful video. It just warmed my heart and reminded me of Abby (hooded dumbo rat) that I have lost in September to illness. Rats are one of the most loving and smart animals I have ever encountered ❤
This video completely changed the way I see rats. Thank you!
I had a single male rat as my first pet at 10 years old. I'm 22 now, almost 23, but the hurt of his loss hits me super hard still. He lived a full 3 years and I'm crying because I was too young to do research like I am now, but he was SO happy ALL the time... I didn't even know just how much until just now 😭😭😭
I did pay the consequence of having a lone rat, though. When he was sexually mature I hadn't spent much time with him for a few days, and then I grabbed him out of his cage unexpectedly for him I guess. He bit my hand very badly and I still have the scars of his teeth (I actually love them now because they remind me of him 😅 hope that isn't too weird!) I bled A LOT that day 😅 I almost got a rabies shot at the doctors until I told them he was my pet, not 'just a rat'.
We were bonded so closely, he would rub himself against his cage and lick my arm through the bars until I opened the door, then he'd prance and leap all the way up my arm and lounge on my shoulder for the rest of the evening - i had a huge portion of my lower head hair knotted and pushed into a rat's nest but I loved it 😂😂 I'd be made fun of for it sometimes but I was just proud of it ❤
Cute
Awww!
Super informative. My dog passed earlier this year, and I’ve been wanting another companion that’s less dependent (don’t have to take outside all the time, don’t have to groom, etc.). This definitely helps with my research. Thank you so much!!
My one rat Stewart ended up living for 6 years.
Brittany Curtis holy shit
Incredible!
Woowzers
Methuselah rat!
I'm watching you from above. :)
Such an amazing narration with a logical way of analyzing , thank you. I have really enjoyed the video.
I like how their area is simply made of cardboard, you make it look easy and affordable to care for rats !
CONS: You fall in love with their sweetness and then all too soon they're gone!😭😫😭❤
I think its AMAZING that u added in the vet costs. I've spent a good amount of money on vet costs. People tend to forget that part. Mainly because people think they should just kill them. Which is NOT THE CASE!! so thank you. 🥰
What a great and informative video. I had already begun to change my outlook on rats, once I learned about their jumping skills and this vid made me realize how much more awesome they are. Thanks.
Another con is that if you buy rats from a store they're more likely to have something wrong with them. It's better to buy them from a breeder.
All rats can have health issues. That’s why I talk about that instead of specifics. Out of all my girls (all pet store/birthed from store rats), the majority are super healthy. And I’ve talked to many with breeder rats who passed early. So if you go the breeder route, you want specific details on many generations to try and ensure healthier rats. Many people who get breeder rats go to breeders who either care only about color, or who only have details on 3 or so generations, which means that you really have no idea how their genetics play into their health. A good breeder (ethical breeder) should place health and temperament above all else, and should withhold unhealthy yet “pretty” rats from their breeding program.
In general, rats are pretty prone to illness regardless. So caring for them properly is key :)
Any rats I’ve had from the pet store were skittish and looney. The ones I got from a breeder were calm and cuddly
I am having trouble finding breeders near me. Could I adopt from a shelter? Would that be okay? I have adopted from shelters before and almost 80% of the time they are sweet and healthy.
Oh and your profile pick is the absolute greatest in the world.
Ive bought all 8 of my rats from a pet store all but 1 of them have something wrong with them. 1 passed away from fluid in her body cavity vet couldnt tell me much. 2 of them have alopecia one of those also has a head tilt vet said was life long. One needs her teeth trimmed regularly because theyre crooked. One is getting older hand now has a tumor. One is going blind dispite being the youngest. And the last one is missing part of his tail I assume it was chewed off by another rat at the store.
I appreciate this video as it helps separate fact from fiction in regards to owning hygienic rats as pets. Many people have a misinformed view about rats.
I thought they got Leptospirosis in their urine?
Con: they die.
(Edit: if the shorter life span paired with astounding affection & intelligence seems like a pro at first compared to the longer financial and situational commitment of dogs/cats/turtles/parrots/rabbits/ETC, trust me it isn't, never have I wished a creature be with me for another two or five decades like a rat.)
I love rats. I saw a video yesterday of a man saving a wild one from a flooded drain, and it warmed my heart to see that tiny little being scamper off safely.
I miss my little ratty rat boys, they were super sweet, especially the younger of the 2. He was like a friendly little puppy. The older of the 2 was nice too but a bit more calm and reserved. They each lived over 5 yrs
Pro: Cute heckin' chonkers
Con: Black death
Wrong rats. Black rats (the species, not color), carried plague. Fancy rats are a different species :)
@@angehdabneh9686 also they don’t even carry it anymore, maybe a variation, however it has a 0% mortality rate
@@Angiesunshine13 Yeah. Bubonic plague is treatable with simple antibiotics and only really dangerous in undeveloped countries.
Cons: The heccin chonkers die 😭
@@egorsdeimos3523 everything dies Egors
My sister had 2 rats about 12 or 13 years ago. They were honestly wholeheartedly great pets.
Had a rat before and going to pick up 2 new once maybe tomorrow or this weekend. Some people had them bought for their kids but they ain't paying no attention to it. So they do them away with large cage and all included hehe, could not resist. They are such wonderful pets, it brings lots of joy inside your home! I seriously can not wait hehe, 2 am here and still not able to sleep just watching rat videos lmao XD
But great video Shadow!
Very well explained and LOVE to see all the tricks your rats can do. :D