@tyme 

They aren't for everyone but get a bad wrap. Victims on their own success in some ways.

Wild rats are very successful in urban environments as their diet is very broad, like humans.

Pet rats have all the survival instinct bred out of them. Fuzzy little potatoes.

Rats are highly social and empathetic animals with excellent hygiene and inquisitive natures. Most of their vocalisations are too high pitched for humans to hear, so they're also very quiet pets.

I could go on and on but yeah, rats are pretty great and so are most animals really.