Rats are fantastic family members.

Very cool!! Thanks for the repost. I LOVE my rattie girls. :D

I love my rattie she is so well behaved and cute.

You only have one?

yes, when I first got her I didn't know anything about them *obviously now I know you are supposed to have at least 2 or more* and also they gave me a hamster cage. She is now in a critter nation, though I can't get her a friend or anything, for multiple reasons. One, I've had her for 2 years, she's used to being alone. Two, I have other animals *most rescues* and I live in a small trailer. I simply can't have anymore. I can't even take anymore rescues, which saddens me as well. And by rescues I mean I find them wandering, not going and picking them up form the pound myself. I used to take any animal that showed up at my doorstep, but now I have a baby as well, and I simply can't. The best I can do is foster them for a few days or week until I find a decent shelter that will take them that won't kill them.

I do the best I can for her now, other then getting her a friend. She has a good cage, ensure, bananas, and is held a lot. Also even if I had wanted to get her a friend, I don't want to get one from the pet store *because obviously they are stupid after what they told me* and most of the rat rescues are up north, not where I am.

So yes, I only have one.