Why do people take rats as pets?

We had a domesticated rat. His name was Jammer. He would chase the cat.

reminds me of that movie, Ben.

they are wonderful pets. very clean, friendly and intelligent. they only live around 2 years unfortunately.

I have had mice as pets... never thought about rats though

My neighbor's children had some special breed of rats as pets because the rats were hypoallergenic and the kids were allergic to all regular pets.

Dorothy, plus she'll live longer

some people think rats are nice pets, but I don't think so. I have a cat and she loves me and massages me so she is my therapy cat and she is a good friend. Her name is Buddy.

amazing pets I used to keep several at a time...intelligent and inquisitive..love them...💜🐀

i dont like rats

Against the longest option is the right one

I used to own a pet store! I had domesticated rats that I sometimes sold as pets! At the time, rats as pets was a relatively new concept so I would have to sell the buyer on the concept before being able to sell them a rat as a pet! I always got positive feedback from the buyers!

toe jam, it was a sequel to "Willard".

I was bit by a friend's hamster years ago. I never had such a sharp cut to the finger that bled profusely. Since then, I will not pick up anything in the rodent family.

Andrew, same..and hamsters, too. Never a rat!