Pros and Cons of Fancy Rats as Pets - Audio version
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- Опубліковано 27 тра 2024
- This is a video discussing the Pros and Cons of having fancy rats as pets. This video is an updated version of my old Pro's and Con's video, which was totally read-based.
People have asked for an audio version, so, well, I tried!
Note: The aquarium and hamster cage seen in this video are only used during play time, the rats regular cage is much larger (depicted near the end of the video).
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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
"They can even learn to steal money"
"Yes I will take 50 rats please"
1 Rat steals 100 Dollars in a day.
50 Rats steal 5,000 Dollars in a day.
1 Rat needs health support of 1000 Dollar
50 Rats need health support of 50,000 Dollars
Thats basic maths, dude.
*I'LL TAKE YOUR ENTIRE STOCK!*
@@susiolu it is said that health support is needed at least once a year in the event that the rat gets sick, 5000 dollars a day is 1,825,000 dollars in a year. Its still a win win
@@ayemjake if you really care about the rats as pets, you will give them more treatment than needed hence the costs can easily overflare.
@@susiolu regardless, 5,000$ a day is still 5,000$ a day, theres no way a rats health care could cost a 1.8m dollars LOL. Even if the vet says the bill costs 250k dollars you're still left with approx 1.6m dollars.
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!
Idem
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 :)
niestety:(
That's amazing! I wish mine had made it for five years 😭
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!😭
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?
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
"Males tend to become lazier as they age"
We got called out boys
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
Ratatouille.jpeg
@@Elitus_knightus you meant ass hair?
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 🤦♂️
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!"
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.
😍
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
“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
I love how your rats are named after sonic characters! Sonic, Cream, Shadow!!
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 :)
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
Tikus Berdasi Intensifies
Me too, "cum n piss".
Why is your name that
*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
The Australian Army has a jungle training area near a small town town called Tully in the northern part of the state of Queensland. The rats there all knew how to open backpacks and find our combat ration packs. Even hoisting your gear up a tree didn't work. We would have to sleep on our gear or keep our rations in their metal shipping boxes. They were fun to watch at night through night vision gear. They would run around, wrestle play and even...you know...hump as well. LOL
this is so cool! thanks for sharing :3
4:23 holy moly
"They're pretty low maintenance."
*cuts to huge cage and entire room devoted to a rat playground*
Basically what people do to cats XD
@@rjtp2552 well, my entire house is the cat's playground.
RJ TP my Guinea pigs had an entire basement dedicated to them 😂😂😂
@No One I'm thinking of getting 3 female rats and this video and this comment are making me rethink. I don't know if I can handle that kind of loss again.
@No One i don't know you obviously. but after reading that i think its important to say that relationships between pets and humans are very different from human to human. almost non comparable. because a pet usually will love you unconditionally other than a fellow human with his own believes and ideologies. but i would also say that a relationship with a pet can never be as intimate as with another human. and it just takes a lot of time to find a human that you can talk to like you can talk to your pets. not in the sense of talking down, but trusting them just as much as you would your dog as example because your dog wont snitch on you or tell your secrets to other people. I'd just say you haven't found the right person yet. because i know what you mean. i grew up with a dog and he grew up with me in a sense. always there for me, never tired of listening to me or provide cuddles. and i also had him dying in my arms. or more like with his paw in my hands. i know your pain and i know what you mean. but since then i did find another person i feel like i can trust just as much, and only time will tell if i am right
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
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!
Bless you for your strength and giving those rats the life they deserve but so rarely receive.
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 UA-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.
Pro: you can train your rats to steal money from peoples purses for you.
Explain...
@@charlieblack4579
4:18
@@bobshanery5152 that's mr. Krabs when he sees someone's bag left behind
They'll never know whats coming!
Lol
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.
"So what do you do for a living?"
"I train rats to steal the money out of my neighbor's wallets."
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?
@@prettypinkcouture you look it
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.
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 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
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 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』
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.
oh look at those faces..so sweet and gentle..trusting and loving..
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
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.
I'm 46, and just can't go through the pain again of losing them so soon...but will never regret knowing each and every one of them...it's difficult for anyone who has never experienced bonding with these amazing animals how they pack HUGE personalities and love into a tiny body and a tiny lifespan....I like dogs, love cats, but rats...they're in a league of their own...
I can’t wait me and my gf are gonna get rats after she said she wanted one a couple weeks ago (don’t worry I’ve been doing a bunch of research and know you need two) I found this great cage that usually cost around $200 for $50🙂
Aww very cute. Did you get the rats?
@@Moonie95 yes we did:):):) they’re right next to me:) we got 3 of them because there was only 3 of them left so we couldn’t just leave that last one by himself:) there’s Roosevelt, Monroe, and Rosco:) I named rosco ofc:) he’s the most energetic one and always messes with things and my gf says he acts like that bc he doesn’t have a sophisticated name like the other two:) they also hop around whenever they’re excited:)
@@trentonrichey8286 Very nice to hear!
@@trentonrichey8286 how are they?
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
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.
😱😨😫
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.
3:10
the rat thats helping clean the other is just like i got you girl
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 UA-cam very informative and sweet 😊
What he said
@@michaelwalker2079 I think so too
@@ShadowTheRatGreat job!
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 bathed my rat 2x a month. I bought edible houses, snacks, bones to prevent from chewing on my stuff. I scrubbed plastic container weekly. And my regular vet cared for him. No problems 😊
Here's some important information about the lung disease in rats that was mentioned in the video. It is called mycoplasma and is endemic in the rat population. It is not always expressed, but it is horrible when it is. It starts with heavy breathing, then shortness in breath. This is then accompanied by a clicking noise when drawing a breath. The hair starts standing and in general, the coat doesn't look great. As the end comes near, the poor rat loses appetite, gets very thin, and then his/her whiskers stop their constant movement. Then death comes due to suffocation. DON'T LET THE POOR BABY GET TO THAT STAGE!!!! Put the rat to sleep before that.
But there is a solution! After I had an autopsy done on my rat, I was told that it was called mycoplasma and that Tylosin (a type of antibiotic) would take care of it. Since then, I have not had even one rat die of mycoplasma! The Tylosin stops the disease almost immediately and definitely completely. It comes in tiny granules and I put just a few of the granules in the rat's water bottle for a month. And voila!!!!
An important point: Since mycoplasma is found in the general population of rats, whenever I get a new rat, I automatically put the Tylosin in the water for all of my rats (I usually have 3 at any given time) for the first month. Just in case......and this approach has really proven itself.
Nothing hurts more than watching your baby not able to draw a breath and then die in such a horrible way.
Good luck, everyone, with your cute little babies!
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
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.
That clip of the rat taking money out of the purse is just fantastic haha
The last minutes made me cry.
Some of my gerbils died way to young, and I can't get over the look they have while sick, this is so heart breaking.
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
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!
My sweet boys died while a friend was watching them from a respiratory issue. Both in under 24 hours and before he could get them to the vet (after hours when he found them having issues after seeming on the day before). I might have caught it earlier if I was home, but they were getting lots of kale (their favorite) and digging tunnels in their bioactive dog box, so they were very happy right before. Highly recommend a bioactive set up. Cuts down on the odor to almost nothing, and reduces bedding costs.
Wow I didnt realise they could learn so many tricks! I knew they could learn some, but its so impressive how complex the things youve taught them are. Theyre adorable
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.
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 miss my ratties..... Elie and Annie were so sweet and playful
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. :)
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??
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
My rats usually lived 3 years or more. My longest lived rat lived for 5 years. His name was Ben. He was the first ratty I ever owned.
I had a male blue fancy rat named Lupin the 3rd who lived for just over 5 years. He became such a rickety little old man with a beard and everything! He went everywhere with me since the day I took him home after he was weaned.
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
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.
Awwwhh just LOVE rats! Thanks for this video!
Such an amazing narration with a logical way of analyzing , thank you. I have really enjoyed the video.
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?
“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
What an excellent presentation. Clear, concise and informative. Thank you for your time and effort in putting this together.
Lovely lil guys theyre so good
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!
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
Right as the video of Shadow walking on the carboard came up, one of my girls fell (half asleep) from her hammock and scared the ever-loving shit out of me. It's nearly 2am.
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.
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
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.
I had a rat that lived about 4-5 years. We named him speedy. He was a handsome male that loved to run around. Not much of a cuddle bum tho. Surprisingly he didn't die of old age. But instead we put him down due to growing multiple tumors. So we put him down. :( he was the first rat we bought, and he outlived every other rat we bought during his lifetime.
Such amazing pets. Glad your videos exist to show others how amazing they are!
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.
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 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!!!!
Thank you for this video. I'm super scared of rats (as well as most of rodents), however this video helped me to look at them with respect and a hint of sympathy and to frame my fobia as my problem rather than rats' problem 🙂 Who knows, maybe one day I will be able to come closer to them...
I've had mice, guinea pigs, and rabbits, but never rats. Always wanted to, though. I knew that they were smart, but wow! I subscribed, so I'm hoping you have vids on how to train 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
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
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!
This video completely changed the way I see rats. Thank you!
It was really easy to understand every thing you said without any background music. It's appreciated
"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?
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.
I appreciate your respect for the lives and well-being of these little ones
Very well made and informative video!
I love their tiny hands, they are so adorable and expressive
"king size love in a pint sized package." I literally cried. Thats so sweet.
Awww I want rats :( So freaking adorable and beautiful creatures
Was thinking of getting a 2 rats from a breeder as pets for my depression with this video I have a little bit more knowledge of how to take care of them so thank you 😊
"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
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)
So a rat is the athletics and cleanliness of a cat with the socialibility and playfulness of a dog.
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