Rats Reviews

I have only recently this year become a rat owner but they have made a big impact on me and I would always have them as pets as they are very intelligent, fun, social rodents. I've had gerbils and hamsters in the past but rats are on a different level. When walking into the room where their cage is they often come out to greet me and love nothing ...  Read the complete review

I had a pet rat once. His name was Norman Humphrey Bogart Bruff. There's no excusing it, I was eccentric as a boy. Norman cost just £4 but brought me a lot of joy. There are a few things I would like to point out about rats: 1) They smell- and I mean SMELL. They're big, and mice are sweet compared to them. Give them a big ...  Read the complete review

Rattus is the latten name for rats. I work for a pest control company in Belfast. Rats are deemed as a pest they are quite destructive. The reason for this is there teeth keep growing so they need to naw at stuff to keep there teeth long this causes them to be destructiful. Theyare very clever rodents. They are not really good with there sight but ...  Read the complete review

i love rats! out of all the pets we have owned i loved these the most ( and we've had cats, dogs, guinea pigs, gerbils, hamsters, rabbits, turtles, mice and ducks.) they are easily the most intelligent small animal you can buy. i brought two males from a pets at home store (i think, this was over a year ago now!) they were around 8 pound each i ...  Read the complete review

Rats are popular pets because they are quite intelligent rodents that are cheap to buy, cheap to look after and come in lots of different colour and pattern mutations. Although many still hate rats because of ignorance and fear passed on from previous generations. Pet rats are now sewer rats, they have been raised in clean conditions and should ...  Read the complete review

Rats, what can I say, if you can see past their tail, which seems to freak lots of people out, they are a superb pet- Can be very Loving, Very intelligent, Nosey, Greedy, Very sociable, but, they do tend to have a good wash after being handled, its as if they want to wash the human scent off themselves. Its amusing to ...  Read the complete review

My first real pet of my own was a rat when i was 13ish. My sister had wanted one for ages but my aunt bought me one instead. My sister wasnt at all impressed but she got over it. Poor little Basil only lasted a couple of weeks, the pet shop had let him go too early but they were great and gave me another for free. Louis's parents were show rats, ...  Read the complete review

== Why Are Rats Good Pets? == Rats make good pets for a number of reasons. The main one I think is that they are extremely loving. They love to come out and explore, they also love cuddles and kisses. They are just as loyal as a dog or a cat. They are extremely intelligent and can be taught tricks if you want to teach them (I don't). ...  Read the complete review

You didn't nail the skirting board in tight enough; that loose floor board will now be the bane of your life - best to flour the vicinity and follow the footprints because you're infested; and now you've probably got the plague, just to top it off. We are talking about rats right? Yeah thought so. If you come to my house though, the ...  Read the complete review

When my partner said he wanted a rat as a pet freaked ot an refused to go with him to buy them. However when he returned home i wonder what i had been so worried about as while he set up their new home i connected with our new pets Flash and Snitch. I must admit that these animals are the smartest pets i have ever had my partner has even taught ...  Read the complete review

Rats make fantastic pets. I dont understand people who don't like them, or even are scared of them. Especially people who have no problems with a hamster or gerbil. So let's dispel a few myths. Rats are dirty and disease ridden. Sure wild rats have been know to carry diseases, (plague, anyone?), they're wild animals so they're bound to ...  Read the complete review

Mention rats as pets and most people recoil, rats to them mean one thing - the plague, fortunately the pet rat is a completely different species to that wild rat so put that thought out of your head. Rats are amazing pets, they are clean,intelligent and very rarely bite, unlike hamsters who are quite vicious little blighters. If you ...  Read the complete review

Over the last 6 years i have had the pleasure of sharing my life with 7 rats, 4 bucks and 3 does, none of which i have anymore unfortunately but i feel this adorable pet needs as much positivity as possible. When i was 12 i asked my Dad for 2 pet rats for my birthday, he wasn't too happy with this idea and made me settle for a Hamster ...  Read the complete review

After adopting 3 rats one female (known as (does) and 2 Males (known as bucks) from a friend who could no longer care for them. I am now the proud owner of the cute critters. The misconception that people have about rats could not be further from the truth. They are very clean animals and infact spend one third of their life cleaning ...  Read the complete review

I want to change everyones stereotypical view of the lovely rat! Firstly I'll introduce my two, 2 boys an albino and a dappled grey, they're brother Chip and Dale. Gorgeous! The reactions when I, a girl say I have 2 pet rats range from "erghh the filthy animals?" to "don't they bite?". Nobody ...  Read the complete review

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ RATS!! ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Rats can make great pets yet many people unfortunately seem to dislike them still. They are surprisingly affectionate and friendly, very active and entertaining to watch. You need to take great care when buying a rat as the temperaments can really vary. I will start by telling you my ...  Read the complete review

Rats are specially bred for pets producing a nice variety of colours compared to the original black and brown rats that used to carry the plague and surprisingly people still think that rats are dirty when infact they are actually very clean. For keeping a pet rat i would recomend an indoor rabbit cage with a plastic bottom and bars on ...  Read the complete review

People tend to be either horrified or delighted by domesticated pet rats. To those who hate them they are smelly, vicious, disease ridden animals with horrid looking tails. To those who love them, intelligent, sweet and amusing little characters that make wonderful pets. Surprise surprise, I'll be arguing for the latter ...  Read the complete review

Rats are probably one of the most misunderstood pets around. They have the misfortune of their wild cousins being associated with sewers, spreading diseases and being generally filthy animals. For domesticated fancy rats that couldn't be further from the truth. They are extremely loving and affectionate animals and very, very intelligent and ...  Read the complete review

Uuuurrrggghhhhh!! Is usually someone’s first reaction to the word RAT? They're thought of as slimy, crawling, disease infested creatures that only like to cause trouble... all I can say is that this couldn't possibly be further from the truth. They are super intelligent, loving, affectionate creatures that only want to please. My family has had ...  Read the complete review