Rats are absolutely adorable and I’ll hear no words against them. Their little grabby hands are perfect: perfectly for holding your finger, perfectly for holding goldfish crackers, perfect for holding their sweet little tails.
Once upon a time I had two rats (Halcyon and Drusilla). They were such chill critters. My mom was a grade school teacher at the time and she had them in her class during the school year but during summers THEY WERE MINE.
They knew their names, would hang out on my shoulder, and were perfect little study buddies for high school me. They had the run of my room but not of the rest of the house as I didn’t trust my dogs. Sometimes, I’d shut the dogs outside and let the rats play in the living room.
