Rats get a bad reputation for being dirty vermin that intrude your home and carry disease. This may be partly true, and they did kind of bring the plague across the sea on ships…. But, like a lot of animals, they have a domestic counterpart. Not all rats are created equal!
The big, scary rats that you see in alleyways will be mean, but that's because they're fighting for their life on the streets of the big city. Domestic rats are usually smaller and have a much more easygoing temperament. Some domestic rats like to keep their humans company by riding around on their shoulders or in their pocket. People who keep rats as pets love their fur babies just as much as dog owners love their pups, and are just as obsessed as cat ladies and gentlemen are with their felines.
A lot of people don't recognize how intelligent rats are. They're so smart, they're totally capable of learning how to do tricks, just like dogs! This also means that they're capable of feeling emotions and getting attached to other animals or people. They need snuggles just like any other animal!
When this baby rat walks up to a sleeping kitty cat, something adorably surprising happens. Cats and rats are supposed to be enemies, right? That's what years of watching Tom and Jerry has taught us.
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