These guys are my first rats, and I recommend getting rats wholeheartedly. They are so sweet. They don't smell, they're very social and affectionate (Chomsky, the champagne feller, grooms me incessently).
They take a little more time than hamsters and mice, because they get depressed if you don't take them out to play every day, but it's really fun, so it's not like it's a chore.
They take a little more time than hamsters and mice, because they get depressed if you don't take them out to play every day, but it's really fun, so it's not like it's a chore.