I love rats. I really do. Ask me anything pet-rat related.

  • poVoq@slrpnk.net
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    1 year ago

    Yeah, cool pets. Just a pity that the typical ones are bred to get cancer and thus usually don’t live that long.

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      1 year ago

      I wish a breeder would focus on domesticating and shrinking gambian pouched rats.

      They don’t seem far off.

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      1 year ago

      True. The way I see it, though, is it’s their entire life for them. It doesn’t really matter. And one rat dying is an opportunity to provide a better life for another one. It’s morally correct and utilitarian, I think!