5 Fascinating Facts About Rats

[@Parpyduck]

I'm pleasantly surprised to see comments largely in support of rats as pets.

[@Marko-dn9lf]

Fact #6: Rats are fucking adorable

[@keonder4884]

Wrong the weeny mice are the rats are like wut mice and mouse I think is better

[@broadwaygirl84]

And so loving. I've known a rat to come close to literally dying of grief when a cagemate died.

[@Trisbreya]

broadwaygirl84 I had two female rats, first rats my husband and I got.Both my girls were sick, but the one was a lot more healthy. We thought the one would make it, but the other died and the healthier one died a day and a half later. She could not live without her best friend.

[@m.k.boswell3719]

Maybe you should have taken your rats to the vet instead of hoping that "one would make it" that just makes me sick. I guess some people just don't care as much as others.

[@kathyodom5372]

I knew a girl in Junior High who, with her older brother, would rescue wild rats, clean them and rehabilitate them to be pets.

[@critterlex3872]

Kathy Odom Awwwwww! That is so cute!

[@drawingdingus6863]

Aren't wild rats a different species or kind of rat than fancy rats?

[@kateajurors8640]

Kathy Odom that is so cool

[@kateajurors8640]

QT munchkin no not generally because our fancy rats are Norway rats the rats that preferred living near us other species live in trees and make extremely deep and complex constantly changing tunnels the way they live is so different that they don't live in the same areas

[@Markzuckisacuck]

Uhhhhh that’s so dangerous if you’re not taking them to a vet as soon as you catch them, wild rats can carry diseases but if taken to a vet I would assume they could care for them and it would be safe

[@wyv3rn1]

"You are probably familiar with rats because they live pretty much everywhere" More like because I have a couple as pets~ They're really like little dogs in personality and very friendly little guys

[@anthropomorphiclucas3038]

They are stupid and filthy creatures that should all be thrown into a fucking inferno. The earth belongs to humans, not long tailed little bastards like rats. Ha! Gotch'a , didn't I? I know how beautiful and intelligent rats are. I should know because they are always so affectionate towards their partners and they hate loneliness. They are an intelligent species and their IQ ranks the same as primates and dolphins. I want rats, I really do, and my 13th birthday is coming up, so perhaps I can know the love of an affectionate and furry little friend along with my Syrian hamster.

[@anthropomorphiclucas3038]

Do you know Siamese rats? They have beautiful markings and they are just so hug-able.

[@wyv3rn1]

Fabulucas 30 Oh yeah, they're great little pets, like you said, they're super affectionate and it always surprises people that they never do nor ever have bit. Hah, just don't house the two together! Or else the both will be in for a pretty unfriendly fight! Know them? I've a siamese rat. He loves to lick and cuddle haha! My other guy is much more active and loves to explore, they opposites but int he best way!

[@anthropomorphiclucas3038]

wyv3rn1 Poem: Rats, Rats, opposites that attract. All I got so far, lol!

[@wyv3rn1]

Fabulucas 30 It's beautiful

[@bratz386]

i thought this was going to be a friendly pet rat facts ;(

[@lillyramsey7221]

I know, rats are actually amazing animals and this video does not support that very much, sadly.

[@bratz386]

Lit3rallyLilly ya i have two baby rats,there very lovely and loving,and so playful,i dont get why people dont understand them.

[@nutrifit5]

+Green Leaf x Yeah, me too. This video sucks. Just perpetuates fear of rats

[@stinkyrattie4478]

same but still very interesting facts to learn :o rats are such intelligent loving creatures

[@blackberrytherat1826]

yeah :(

[@megagene]

Rats get a bad rap, but they really are adorable.

[@xCr00k3Dx]

I agree. They're extremely intelligent, loving, and make great pets. :D

[@haleyharmon5473]

so true I had a pet rat once but he died his name was ratigen from the Disney movie the great mouse detective

[@jjdrfc1185]

megagene they have disease

[@wolvesofthesea6354]

JOSHEEOP domestic pet rats are fine

[@Rattus-Norvegicus]

@@jjdrfc1185 so do people

[@Trisbreya]

I've seen rat nightmares first hand. One of my girls would occasionally wake up all freaked out and jumpy, she settled down if I talked to her and scratched her behind the ears. Rats also mourn and feel empathy, just like us.

[@turtletail313]

So cute! My gosh why do so many people hate rats?!

[@joshuarosen6242]

+Turtle Tail It's largely folklore, just as with wolves. Rats are extremely intelligent (for example they are capable of metacognition, which is very rare even amongst large animals) and can be very friendly. The only real drawback to them as pets is that they don't live long. If you've ever kept other rodents (e.g. gerbils, guinea pigs etc.) rats are much more like small dogs than they are like other rodents.

[@castorpolux9050]

+Turtle Tail Something called hantavirus

[@detectfevi]

+Jabalí Comandante Las ratas rara vez transmiten el Hanta. Son de más cuidado los roedores campestres. Una enfermedad más considerable transmitida por ratas es la leptospirosis.

[@detectfevi]

+Turtle Tail I really don't know, they always have teach us that we must hate rats, mice and other cute things. Glad I learned to thought by myself and realize that all those animals they told me to hate are fascinating!

[@insectilluminatigetshrekt5574]

detectfevi I like roaches and spiders and centipedes

[@autofox1744]

Rats are some of the friendliest animals I've ever encountered. They're playful, affectionate, and they LOVE riding around in pockets or on shoulders. If anyone is considering getting a pet rat, here's a tip; male rats actually tend to be more docile. Also, make sure you get at LEAST two, as they're very social and need company!

[@ragimundvonwallat8961]

yep,males are totally superior pet

[@jessistormy151]

My cousins rat likes to lick me

[@aizawas_left_nut7908]

One of my girls favorite spots is to curl up in my hood and chirp till i give her a cheerio. Then she happily munches said cheerio in my ear. Its rat asmr

[@mellomoose_]

5 years late so people who got rats already know this but if ya dont, boy rats also piss everywhere lol. but dont let that stop u from getting some theyre still amazing beautiful little souls.

[@AartiSingh-yl1sz]

I hate rats. Rats are disgusting

[@georgiagreene1638]

I love rats!!!! My rat watched this with me. :D

[@alexanderfigora7987]

Like I said, Therapist.

[@JesperoTV]

Alexander Figora I only gave you a thumbs up because your comment was funny, but I don't really agree with the statement.

[@alexanderfigora7987]

I was joking Haha.

[@liesbethderoy]

Same here :D

[@georgiagreene1638]

Alexander Figora no

[@tegan8523]

I find all rats cute even wild ones.

[@Dorunek]

Me too,

[@mariabrett6712]

I raised 7 wild rats best pets ever they lived for six years and six months i live in England

[@its1899]

+Maria Brett thats illegal u know? those can spread disease. and also. those rats hate u

[@joshuarosen6242]

+Maria Brett That cannot possibly be true. Wild rats don't normally live much more than a year. Pet rats can live up to three if they are really really long-lived. A 6.6 year old rat would be double the longest lived rat ever.

[@joshuarosen6242]

+Oskari Eronen It isn't illegal. Licences are required to keep some wild animals but rats aren't one of them. If you're interested, the full list is here www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2007/2465/schedule/made.

[@georgiagreene1638]

I knew all of these things. Am I too obsessed with rats? I love them.

[@alexanderfigora7987]

Go see a therapist,

[@jnsnj1]

I used to have a pet rat. It really was a great pet. They're small enough that you can have one in an apartment but social and want to play with you almost like a dog. Since they only live 3 to 5 years its not a long term commitment either. He used to curl up under the collar of my shirt and go to sleep. If you have one a good treat for them that I came up with is to boil almonds with the shell on in beef broth.

[@fcabody]

I killed them

[@NikkiBudders]

Come And Get It cuteeee i had pet mice, they were just like that too :) #RodentsRule

[@MGH375]

If I ever found a rat in my toilet I would pick it up (With gloves of course!) and keep it as a pet :3

[@singingbeauty2145]

It bothers me that some people think domesticated rats are evil and gross. Yes, diseases are more common in rats but seriously? The plague? C'mon people let's be real. Rats are awesome. My friend is getting 2 for X-mas and she couldn't be more excited. Also, just because their eyes are red doesnt mean that they are mean or evil. A rat with red eyes just means that the eyes have a lack of pigmintation.

[@littlebittyratifinity7317]

Disease is actually no more common in them than that in a kitten.You can't even catch their bugs.And they don't have fleas!^^

[@addylee3]

ugh so true. my mom wont let me get 2 because she thinks they're gross. i've literally tried everything to change her mind but she just has a mind set that all rodents are vermin. She barely said yes to a hamster -_- I

[@singingbeauty2145]

I'm glad all of you guys agree with me about the rats. They are so underestimated(I know that's not the right word to use). I just met my friend's rats and they are SO adorable. Cinnamon and Sugar(the rats) are the nicest rodents/rats ever. They have never bitten anyone and get along with all the other animals my friend has(guinea pigs, mice, cats, dogs, etc).

[@Trisbreya]

You're way more likely to get a disease from a human than you are from a domesticated rat.

[@rebekahlegionsundaygirljou5543]

Rats are beautiful. I love my rats. they're so intelligent & affectionate & each have such unique personalities with so much to offer. I worried it'd be hard to litter train them but ironically they'd picked the back left corner so when i placed the tray there, it's been their litter spot ever since. I didn't have to train them. They just preffer being clean. Such clean animals. It's humans who are the plague really

[@rebekahlegionsundaygirljou5543]

i find with mine, that I only have to put them in the back, left hand corners of 2 of the 4 floors of their cage. You were a serial killer who disappeared several hundred years ago albert fish so it's amazing you've survived all this time & mastered the internet

[@paleonews2124]

Ikr

[@vziferr]

ew

[@3dmaxuser]

I agree Rats are so cool :) , I have 3 and they are so much fun to spent time with

[@rebekahlegionsundaygirljou5543]

Dmax Cool! I have 4 :-) & yeah They're fantastic

[@1138thz]

Rats are very intelligent I have one that lives in a cage without a door in the front room. This rat receives voice commands If I say 'Go Home' it will stop what it is doing and return to its cage to get his reward. If I say 'Cheese Puff' it will climb to the top of a particular cabinet and sit up and demand its reward with a squeak. If I toss a little fluff ball on the floor in combination with with the word 'Fetch' he will bring the ball to me and get his reward. It responds to 'Come here' instantly. My big Tom Cat Mr Black is Very fond of Mr Gray the Rat and the converse is also true. They often snuggle up together to sleep or play chase games and engage in a great deal of mischief together.

[@cheyenneo8704]

my rats are old men so i can’t teach em tricks x3

[@abayomrunkojemusa9086]

Yes and rats also play fifa online, and go out for coffee with their mates.

[@incineradma]

I love ratties, my five facts are that they are cute, snuggly, affectionate, playful, and loving :) yours weren't as interesting

[@Peace0311]

My adorable baby rats watched this with me on my shoulder. :)

[@tristancollectspokemon7099]

I'm getting two male rats in a few weeks and I'm making the Cage today :)

[@Peace0311]

TristanCollectsPokemon! Congrats! Hope you have fun with them, :D

[@pixelstarlight]

The thought of a rat laughing when someone tickles it makes me so incredibly happy.

[@ZER0--]

If you watch the documentary about rats called "Ratatouille", you will understand how they are pretty nice creatures.

[@juniperbabe2783]

That's a movie too.

[@Nakeuru]

+AngelAJ thats the joke

[@RaytheonNublinski]

A fine ratumentary indeed.

[@reaganspencer2986]

Fact 6: rats make amazing pets!! (Not wild ones though) rats get a bad rap, but are actually friendlier than most hamsters. You can even teach them tricks!

[@ragimundvonwallat8961]

waaayyyy more tame than hamster...and you can take him out of the cage like a dog to watch movies and all.....its more a complete pet,hamster are more cage pet

[@MissPurpur]

Rats should be allowed to have their own island. They were not hurting anyone on that island!

[@naaratouzzaki2343]

So the wildlife on the island doesn't count as being valuable enough to preserve?

[@MissPurpur]

They are part of the wild life.

[@naaratouzzaki2343]

No, when you bring a non-native species into the area they have no natural predators and they are able to destroy the native wildlife and plants.

[@MissPurpur]

naarato uzzaki oh, i didn't know they were non native to the island. Maybe I didn't pay enough attention. Alright. But yeah, I don't believe rats should be considered vermin as much as they are.

[@naaratouzzaki2343]

MissPurpur I don't think so either. They are really amazing creatures. I'm getting two soon. :3

[@intjhazel8318]

When my mum wad young she was at the rspca working there when someone handed in a "lost pet rat" it was friendly and my mum looked after it for a few days in her home it was like a completely tame rat pet but it fell ill and they had it took to the vets there turns out it was a wild rat that had been poisoned and was in a constant state of slight shock ._.

[@aryastark3148]

Awwwe so sad.

[@bethanygrissom2732]

you fogot # 6! they are adorable

[@GlitchCrunch]

I had a rat pet named Yang (his face looked like the Yin/Yang symbol) and he was so sweet, my mother who hates rats fell in love with him. He died a few years ago but I still have his chew toy and miss him alot.

[@rositadelacruz2750]

"Humans make atomic bombs" When no rats make rat traps "Albert einstein"

[@donkeykickpunch1263]

I tickle my pet rats and they always sounded like they were giggling and i thought it was creepy in a cute way

[@critterlex3872]

Maighdean Gemini Awwww! Mine do that too!

[@JadeSpartan]

Mine aren't completely tame yet they allow me to do so too! especially Benjamin. They jump back then hop forward. And usually they start skipping around and play fighting with their brothers. It's funny. I've only had my four, three month old boys for a week or two and they're my first rats. Super happy with them.

[@Alfguin]

I've got 5 pet rats but i've had 11 pet rats in my life :D They make great pets but they are naughty for eating a gnawing EVERYTHING but i love them :3

[@101Topcat]

I love rats! :D I prefer pet ones though... at least they don't spread disease. XD

[@artsydragon220]

This jerk on KZbin named Mike Rodriguez said that a rat killed his friend. He absolutely hates rats and says that all rats should die. From what I've read from the comments on this video, dying from getting a disease from a rat is very rare. The rats don't mean to get a disease!! If we left the environment alone and not keep building stores and stuff every second rats wouldn't ha e a disease! Seriously a playground was built in a field next to my grandma's house where I used to play! Me and my cousins would catch grasshoppers and moths in that field! Now we almost never see and grasshoppers or moths around! We have no use for my cousin's bug catching net and there's dog poop (I'm not blaming my dog, everything poops) everywhere in my grandma's backyard! What I'm trying to do is give an example. We can't even play on the playground because its a school playground! What's the use for building something that we don't need? I know people might not have stores close to them, but seriously! You don't have to build like a million stores!!!!

[@derekrivero6352]

Vs gssm

[@AKayfabe]

rats rarely naturally have disease, the one most have is mycoplasmosis, and humans cannot catch that. also most rats are too small to carry rabies and rats have what is known as a "dry bite" anyway. no saliva or barely any is coming out or on the teeth. my pet rats never bite me ever. wilds might have more risks involved, but you should not keep wilds as pets anyway.

[@Meleeman1997]

Rat squeaks are so cute! Mine squeaks while he crawls on my shoulder.

[@Lycanite]

I felt that this video was bit negative about rats, which is a shame, while wild rats are vermin they are still smart creatures and domesticated breeds make great pets. Also wild rats are aggressive just very easily scared.

[@bananafone1414]

Lycanite while I don't think it was ment to sound negative but true the only one I didn't find negative was #5

[@certifiedcellist7495]

I used to have a very social rat and she'd let me touch her wherever and she'd always laugh and make the cutest little sounds!

[@meccajames7088]

The dreaming/communication this is true! I have two pet rats, and when they play I hear the squeaks, and they even argue! lol

[@amnesiatheangeldragon3333]

the squeaks must be them fighting. low frequency means you CANT hear it. so your rats are either fighting, like literally biting each other, or they are just squeaking because one is getting annoying.

[@ohhi5325]

this made me so sad, i have a pet rat and he is the most beautiful animal i have seen, he is so kind, he snuggles and he loves sitting on my shoulder. Herb (his name) laughs and he had a nightmare, he woke up and was squeaking from sadness, poor baby

[@PyroRoadScout]

Having pet rats can be very messy but is so rewarding, these little dudes will climb on me and eat or sleep on me and it's so goddamn adorable

[@Fate906]

I didn't need anyone to tell me that rats dream. Because I love watching my rats dream.

[@mexican_bacon4999]

Human: Eww a rat! AWWW Rat: Ewwww a human lmao its so ugly 😂

[@freyaredpanda3076]

i have rats, 4 of them. litter box trained and so adorable. best pet ever besides chinchillas

[@lamby9289]

I have 3 pet rats they all love to be tickled : )

[@jessicaryan5234]

i have a pet rat and i love her to bits, she is so smart and always falls asleep on me

[@CorekBleedingHollow]

Dang I wish we had teeth like rats. Not having to worry cavities.

[@gurdi]

we would have to be munching on things constantly

[@muffinbutton2873]

I read up online that rats can also communicate using high pitched noises not heard by a naked human ear. If you have a rat try gently rubbing your fingers around it, doing that makes noises they can hear.

[@ratlover523]

Never had a rat in my toilet bowl, but have you ever had a pet rat who wanted to groom your mouth, nose, ears and eyes? I have. She was a real sweetheart, but a little aggressive about the nose part.

[@kawaiiann6954]

The rat at the beginning pooped lmaoo! 😂

[@adamh4789]

That rat swimming was adorable

[@theadultsaretalking3939]

i have 17 rats, they are absolutely the best, and they are very smart!

[@startselectWTFdie]

It's pretty presumptuous of you to think I didn't know these facts, Animalist! :P

[@RR-ir6ss]

Rats are some of the smartest animals in the world. People hate them, but they're really cool once you get to know them a bit more. My perspective on them changed entirely when I acquired a pet rat.

[@eightinches6094]

@ 2:00.....if I ever see a rat in my toilet I'm flushing him back down.

[@chihuahuasrlife]

Well, I had a huge mean looking rat in my bath tub. We all caught it and it showed its teeth and they were yellow so we all just let him go in the bushes. The funny thing is that he came back to us looking funny and weird at the tree! That's was my Funny rat story. I don't have any other stories any less your talking about mice, I have several stories on them, in fact I even had 3 mice in my life, 4 a really. lol. Im only 10 if your wondering why I have/had so many mice in my life, also sorry for making it so long and I still have a mouse lol. Thanks for all your animals videos u make, and I enjoy watching lots of them! So thanks so much! :-)

[@izthemovie]

Rats are adorable. If they are domesticated rats. They have just the cutest eyes.

[@hi1dk]

I though this would be about fancy rats! make one about them!

[@neringamajauskiene6854]

I don't get how some women (most) see a mouse or a rat on the floor they climb up on a chair and scream:AHHHHHHHH MOUSE.Rat: EWWW AHHHHHH RAT¡!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!like whats with that??? They are both SUPERcute animals ♥♥♥ they are same as hamsters but bigger and wild and rats and mice have longer tails

[@snapapple6173]

Pretty sure no one does that.. .-.

[@critterlex3872]

Wolfie Rawr My grandma did! LOL!

[@AKayfabe]

women do not actually do this, that is nothing but a TV or movie done stereotype. im female and have had mice infested apts and i have rats as pets, and mice are the cutest little fur balls ever! I let them stay. if they walk up to me, I feed them, never afraid!

[@snapapple6173]

Alexandra Kinast xD

[@critterlex3872]

Wolfie Rawr Actually, my sister did, too, as a little girl! She screamed and jumped on a chair and made me use another chair as a stepping stone so she could walk across the floor!

[@SHAZZZZZA]

Lol the little poop by the rats foot at the beginning

[@kittenandpuppyqueen2102]

RATS ARE SO CUTE 😋😋😋😋😍😍😍😍😍😋😋😋😍😍😍😍😋😋😋😋😍😍😍😍😍😍😍

[@TheConntrollerMania]

Rats. We're rats. We're the rats. We pray at night. We stalk at night. We're the rats. I'm the giant rat that makes all of the rules. Let's see what kind of trouble we can get ourselves into.

[@keykereon]

I may not have had rats in my toilet, but i have them in my room, they are my lovely pet dumbo rats Pan and Watson. They both have male names but are female and so loveable

[@ambriadanielsband4132]

Dumbos are amazing and so docile!!!

[@maryleehouser7663]

These little guys are super smart. I live in an area that’s had a rodent population explosion. I’ve live trapped 14+ mice in the last week, but only 1 rat. I’ve had both as pets & they are cute, just NEVER put your rat & mouse in the same habitat. I’ve seen rats get aggressive & even kill/eat mice in the wild.

[@SDM-Zone]

I live in Scotland Edinburgh and there is this place called waterfront park. Its like a semi man made lake/river/pond and there are ducks, swans, moorhens and rats. These rats however have it good because the surrounding area is full of food and the people who give bread to the ducks, swans ect also give it to the rats. The rats are chubby, really healthy looking and don't frighten when humans are about. They are seriously quite cute with their big fluffy tummies. So they are more like campside rats minus the human wariness.

[@liesbethderoy]

I did have one in my toilet once, but only after she jumped form my sink into the toilet-bowl. My little girl does not like me washing her fur :)

[@pabrown69]

My rat accidentally ended up in the toilet bowl. He was not impressed. I just scooped him out and washed him off. Lol.

[@umomo1947]

I found a hamsger in my toilet bowl and now itts my pet

[@lolasvideodiaries]

Weird but awwww

[@feathermass6022]

hamsters can swim or be in water too long or they will die.

[@feathermass6022]

feather mass can't

[@Brendski]

XD free hamsters

[@EscoDingo]

Rats are great pets! I have two females. They're smart, trained, and affectionate. My housemate is allergic to cats and dogs so for now while I'm living here rats are the next best thing for intelligent furry companionship!

[@PrincessRosalinaStarbite]

i knew most of these facts but AWWWWWWWWWWWWW i love rats!!! :D

[@mardus_ee]

The scientist mentioned is Jaak Panksepp. He passed away on 18 April 2017, at the age of 73.

[@absyntherose24]

i have seven rats and i can sometimes hear them chirp but i mostly hear them fight as they are new to this cage

[@bethanygrissom2732]

the rat at 1:56 looks like my rat pepper.

[@ufolien4831]

RATS ARE EPIC AND CUTE

[@fh11235]

I love rats! They are so beautiful, smart and make wonderful compantions! (the domestic ones make good companions, dont mess with a wild one. )

[@luigimaster111]

When people defend rats, they often bring up the fact that they are intelligent, but I think that's a large part of why people fear them.

[@BefestigungspunktWTF]

one more fact, they are great pets.

[@rositadelacruz2750]

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[@indyreno2933]

A rodent is any placental mammal representing the order Rodentia, there are three extant suborders and thirty-eight extant families of rodents: Taxonomy: • Order: Rodentia (Rodents) •• Suborder: Caviomorpha (Cavy-Like Rodents) ••• Superfamily: Ctenodactyloidea (Gundis and Laotian Rockrat) •••• Family: Ctenodactylidae (Gundis) •••• Family: Diatomyidae (Laotian Rockrat) ••• Superfamily: Petromuroidea (Dassie Rat and Fossil Relatives) •••• Family: Petromuridae (Dassie Rat) ••• Superfamily: Phiomyoidea (Cane Rats and Fossil Relatives) •••• Family: Thryonomyidae (Cane Rats) ••• Superfamily: Bathyergoidea (Molerats and Fossil Relatives) •••• Family: Bathyergidae (Molerats) ••• Superfamily: Hystricoidea (Old World Porcupines and Fossil Relatives) •••• Family: Hystricidae (Old World Porcupines) ••• Superfamily: Octodontoidea (Degus, South American Rockrats, Viscacha Rats, and Spiny Rats) •••• Family: Octodontidae (Degus, South American Rockrats, and Viscacha Rats) •••• Family: Echimyidae (Spiny Rats) ••• Superfamily: Chinchilloidea (Chinchillas, Viscachas, and Chinchilla Rats) •••• Family: Abrocomidae (Chinchilla Rats) •••• Family: Chinchillidae (Chinchillas and Viscachas) ••• Superfamily: Erethizontoidea (New World Porcupines and Fossil Relatives) •••• Family: Erethizontidae (New World Porcupines) ••• Superfamily: Myocastoroidea (Nutria, Hutias, and Tuco-Tucos) •••• Family: Ctenomyidae (Tuco-Tucos) •••• Family: Capromyidae (Hutias) •••• Family: Myocastoridae (Nutria) ••• Superfamily: Cavioidea (Cavies, Agoutis, Acouchis, Pacas, and Pacarana) •••• Family: Dinomyidae (Pacarana) •••• Family: Cuniculidae (Pacas) •••• Family: Dasyproctidae (Agoutis and Acouchis) •••• Family: Caviidae (Cavies) •• Suborder: Sciuromorpha (Squirrel-Like Rodents) ••• Superfamily: Aplodontioidea (Mountain Beaver and Fossil Relatives) •••• Family: Aplodontiidae (Mountain Beaver) ••• Superfamily: Gliroidea (Dormice and Fossil Relatives) •••• Family: Gliridae (Dormice) ••• Superfamily: Pedetoidea (Springhares and Fossil Relatives) •••• Family: Pedetidae (Springhares) ••• Superfamily: Anomaluroidea (Anomalures) •••• Family: Zenkerellidae (Flightless Anomalure) •••• Family: Anomaluridae (Flying Anomalures) ••• Superfamily: Sciuroidea (Squirrels and Fossil Relatives) •••• Family: Sciuridae (Squirrels) ••• Superfamily: Geomyoidea (Gophers, Pocket Mice, Kangaroo Rats, and Kangaroo Mice) •••• Family: Geomyidae (Gophers) •••• Family: Heteromyidae (Pocket Mice, Kangaroo Rats, and Kangaroo Mice) ••• Superfamily: Castoroidea (Beavers and Fossil Relatives) •••• Family: Castoridae (Beavers) •• Suborder: Myomorpha (Mouse-Like Rodents) ••• Superfamily: Platacanthomyoidea (Oriental Dormice and Fossil Relatives) •••• Family: Platacanthomyidae (Oriental Dormice) ••• Superfamily: Dipodoidea (Jerboas and Spalacids) •••• Family: Spalacidae (Spalacids) •••• Family: Dipodidae (Jerboas) ••• Superfamily: Cricetoidea (Hamsters, Lemmings, Muskrats, Voles, New World Mice and Rats, Jumping Mice, Birch Mice, and Mouselike Hamsters) •••• Family: Calomyscidae (Mouselike Hamsters) •••• Family: Cricetidae (Hamsters, Lemmings, Muskrats, and Voles) •••• Family: Zapodidae (Jumping Mice and Birch Mice) •••• Family: Sigmodontidae (New World Mice and Rats) ••• Superfamily: Muroidea (Old World Mice and Rats, Gerbils, Jirds, Sand Rats, Link Rat, Spiny Mice, Brush-Furred Rats, Rudd’s Mouse, Pouched Rats, African Rock Mice, Climbing Mice, Fat Mice, Gerbil Mouse, Delany’s Mouse, Nikolaus’s Mouse, White-Tailed Rat, Karoo Mice, Togo Mouse, Vlei Rats, Groove-Toothed Rats, Whistling Rats, Maned Rat, and Malagasy Rodents) •••• Family: Muridae (Old World Mice and Rats) •••• Family: Gerbillidae (Gerbils, Jirds, Sand Rats, Link Rat, Spiny Mice, Brush-Furred Rats, and Rudd’s Mouse) •••• Family: Cricetomyidae (Pouched Rats, African Rock Mice, Climbing Mice, Fat Mice, Gerbil Mouse, Delany’s Mouse, Nikolaus’s Mouse, White-Tailed Rat, Karoo Mice, Togo Mouse, Vlei Rats, Groove-Toothed Rats, Whistling Rats, and Maned Rat) •••• Family: Nesomyidae (Malagasy Rodents)

[@hankitty17]

I have 2 rats and they are super sweet and cuddly thier also very fun animals and I recommend them 100% Also they like never bite .

[@lunapotatochip5581]

before i watched this video, i saw one of my rats and it looked as if it was laughing at me and i just thought "...nooo, rats can't laugh"... i guess she is not taking me seriously -.- :D

[@alyssajoann2022]

Yeah my mom went to the bathroom and the toilet seat was down and then she heard something in the toilet woke me up screaming and I went in there and there was a rat in the toilet and my grandpa had to come get it out it was hilarious

[@ambriadanielsband4132]

Yeah Alyssa idk why I don't believe you and anyway YOU ATRE IN THE WRONG ROOM! GO find a WILD rat site to post your crap about WILD RATS DUMDUM

[@evanijae]

Once a rat swam my pipes and it gave birth the six baby rats. My toilet was full of blood after that.

[@lolasvideodiaries]

Ewwwww

[@abramrodriguez5919]

Cool

[@abramrodriguez5919]

Lol jk that disgusting

[@ajsdfkljasdfisfda98]

Here are 5 facts you DIDN'T know about rats! 1. New York City is full of rats Out of like, any rat fact... that is one that pretty much everyone would know.

[@tallasianchick]

I've only seen spiders and roaches in my toilet bowl. And no, they did not come out of me...

[@scumbag576]

1. I already knew all of this because I'm a dumb nerd 2. Most of the footage and pictures used in this was of mice, not rats. 3. Bonus fact, rats have whiskers on their wrists to help with that extra feel to make up for their poor eyesight.

[@ophirdog]

Beautiful creatures.

[@themissindependent97]

I didn't know about rat island but I do own a couple rats that are the loves of my life!

[@AngelaMeeCaKcO]

My friends houses basement had a rat in the toilet, i went downstairs into the basement to go to the washroom and i was the only one downstairs and it was sorta dark, i had recently heard a story about a snake coming out of a toilet so i was very cautious, and the moment i opened the toilet lid there was a dead rat just stuck under the water and in the flushing thing >.

[@lonnibradley]

Other then the last fact these are so negative! About how rats "take over" or "over colonize". They are smarter then most animals. That is why they keep such large populations. They know how to thrive even in the worst of conditions. It makes me laugh that the bald eagle is held so highly...its a vulture with white feathers on its head, if rats somehow aided in their endangerment that proves how much smarter rats are. Should they not be food for a bald eagle!? It is no more regal then a crow. Crows are smarter yet no one has one as their sigil! I am ranting now but I just infuriates me that any one animal is blamed for being street smart and strong. Funny how the rats are blamed for what they do....when it was humans who intervened and forced them to move about like on ships. All it takes is one male and one female and in a year a small island could be overrun. Thats not their fault, they're just surviving. And to the reader who's friend was injured or killed rats do carry their own bacterial diseases just like dogs and cats and birds. If he died from a rat bite there was already some underlying infection or immune disorder. If a rat bites yiu, common sense says wash the wound and if it looks infected see a doctor and get antibiotics. Rats don't (usually) carry anything that can't be cured by antibiotics! I've said enough. I'm going to go back to playing with my vicious beasts haha

[@youngercappa3996]

I got a pet rat his name is Joe his body is white with a black head some dots he loves a bath he's my best friend

[@mizaeldejesus573]

I should've not watch this now im more terrified of rats and i live in New York now every time i take a shit imma look in the toilet and flush every 30 secs. Thanks for making me paranoid T__T

[@georgiagreene1638]

Don't worry. Be happy.

[@lolasvideodiaries]

Yasssss I am not alone!!! How are they cute? A little boy had a pet rat. And it killed him due to the nastiness

[@plutigvid]

They said it's only possible in old sewage systems. Instead of giving into your fear take initiative and research your building to see if this is even a concern for you. If it is, and it really bugs you that much, you can always consider finding a new apartment. And also while they said "New York" I'm fairly confident they only meant "New York City". However, even if you aren't in New York city that doesn't prevent rats from doing this, but with how many rats are in NYC this is far more likely to happen.

[@mizaeldejesus573]

i will do some research on my building thanks for the advice

[@briannaharter4411]

pretty much any animal can have the potential to carrie disease.pet rats rarely do and it's a lot more common for dogs and cats to.the thing the boy died from was extremely rare to get and even rarer still to die from.

[@ThatFellowOnline]

There isn't a rat problem, there is a problem with people not disposing of waste properly or buying too much food... letting it go off and then disposing of it rather than buying the right quantity. *Throws burning lemon bomb* (See videos on Portal 2 before you call the police!)

[@gongerbb]

4 those who want rats 1. must be in groups of 2or more 2. I recommend getting them from shelters and rescues 3. watch the brand of food (not everything is edible 4 rats even if it's suppose to be 4 rats so do your research) 4. wired leveled cages 5. do your research (u always need to do research on your pets even fishes)!

[@zoedark7101]

Rats aren't the problem, humans are.

[@gdomantic]

I had rats. even had a rat, that i learned to make specific noises for getting something. she want's to play-one sound, eat-another. tired and wanna sleep-third. it was cute:)

[@Junketh71]

I live in Toronto, Canada, and have seen rats in our subways a couple of times. Also, did you know that the muskrat isn't a rat, but a very large species of vole?

[@SlenderTroll]

A lot of animals have the word "rat" in their common names due to poor perceptions of true rats, genus _Rattus_, for many centuries. The giant pouched rats of Africa (Gambian, South-African, and Kivu) are not true rats either, and placing the name on larger rodents only adds fuel to the fire against rats, unfortunately.

[@mmtmidg]

Yes i have had rats in my toilet, ironically enough we found the rat right after watching ratatouille. this happened twice, safe to say we didn't watch ratatouille until we moved from that house

[@sophiexprettygaming4027]

i feel like crying when it comes to rats my aunt wont let me have them cuz she thinks their filthy animals but she only thinks that cuz shes them out on the streets but she doesnt understand that rats go to these places cuz they have no where else to go rats are so innocent i would never really go near wild ones but i would love a pet they seem so nice and gentle byut i can get bitchy from time tio time xd (JUST LIKE EVERY ANIMAL) But i need someone to tell me how to make her see the good in them rats are completly misunderstood there is only a 3% amount of rats that have familys and they r so not dirty they just live iun dirty places cyuz they cant go anywhere else, how would u feel if it was raining and u had to stay outside? i have always been the one to love animals more than my family know that sounds mean but its true XD

[@JadeSpartan]

Try showing her the video "12 Things You Got WRONG About PET RATS!!" by The Rat Guru. It makes me excited to get them even though I already want them! :3 Show her when she isn't busy. It's a long video and you want her to focus on it if she is going to be convinced! Also, don't ask her about too much. Don't tell how big males get unless she asks...xD Maybe show her some cute pictures. Tell her that pet rats are like pet dogs and aren't like their wild side like wolves or wild rats.

[@jasmiino2471]

+Jade yay I love the Rat Guru too 😀

[@rectedsub3009]

+WaterJay yeah I love rats I have them too

[@barbhaley]

sophiexpretty gaming. I totaly agree.

[@peytongreer5360]

lol cant wait for a rat to apear in my toilet someday!

[@SirFryStirFry]

I was 8 when i took a tour at an old mill that had a grainery on the side and one of the guys shook the table and a rat ran out of the display and up my leg and into my hoodie pocket were he hid for like 5 minutes before he dove out and into a hole in the floor

[@brookhoran8607]

People forget that all this is about wild rats, Domesticated ones are completely different

[@bananatassium7009]

Well, I've never seen a rat. Apparently my parents say I saw a mouse and MFing FREAKED THE HECK OUT when I was like four, but I dunno.

[@chickenpermission6941]

MissPurpur ... I know.. they would probably gay wiped out by bald eagles though.. poor rattiedms

[@kernalkorn1514]

I've seen turds in my toilet bowl, but not rats.

[@steveairport]

Rats, we're rats, we’re the rats We prey at night, we stalk at night, We’re the rats

[@ambriadanielsband4132]

dumbfuck