Rats make great pets, but they’re not the freshly cleaned setups and cuddly rats you see online

[@awetistic5295]

...but even if they throw poop out of their cage and sneeze-paint your entire wall, you'll still fall in love with every single one of those chaos potatoes.

[@TheRodentRescue]

Making me feel a lot better about posting my messy set up 😂 (ive been super insecure about it because all the one's online look overly clean)

[@Emiology]

I used to not want to post clips in my KZbin videos if there was poop on a shelf or in the background. It’s so silly. Rodents poop and pee, a lot 😅

[@HannahTheHorrible]

I did SO MUCH research before getting my rats and it is still far harder than I thought it would be. Unforeseen surgery cost me $5k for one of my guys!

[@courtneykit9655]

I didn't know you had rats ! I love your channel 💕

[@ravennightmare6070]

They are super cute and fun. But also super messy. They can poop into their own bed, water and food. I miss my rats anyways. 🐀🐀

[@cherrywinterberry]

I have guinea pigs and my apartment is covered in hay at all times, luckily I have a good vacuum 😅

[@lexhearn79]

I got around the wall thing, it doesn't matter the colour you'll still see it, so fablon on a card board piece and attach it to the wall with pins😅

[@alanarainey3738]

Thank you for this I just got rats 2-3 weeks ago and it was nothing like getting research I did, I thought about taking them back but I made a commitment and now have to make the best of it, the part that got me the most was people saying they'll go in the same spot every time, they never told me they pee poop and eat in the same hammock! Also having a problem with mine only using the bars of the enclosure to climb, all that money for them not to like it

[@SpottedLeafy]

Lol they don't come preinstalled with litterbox training, that takes time

[@M.C.G.]

@@SpottedLeafy haha so true haha

[@meganturnbullx]

It will get a little easier once you are in a routine and have figured out a few hacks to make cleaning time quicker. I understand how you feel though, people massively understate how much work rats can be, I hope you come to find it rewarding despite the challenges

[@hastings9454]

All animals have their challenges that come with owning them. Imo rats are on the easier side. Biggest struggle is having the time and resources to get them to the vets for the inevitable health issues they will have.

[@aviendha1154]

People don’t talk about the wall thing enough! I have little carpets under all my cages (the house is carpeted unfortunately) and I pull the cages away from the wall until the splatter is minimal. Otherwise I’m not only vacuuming every other day, but also cleaning the damn walls constantly. I’m pretty sure I’m painting before I move, and I’m definitely steam cleaning the carpets to avoid having my bond taken. Rats are 10000% times more destructive to my house than my dog is or any cat has been! If I let them they’d chew holes in my baseboards and rip up the carpet. With my dog’s help, they’ve just now eaten a portion of my duvet cover.

[@goldenegg1063]

Rats All have different personalities . My two were totally different . Beanie enjoyed being picked up and would head straight to the shoulders or he loved the sleeves inside my dressing gown . . But bob didnt like it . . He was social if i sat there with him and enjoyed licking my forehead wheras beanie didnt lick me 🤷‍♂️ . . . But yes you need to be ok with wiping your feet every single time you wanna put socks on cus nomatter how much you vacuum, there is ALWAYS saw dust and other debris on the floor round ratties homes 😅 . . Bless em . . Oooo and they learn their names like lil doggies 😊 so cute . . . The ONLY bad thing about rats is they steal your heart just like a dog does but expire really quick 😢 . They dont live long ☹

[@sheilamckie722]

And still we love them ❤❤❤

[@Aisha-721]

I saw you holding that rat. He's a furry wiggle worm like my cat.

[@amandaspropshop7793]

So accurate! But also so worth it.❤

[@bollegijz]

Thanks its so true, I have two for over a year, one I can easily pickup and handle a bit. Other still runs away

[@venom7774]

Damn that’s a rats version of mega mansion ❤

[@B0YR0B0TT]

huh, owning rats is surprisingly similar to owning birds

[@shannahyde5078]

Your rats are so cute❤

[@manonvo8615]

Thanks this is way more realistic than those "rats are so easy and super clean" type of video's I see all over. So clean they pee and poop everywhere and the pee and poop flys out the cage😹

[@LulaMae21]

Even better when you realize you're allergic and are torn about continuing vs giving them up so your body will be less inflamed and not aggravate your chronic illness lol.

[@jamiedelgado1484]

So so so relatable 😂

[@PoppyHarris-zk3bk]

Same with my rats but they are just so cute that I can’t get mad at them(in my opinion)

[@elzies_mice]

Keeping my mice in a bar cage over a carpet makes me want to cry 😭

[@oliviae1861]

too real

[@justagirlcalledcassandra]

so excited for chinchilla reveal!!

[@wearedustinthewindinthewin7239]

I have a house rat, he is about 80 days. I want to get him a large cage but don’t know what kind of them.

[@kristinzeiber23]

So true...😂

[@loistallini3609]

❤❤❤yep very high maintenance for tiny pocket puppies not to mention special vet bills awwwww such cuties thou def Well worth your Efforts❤🐾🐹🐀🐁🌻💯

[@laradavenport903]

No. Low maintenance, please. I am not sure you have rats?

[@LulaMae21]

​@@laradavenport903I've had a variety of animals and would not call rats super low maintenance, largely because they need interaction and stimulation.

[@eyvindcasco]

❤❤

[@kittykalchurch263]

Fr

[@TheHazeOfHer]

There smelly that’s the biggest problem for me and my family

[@laradavenport903]

I seriously hope you had two or more water bottles somewhere.🙏

[@user-np3yr6wo9x]

Rats cant digest hay

[@thisisnotausernameXD]

It's just bedding, they can use it to build nests. They won't eat it usually, or chew it and spit it out at worst.

[@goblinleaf]

…why

[@Emiology]

Why what?

[@laradavenport903]

Why a comment?😅

[@goblinleaf]

@@Emiology Why scare people off from adopting rats?

[@meermood]

Not scaring, accurately informing of what you will be experiencing

[@Emiology]

@@goblinleaf Because theres nothing worse than people getting a pet they're not prepared for / expecting and hating the experience or the rats ending up dumped or needing rehomed