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So I've been a long time hamster owner, and I've been thinking about switching to rats. I've been watching various videos specially from The Rat Guru to make sure if this is the pet right for me. Right now been looking at the upfront cost of getting one, though I may have a contact that can get me the cages for half.the prices I see them (they're offering 60 bucks or so) I'm thinking of getting a pair of males, and met up with a breeder that has a few (she'll probably have more I make sure I have all the supplies for them ready).. So for males I know they're more laid back, so is there better arrangement for items/accessories for males? She may have naked rats more available, so is there special advice I should take care of them? I'm likely more to go with the furry variety but if I'm gonna make sure I get a pair I may go with a naked if it's one of the few littermate options. Experiences, advice anyone want to share or maybe discourage me if you think I shouldn't own them? (besides people that are scared of them, I mean other owners).

We havent had one of these in awhile even back on old FAF/PCO Id start but Im lazy to do it on mobile and pics dont show on my phone easilu

A bit of a side rant, I had a schedule planned out for today...turned out I overslept til 12 so I decided the first thing Im going to do (after a half hour power shower and miscellaneous morning things) was to start doing house chores for once, a task which pretty much took up the middle of my one day off, from 1 to 3:00. Although...I finally cleaned miscellaneous things so thats a damn accomplishment Meanwhile, these two housedwellers have been crouching around me the entire day, hovering around me while I spray the bathtub, just staring. How the frick are you two so amused? Its literally the most banal shit ever Must be nice to have your most basic needs met by a higher species for the rest of your life so you can lay around and watch things get cleaned for your entertainment Gosh, it sure is entertaining to observe human behavior, how odd

So @Johanna Waya and I recently went to the club to get some ...I volunteer at the SPCA animal shelter and we got cats It's cool because I've never had a cat before and let me tell you, these two are turning out to be the stereotypical cat. I mean damn it's only been a few hours and they crawled into spaces they weren't supposed to, laid in our sinks, climbed on everything, sat on our windowsills, aaaaaaand on my laptop keyboard before I could post to Phoenix. Agave is with me right now chilling beside me as I type so I have to say it's definitely worth the cost and the rambunctiousness. But yeah, we got two sisters, both tortoiseshells. I mean I kind of fell in love with one because she's beautiful and super sweet. Since we decided to get two we also got her sister. Originally they were Justice and Echo, but the first thing that caught me was how bright and vivid Aloe's (was going to name her Agave but it's her sister's name now) eye's were so I decided to name her after the nectar that I think tastes really good and we decided on Agave and Aloe ...also we made pizza and pancakes so it's a good day. The end. :3

Title says it all. This is Kanobi. Kanobi is a goober. he's a licker x3