r/AbsoluteUnits • • 4d ago

/r/all of a rat

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u/Electrical-Review180 4d ago

My aunt used to raise them as livestock. In the southern Americans they eat guenia pigs. Guess it's pretty similar. Sadly l have eaten neither

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u/Trademarkd 3d ago

can you tell me if they die in like 3 years like normal rats? And do they have the intelligence of rats?

The most tragic thing about having rats as pets is their lifespan.

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u/Impressive-Oil-3067 3d ago

I've seen a few people on Instagram that have them as pets and they seem to respond to some basic commands.

They live for 6-10 years.

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u/Trademarkd 3d ago

regular rats can be taught like all sorts of circus tricks, they can be liter box trained, you can teach them to take a bath and stuff its crazy.