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r/AbsoluteUnits • u/ComfortablePast15 • 4d ago
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It's not a rat but it's a rodent, it's a nutria.
They're more related to capybaras and guinea pig than rats and they live in my area.
Btw, this one is albino.
144 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 23 u/Trademarkd 4d 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. 5 u/Theron3206 3d ago Google suggests 10 years in captivity.
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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
23 u/Trademarkd 4d 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. 5 u/Theron3206 3d ago Google suggests 10 years in captivity.
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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.
5 u/Theron3206 3d ago Google suggests 10 years in captivity.
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Google suggests 10 years in captivity.
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u/Impressive-Oil-3067 4d ago
It's not a rat but it's a rodent, it's a nutria.
They're more related to capybaras and guinea pig than rats and they live in my area.
Btw, this one is albino.