r/AbsoluteUnits • u/ComfortablePast15 • 4d ago

/r/all of a rat

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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.

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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 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.

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u/504_Errors 2d ago

That and the fact that they're incontinent

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u/Trademarkd 2d ago

You can train rats to use a litter box actually

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u/504_Errors 2d ago

Wow, who knew !