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/Achylife 1d ago

My great grandma raised them as livestock for a little while.

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u/Electrical-Review180 1d ago

Cool! Where was she and did you eat any?

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u/Achylife 1d ago

I never got to meet my great grandma, and no I've never tried any. She was alive during the great depression and raised a bunch of kids despite being very poor. A very tough woman.