It is a biv downside. From my experiencev they also start to have health issues halftime through and these can be pretty bad. Happy for people who don’t have issues with it but I couldn’t go through what I did again.
Still miss my boys though, they were lovely. I wish I had a friend who has rats to experience the joys again a little.
Rats.
Literally their only downside is that they only live 2-3 years
Downside for me: I’m allergic.
Didn’t know until we got a wire cage and I couldn’t breathe in my own house anymore.
No more rats for us.
that suck :( even naked rats?
Although they do tend to look like a mix between chicken breast and scrotum
Never been around naked rats, so I don’t know. You got me curious now though.
It is a biv downside. From my experiencev they also start to have health issues halftime through and these can be pretty bad. Happy for people who don’t have issues with it but I couldn’t go through what I did again.
Still miss my boys though, they were lovely. I wish I had a friend who has rats to experience the joys again a little.
There are some breeders who try to minimize some inherited illnesses, but yeah, they can develop quite a range of illnesses.
Personally, I lack the space for chaos potatoes, so I have to enjoy them via !petrats@lemmy.world and /r/rats