Would you get a pet rat?

I'm planning on getting one for Christmas.
Truth be told I was actually taking care of an orphaned litter of baby mice on top of going to school so I am still catching up from sleep.

They all passed away sadly. I had to be up every 2 hours sometimes for an hour or longer feeding them for about three weeks and they passed anyways one by one.

So as a reward I'm going to get myself my own ratty since I worked so hard to care for these poor babies😊

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DDonde · 31-35, M

No, but only cause of the such short life span they got. They seem really intelligent though

Juvia · 18-21, F

@DDonde I guess thats part of why I chose them
I feel like if you get a rat at least by time they pass then if you're in a different phase of your life, moving somewhere, etc. then you don't have to worry about them anymore.
But I'm also realizing that with getting them I'm definately gonna feel sad when they pass

but also why such big balls

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