• illi@lemm.ee
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      7 months ago

      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.

      • SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.de
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        7 months ago

        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 [email protected] and /r/rats

    • Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world
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      7 months ago

      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.