>>344246Me again. I used to have two rats several years ago. I got one male (Sweety) and one female (Honey) from different litters in hopes of them making babies, but Honey never got pregnant. They were both really smart, and even figured out that when we (my brother and I) pressed buttons on the video game controllers it moved pictures on the tv screen. They were both really sweet. Honey was more hyperactive. She died at the tender age of 2 from numerous infections (sure had an unfortunate habit of chewing herself, between that and her not getting pregnant makes me think she was inbred or something). Sweety was the king of rats. He would dive into trash cans for food, try to drink our beer, challenge my brother for male dominance, and give more kisses than any rat I ever had. He died at 3 1/2 years from a tumor. Sweety died in my arms, holding my finger with his paws like he was holding my hand. ;_;
Ben has less personality than Sweety and Honey. He is pretty much just an eating machine that occasionally gives kisses, but he is still cute.
I've had other rats, but they either died or I had a worse allergic reation to them than usual and had to give them away.
It's unfortunate that I'm allergic to one of my favorite animals. I guess it depends on their individual body chemistry, because some rats give me a worse reaction than others. (I use hypoallergenic bedding, so it's not that).
