They get blind with old age, and red-eye rats have more chance of blindness. They can get tumas, and cancer, which they normally get from old age.
Pet mice and rats do not carry any diseases. Wild rats caused the black plague in the middle ages.
They always need food and water, milk will make them sick.
No. All pet rats are vaccinated.
You can find pet rats in a lot of pet stores, or animal rescues. You can find wild rats just about anywhere.
Yep! Although scientists use lab rats to test medicines and the like by making them sick, they can be sick independently too.
yes
its not all pet rats its just the ones that are black and white because it looks somewhat like a tuxedo
Yes
No, they can sometimes prevent them!
yes they could if they are a house hold pet but if they are wild they will not have any harm to them
Pet rats are not vermin. Pet rats are raised in a pet store, laboratory, or adoption center and they are raised to be pets or in the case of labs, experiments. if you are thinking of buying a rat remember not to buy a rat raised as food for snakes. Rats bred to be pets are much gentler and sweeter than rats raised as food.
no