Chocolate as they cannot digest the chocolate properly (like dogs)
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No. All pet rats are vaccinated.
they mostly eat rats or mice some people feed there snakes frozens rats or mice you can get there food at local pet shops.
Lab blocks are the best and most complete staple diet for pet rats. Try to find ones that list soybean meal ad the first ingredient on the ingredients list. Avoid ground corn, its carcinogenic for rats (i.e. a cancer causing agent). Also, avoid buying seed mixed sold as standard rat food in pet stores. These are unhealthy and often low quality. Generally rats will only pick out the best (and least nutritious) bits from it and leave the rest. You should also feed your rats fresh vegetables a few times a week.
You can find pet rats in a lot of pet stores, or animal rescues. You can find wild rats just about anywhere.
As long as you have time for! Rats are extremely social animals and love human interaction.
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!
The usual rule is that rats can eat pretty much anything humans eat. But avoid carbonated drinks as they cannot burp; these kinds of things could kill your pet rat.
The official answer should be no, its not hygenic, but as an owner of three lovely rats, I let my rats run all over me, including my face and head. I don't think there is a problem with it. I am assuming you are talking about pet rats, obviously if you touched a wild rat you should wash your hands as they can carry disease.
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.