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The best words to describe pet rats include; sociable, curious, and intelligent. All these come into play for explaining why a rat would make such a great companion. They enjoy being with people with whom they are familiar, are curious about people, and have the smarts to interact, explore, entertain, and be entertained. However, these wonderful traits can also put them into trouble.

Here are ten common pet rat behaviours;

Hamsters make a very good first pet. They are relatively low maintenance for little kids to look after, fun to play with, easy to train and very entertaining.

Here are five hamsters we recommend for your kids;

Pet rats are intelligent and playful animals. To be kept active and amused, rats need a variety of toys. With a little creativity, you can provide natural and entertaining homemade toys. With this, they enjoy playing and can even learn tricks.

Since your pet rat (s) will be spending most of its time in its cage, finding the appropriate cage for it should be of utmost importance

Degus are native to central and northern Chile and can be tamed if handled regularly and from an early age.

They are curious and playful creatures, who thrive on social interaction and activity.

In the wild, they live in elaborate burrows amongst the rocks and brush of the West Andean slopes. To be happy, Degus should be kept as pets in pairs or groups. As pets, they typically live 5 to 8 years.

Gerbils make excellent pets for kids.  The Mongolian gerbil is mostly kept as a pet. People tend to mistake Gerbils for mice or rats because of their size, but Gerbils look and behave differently from rats. They generally live for up to three to four years, although they may live longer 

Ferrets are small, furry creatures with a cone-shaped nose, long tail and a long, pear-shaped body with short legs and long claws. They can be born with a wide range of fur colours, dark-eyed white, sable, black sable, silver, albino, cinnamon and chocolate.

Like so many house pets we know, your pet rats like being around humans. Just like humans, they are awake during the day and sleep during the night. Rats can live with other species but always proceed with caution.

Pet rats are adorable, intelligent pets who should ideally live in same-sex pairs. Having two rats is not more difficult to take care of than one. They are infinitely more entertaining to watch at play. You can house more than two (same-sex) together if you have a roomy cage. However, in case you have only a male and a female, one or both of the rats can be spayed or sterilized so that they may live together.