I love rats. I have 5 boys(pets) and one boy with three girls(breeders). They make great little pets and are so smart and friendly. When I was 12 I got my first rat named Snowflake and I will never ever forget him. After getting him I got two girls and let them 'play'. I ended up with 36 rats and kept 11. Over the years I have always had a rat or two at the least. My oldest rat right now is close to five years old, and he was bred by me.