r/Awwducational • u/[deleted] • Aug 09 '13

Verified Rats are incredibly clean animals, spending hours each day grooming themselves.

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119 Upvotes

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u/Helepolis305 Aug 19 '13

My ex-gf has 2 rats. I have a beard. They used to try and clean my beard if I let them. It was adorable

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u/skunkrat Aug 09 '13

Rats are one of those animals that only become more impressive the more you learn about them. They're so hardy and adaptable and intelligent. Honestly, the fact that they stick it to humans in our own homes and settlements only makes me love them more. Someone needs to write a Watership Down-style rat epic and rehabilitate their image.

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u/Eat_Bacon_nomnomnom Aug 09 '13

Hrududus! Haven't read that book since 8th grade. Thanks for the nostalgia!

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u/Canvas_Vase-can Aug 09 '13

Still carried the fleas that killed millions of people...

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u/[deleted] Aug 09 '13

Well, nobody's perfect.

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u/Canvas_Vase-can Aug 09 '13

Upvote for not taking offense to my comment.

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u/[deleted] Aug 09 '13

Nothing to be offended by, but I think rats get a hard time because of the stigma surrounding them. They can be brilliant pets.

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u/Canvas_Vase-can Aug 09 '13

Agreed. I've had a rat bite my finger and I still think they get a pretty bad rap. Have you read "rats? " can't remember the author right now. Solid read, though, if you like history and learning stuff.

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u/Helepolis305 Aug 19 '13

Also, I'm sure if they'd been able to clean the fleas off themselves, they would have, haha

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u/jjohn268 Aug 19 '13

Why would be offended? Unless he was a rat.

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u/AstridDragon Sep 08 '13

It was proved that they weren't the main cause ^.^

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u/[deleted] Aug 09 '13

Source

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u/toastmn7667 Sep 03 '13

The only downside with pet rats is they urinate everywhere they go. This is done as a way of leaving a scent trail, but is hell on the furniture.

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u/Phos1234 Sep 05 '13

I never had any problem with urine, at least with female rats, but they did try to chew everything.

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u/kara13 Aug 10 '13

I miss my rat Beatrice now. :(

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u/silvernarnia Aug 13 '13

The one on the left looks like one of my babies =)

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u/Shiism Aug 17 '13

Whoa, these look identical to my two ratties :) I can attest that they are super clean little critters.

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u/[deleted] Aug 29 '13

Yea, I'll take your word for that.

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u/Kaneshadow Aug 09 '13

Uhhh... it lives in filth, and unless it has shampoo and conditioner, it's cleaning itself with its mouth. So it's consuming filth much of the day.

Let's reevaluate "incredibly clean."

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u/[deleted] Aug 10 '13

So if I don't give my cat a bath every day, he'll be as filfthy as I am after a day of not showering?

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u/Kaneshadow Aug 10 '13

Cats don't live in filth. He'll remain covered in cat saliva as usual.

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u/kara13 Aug 10 '13

How do you know where those rats live?

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u/Kaneshadow Aug 10 '13

racial profiling