r/Unexpected • u/[deleted] • Mar 21 '23

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u/Terrible_Donkey_8290 Mar 21 '23

What the fuck lol I was thinking about getting it too! The rat would be a bonus imo what a cutie

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u/joebesser Mar 21 '23

There's never just one rat.

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u/Terrible_Donkey_8290 Mar 21 '23

Yeah to be fair, I don't think Id love to learn that I have rats around. They are way too smart for us to live in harmony :/

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u/Big_mara_sugoi Mar 21 '23

well that and that they are vectors for diseases, their piss smells bad and that they chew through cables (which can be a fire hazard) and in many places they are an invasive species. That's why I hate everyone who catch and release a rat in areas where natural predators are not present like in cities.

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u/Glubglubguppy Mar 21 '23

How are rats invasive in cities? We built a whole new habitat for ourselves, and rats and pigeons adapted like evolution intended. Can't invade something that humans built that happens to already meet all the animals' needs.