r/aww • u/[deleted] • 7d ago

Hans meeting pet rat for the first time 🥹

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u/TitaniumDragon 6d ago

The problem is they don't live very long (2-3 years) so while they're very cute they also don't make it all that long so if you get attached, you are going to be sad. And you will get attached, because they are cute and friendly.

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u/DrSmirnoffe 6d ago

On the one hand, their short little lives are the biggest downside of having a pet rat.

On the other hand, if they were engineered to live for 40+ years, they'd probably evolve into skaven. Friendly and endearing skaven, perhaps, but skaven nonetheless.

"Yes yes, cheesed to meet you!"

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u/JMHorsemanship 6d ago

People always say that but I see it as an upside. You get a new personality every couple years

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u/GenericGoon1 6d ago

It's also an upside because it's a relativity short term commitment compared to some other common pets. So you can focus on those short years, giving the best you can, and if you're not in the right place emotionally or financially, you don't have to get another one. In reality, for example, many dog owners prioritise their own needs before their dog's. They don't really go out of their way to give their dogs the best and it's extremely conditional. If the dog is like X when the owner wants them to be Y, many of them get abandoned etc.