Pet rats are one of the most misunderstood animals that people keep as pets. When I tell someone that I have pet rats they say things like: ”Ew! thats gross” and “rats carry disease”. However, rats are one of the oldest types of domesticated animals and is also the friendliest.
Rats are very social animals, people who have rats usually keep two or more together. Rats like play fighting with one another and will sometimes make friends with other animals like guinea pigs. Which is exactly what my rat Remy did. Before he was living with other rats he made friends with my guinea pigs, and they would play with each other. Rats that are kept alone can often become depressed and won't live as long as rats that have other rats as company.