…i too had rats as pets – Lucifer (Luce) was my favorite…but i ended up with a severe allergy to them – apparently allergies to rats are the most likely ones to develop when keeping them as pets (vs developing allergies to dogs, cats, tarantulas etc). I have no fear of rats – I just can’t go near them…
My childhood cat would only drink milk. He was famous for tipping over any glasses on the kitchen table that had milk in them. He wouldn’t touch water. I was told that kittens are born with an enzyme that can digest milk, but once they are weaned and stop getting milk they lose that enzyme and therefore can no longer tolerate milk. However, if they are always given milk without any interruption, they retain that enzyme and are therefore capable of digesting milk…I don’t know if it’s true but that’s what I was told.
…i too had rats as pets – Lucifer (Luce) was my favorite…but i ended up with a severe allergy to them – apparently allergies to rats are the most likely ones to develop when keeping them as pets (vs developing allergies to dogs, cats, tarantulas etc). I have no fear of rats – I just can’t go near them…