I agree with this. I have had a couple pet rats that were amazing pets. They liked to snuggle more then my dog ever did. My feeder rats however are a different story lol. They only really get messed with on feeding days and cleaning days so other than my first male (Who eats treats out of my hand ; ) ) the others are skiddish. Notice I said skiddish not bitey. I can reach into a plie of my rats and not even get scrached. I like them that way. They are such sweet animals.