You're very welcome Ashley. People are always amazed at how great they are as pets. My husband Mike was really resistant to having rats as pets (this was before we bred them for snake food or even had snakes) but he quickly realized they have a lot of the benefits of a companion animal with none of the drawbacks one usually finds with rodents (bad smell, tendency to bite a lot, etc.). Glad you and your family are enjoying them so much!

If you or hubby are the handy sort you can create mazes for them. A lot of fun for the kids to "bet" on which rat will get through to the treat the quickest.

Add this one to your favorites list. Probably one of the best sites online for anything you need to know about rats.

http://ratguide.com/