Me too!!! I now have two pet rats and a pet mouse that I couldn't feed off. The mouse, Campbell, survived a bad strike and got away. She was so good at avoiding my BP I just figured she deserved to live for some reason. She has become one of my favorite pets. I had no idea mice could be so friendly. Although, once I tried to put a couple of feeders in with her and she freaked out and attacked them. She stands on top of her house waving her arms at me until I take her out to play.

I also became way too attached to a couple of baby rats, Lester and Susie, to feed them off. I love these guys. They come out of their cage every night too. I don't know how much you know about rats but I was so surprised when I started to study them. They are very very smart (easily as smart as a dog or cat)!!! They will learn their names and come when called. You can teach them all sorts of tricks. And they are very social. Your little guy will bond with you and always want to be close to you if you spend time with him now.

I also agree with Pamela. Unless you have a LOT of time to spend with your rat he will get lonely without a playmate. Just a couple of things to keep in mind: If you have an aquarium keep an eye on you rats. They are experts at catching fish. Although they don't smell as bad as mice, you still need to clean their cage at the very least once a week (twice is better). Remember to wash your hands after you play with them if you are going to handle snakes. And, if you do get another rat make sure it's the same sex, unless you want a whole bunch of rats. They are quite prolific and females are always pregnant. And if you are thinking about raising them to feed to your snake take a minute to remember how you got this one. The babies are just so darn cute.

I have to buy my feeders and feed them on the same day without holding or naming them.