[pocoyo]

Thank you for all your replies. Rats certainly do sound like lovely pets :0). I am saving up for the largest version of the Ferret Nation. I went to my local RSPCA two weeks ago to donate small animal beds and had a look at the small animals while I was there. They have lots of rats. I am thinking about adopting about 4. There was some adult rats and they also have babies as one of their rats turned out to be pregnant. I was thinking about 4 babies or 2 babies and 2 adults. I'm not sure about how rats are together. Are they like guineas where they need to be introduced carefully to see if they get along or are they just happy to socialise together which ever rats they are with?

Also, what sorts of things do they like to play with? Do they play with toys etc? Like cat toys and things?

What sorts of things do they eat? Do they need veggies? What sort of daily diet do they require?