pet rat
Domesticated whisker-twitcher friend
A pet rat is a domesticated rat kept as a companion animal, descended from the brown rat but bred for temperament and varied coloring.
Pet rats are social, intelligent, and trainable, distinguishing them from their wild counterparts and from the white rats used in laboratories.
She taught her pet rat to come when called.
- rodentGnawing mammal order
- cageBarred confinement structure
- whiskersFacial sensory hairs
- tailRear animal appendage
- squeakyHigh-pitched and grating
bedding · cedar shavings · pellets · hamster · mouse · furry · tame · domestic · fancy · nibble · gnaw · wheel · treats · sociable · social animal · intelligent · curious · snuggle
domestication status
pet ratsewer rat
Rodent inhabiting urban tunnels
street rat · Norway rat · plague rat · roof rat · brown rat
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