I signed up for the ratties community. I don't have pet rats anymore, but my son's father and I had a fair number of them. Wow, have I learned a lot that I couldn't have possibly learned in the days before the internet, in a town where people, and even VETS, fer crissakes, said, "Rats are snake food. Go spend $7 and get another.", with all the wrath and fury I had over THAT sort of remark!

Brice's mom thought I'd be freaked out by him having a pet rat as a kid, but nope. I kinda like small, furry things.