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Rats can be kept as pets, although it is unwise for a child to try to tame a wild rat found in a slum. Like gerbils and hamsters, they must be raised in a sterile environment before being brought into your home, lest an accidental bite infect you with a deadly disease.

Rats can be kept as pets, although it is unwise for a child to try to tame a wild rat found in a slum. Like gerbils and hamsters, they must be raised in a sterile environment before being brought into your home, lest an accidental bite infect you with a deadly disease.

They are usually kept in a [[cage]] or a [[terrarium]], sometimes with other rats or [[mice]]. Domestic rats are curious, clean, and gentle creatures with a lifespan of approximately three years.

They are usually kept in a [[cage]] or a [[terrarium]], sometimes with other rats or [[mice]]. Domestic rats are curious, clean, and gentle creatures with a lifespan of approximately three years.

== Atheism and rodent eating ==

== Atheists and rat eating ==

''See also:'' [[Atheism and rodent eating]]

''See also:'' [[Atheism and rodent eating]] and [[Dietary habits of atheists]]

[[File:256px-Rat meat dishes.jpg|thumbnail|200px|center|Rat meat dishe in Yangshuo, Guangxi, China]]

[[File:256px-Rat meat dishes.jpg|thumbnail|200px|center|Rat meat dishe in Yangshuo, Guangxi, China]]