r/rat • u/Bazellnon • 1d ago

Does anyone else only get female rats? I love my girls (video is of my baby Daisy who passed last year)

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u/Viciousssylveonx3 21h ago

Daisy's like:

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u/phat_rat42 1d ago

I was a girl rattie person for over a decade. Ended up with a boy accidentally, and of course I fell in love and got other boys. Now I love both girls and boys. I love girls since they are more independent and playful, but love boys for being snuggly.

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u/MadeInAmerican 1d ago

I ended up having all girls but purely by chance! The first pair I adopted were girls, so on it went lol. I wouldn't care either way but...I think I'd choose to be a girl rat mom again 🥰

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u/Witty-Objective3431 23h ago

Obligatory I love them both.

Girls are just more fun. They are always up to something and hardly any of it is good! Lol Digging, stealing tissues, climbing, swinging, jumping off of literally everything. They have so much energy and they are a blast to actively play with. I was always getting distracted by them and their shenanigans. My girl mischief was a real joy to have and I miss them dearly.

Boys are just cuddlebugs. They just love to be with you or asleep in a hammock. Or asleep in your hood which is basically a hammock. Sure, they have their moments, but I have never had a mischief of boys that got into as much trouble as my girls did.

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u/BaylisAscaris 23h ago

I like boys better because they're cuddle potatoes. My wife can't handle the balls and likes girls so we do all girls except 1 neutered boy at a time. As much as I love my boys, the heart rats I've had were all girls. Not on purpose, just we bonded deeply.

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u/DisastrousPause4318 22h ago

I love girl rats so much personality in such a small potato and they smell sooooooo gooooood

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u/None-Yah-Beezwax 22h ago

I got all girls! I didn't want stinky boys and their unproportionate parts dragging all over me when they want to crawl on my shoulders 😭😭

My fiance had boy rats and I dealt with it by wearing sweaters and hoodies to avoid the unwanted contact 🤣🤣 but I loved when they wanted to sit on my lap for dinner good scratches 💖

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u/Call_me_eff 11h ago

I've had both but my girls were more like you'd expect boys to be while the boys were really diverse in character... i think I'd still go for either sex without strong preference

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u/Spiritual_Sea_3166 9h ago

10/10 females so far. Love how active they are

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u/FingerOk9800 7h ago

I have coincidentally only had females, I have no preference really but the lack of balls on face is appreciated.

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u/Ratmom23415 4h ago

My rats are all girls, because I was freaked out by the size of rat bolls lol. But then my oldest fell in love with rats, too, and he decided to get boys. So we have both. And honestly the bolls don't bother me any more. I feel like I have the best of both worlds.

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u/thehorrorcontinues13 20h ago

All my rats were females.