Daine nods. "It should be all right, so long as it's not treated with anything." These rats are worlds away from what she would have expected as far as their minds are concerned, but their bodies don't seem all that different from what any given wild rat's would be. They should be sturdy enough to handle a bit of wood. It's paint she's worried about; it might have lead in it, or something else that could make them ill.
"I think they've picked you," she adds with a grin and a nod towards the rat cuddled up by his neck. "I don't know about keeping 'em as pets, but they won't eat as much or make as much mess as a dog or a cat would. They like to chew, is the main thing, so they'll need safe things to nibble, and you'll have to keep anything important where they can't get it. And they can get just about anywhere."
She frowns thoughtfully. On principle, she doesn't want to suggest caging them. But they're so small that she's not sure shutting them in a big cage would be all that different than keeping a cat in an apartment. The alternative is trying to find a way to rat-proof everything, which makes her tired just thinking about it.
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Date: 2016-12-17 01:01 am (UTC)"I think they've picked you," she adds with a grin and a nod towards the rat cuddled up by his neck. "I don't know about keeping 'em as pets, but they won't eat as much or make as much mess as a dog or a cat would. They like to chew, is the main thing, so they'll need safe things to nibble, and you'll have to keep anything important where they can't get it. And they can get just about anywhere."
She frowns thoughtfully. On principle, she doesn't want to suggest caging them. But they're so small that she's not sure shutting them in a big cage would be all that different than keeping a cat in an apartment. The alternative is trying to find a way to rat-proof everything, which makes her tired just thinking about it.