🐀 RATS Vs MICE 🐁| Which one should you get?

🐀 If you're making the decision between owning Rats or Mice, hopefully this video can help you to make your decision a little bit easier! If you've owned both Rats & Mice as pets before, don't forget to share your experiences of both in the comments for other to see! 🐁

Disclaimer: The video and thumbnail was edited and filmed in a way to ensure that Rats and Mice never came into contact! Please don't ever mix the two species as it will result in injury / death

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[jazzyphae]

I've had both. definitely recommend rats. mice are just a bit too flighty. very cute but I can never connect with them like I do with rats

[greatvaluebleach]

rats are big babies and mice are little babies ;u;

[smallpetchronicles]

I used to hate rats and mice because of their tails but your channel has helped make them so lovable and cute :3

[sivsi]

The biggest difference between the two is that rats are socially intelligent and empathetic pets. They're companion animals, and they easily recognize you as an individual being. They bond and interact with you the way a dog or cat would.
Mice, on the other hand, are quite timid. And even when fully tamed and unafraid of you, they don't have the capacity to "see" you the way rats can. In a way, mice only know you as a pair of hands that feed and interact with them, and most mice could care less to seek out your attention. (most exceptions seem to be lone male mice, as you mentioned!) Mice are pets that you observe, more than anything.

Both animals make amazing pets, but it's important to know clearly what you're looking for before you choose one. If you want a pet to be your buddy and return the bond/affection you show them, than you'll want to go for rats.
But while mice aren't cuddly pets, they're very fun to watch and fairly low-maintenance! I especially recommend them to night-owls or people who like DIY, and they're good pets if you live in a small home, don't have a huge budget, or the large amount of time required by lots of other pets. (Even rats should be out and interacting with you for more than an hour each day. However most mice are just fine to have 30-40 minutes of supervised playtime, provided their enclosure is enriching)

[meghan]

Rats! I have had mice and rats. You can bond with a mouse but you are more likely to bond with a rat.

[iLOVEpalestineNlebanonFOREVER]

I don’t understand how anyone could be afraid of either. They’re both so adorable.

[AdventuringwithTrevor]

I bought a baby feeder mouse 2 years ago and brought him home for my lizard but i couldnt do it. I ended up feeding him and raising him to an adult. Before he could open his eyes i would gently rub his snout snd he would almost fall asleep in my hands. After his eyes opened i continued this technique so he would recognize that i was the one doing that before. And Stuart has been such a loving and affectionate mouse. He seeks me out snd goes into my hand snd curls up and rubs his face on my hand asking for attention and when i start rubbing his snout he just relaxes completely snd lays there waving his paw up and down slowly with his eyes closed like hes in heaven its the cutest thing ever. He just passed 2 years old so i know he doesnt havent much time left :( but hes such a good boy

[Sam-mhsb]

I'm currently a mousie momma to 7 mice, all girls. I've found that it depends on the personality of the mice and how much time you dedicate to them on how they bond with you. Holda who I've had for about 5 days now will literately crawl up her cage until I get her out for cuddles. She has also taken to grooming me regularly. Where as Namaka who I've had for almost a year is just starting to really enjoy time with me. But, I'm forever hooked on mousies. I love watching them climb in their castle when they table time and how curious they are. My first two even became friends with my old Lab before they all passed, one going as far as wanting to cuddle with him while he laid down or napped.

[PiyuMusica]

Imagine being a rat. No bills, no job, no responsibility, just vibing on someone's lap with a small pile of seeds.

[HoppingHammy]

That intro was darling! 💕 Great video Emi and you covered so much information! 3:17 melted my heart!

[kajanickerson]

I actually have such a strong bong with one of my female mice. She loves to sleep in my hand 24/7. The only thing bad about this is that she’s very protective and every time one of my other females tried to go near me she warns them not to lol. Mice are truly amazing

[sydneytaylor]

I've had both, and in my experience rats were more social than mice as my mice tended to be more skittish, but rats were much higher maintenence. I enjoyed owning both though, I like the simple nature of mice as well as the lovingness of rats.

[sugarghast]

So if you lived in a studio apartment, but didn't have a TV, you might have space for a rat home, depending on the size of the living room wall...
Hmm...
Rats are smaller then the smallest dogs, and don't bark like little dogs...
* leaps into more research on pet rats *

[nutpaws]

Nobody:



My brother: do you want a rat or a mouse?

Me: *yes.*

[h.plovecat]

I used to have a mouse named Socrates. He was my absolute best buddy for the longest time. He knew his name and would always come when I called him. I eventually got him a gf named Meece, one night I was watching tv and saw them running down my hallway. Socrates knew how to open his cage, so I called him and they both ran right over and up my leg to my shoulder. Such amazing animals, I miss my little buddy.

[md]

I love both rats and mice, I think the rat fans get overzealous and site that Rats being more social with humans is always the goal in selecting animals. If that was the case then no one would get a gold fish. I loved when I had 2 mice and watching them play and interact and often times fight. This gave me great peace. Of course I did interact with them, but I loved that they were independent for the time that I needed a calming presence

[scumbag]

I can't choose, I have to have both. I prefer male mice over female mice though. Female mice have each other so they are emotionless and dislike me, but male mice are alone and crave my love and attention. I've owned mice for over 4 years, and I've only had one female mouse bond with me. All my other males bonded with me quickly and wanted my love unlike females. I currently have a male mouse who is obsessed with me. Everytime I open the door to walk into my room he quickly runs out and waits for me to get him out, and if I don't he lays down and pouts. I love him so much lol

[alansheppard]

I got rats and I think that they're really similar to dogs

[UmbraBorealis]

I know folks say mice are more flighty, but I've had mice most my life and I've encountered a whole spectrum of them. I guess it comes down to luck but I have had some mice that would LOVE my attention by licking/grooming my hands and hopping on my hand the second I lowered it into the cage. I suggest adopting a mouse as young as when they're ready to leave the mother and hanging out with the young'uns for a bit to see which one is the most curious and content with your presence. It's what I aways did and the majority of my mice were either just, tame or they'd actually be quite cuddly!

RIP Miss Bean, Sir Stinkie and their daughter Circe, the cuddliest little mice family I've ever had the pleasure to own.

[mhilmyfauzi]

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