2006-06-07 08:49:03 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
If you dont have very much time to handle it a hamster is better, if you want a pet that needs to be handled and will demand it a pair of rats are much better. Rats are also much more intelligent and can be taught tricks. However the start-up is much more expensive because of the cage (they need at least two square feet of space per rat so a guinea pig cage or ferret cage should work well) and because they are so intelligent they need things to occupy their mind such as toys and new smells, sights etc. Here are a few sites so you can research care requirements and see which is better suited to your lifestyle.
http://www.ratsrule.com/ratcare.html
http://ratguide.com/care/
http://www.ahc.umn.edu/rar/MNAALAS/MiceRat.html
http://www.hamstercare.co.uk/1buying.html
http://www.hamsterhideout.com/allabthams.html
2006-06-07 15:30:33 · answer #1 · answered by scarfiespudsushi 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Either can be friendly, but you have to handle the hamster daily to keep it friendly while a rat you don't. Rat's will stay friendly. I worked at a pet store for 3 years and was only bitten maybe twice by a rat but a few times each week by the hamsters so I liked the rats better. I have also owned both. (Currently I own 2 rats) And we can handle them a lot more than we could our old hamster. They just seem to make better pets in my experience.
2006-06-07 17:23:12 · answer #2 · answered by bobbysgirl703 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Rats make better pets as hamsters often bite and are nocturnal.
2006-06-07 16:20:49 · answer #3 · answered by crystal h 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a rat for me!!! i think rat are more active than a hamster and u can be much more easier if u pet the rat....rats are cute.
2006-06-07 16:39:35 · answer #4 · answered by sweet_Devil's 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Rats are cannibals and they're ugly. I suggest a Hamster.
2006-06-07 16:00:21 · answer #5 · answered by Jackie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hamster. Rats are ugly and smelly & no one like rats.
2006-06-07 15:53:12 · answer #6 · answered by meme10191992 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
has too be a rat,
i have 1 i prefer the female,
rats are intelligant,clean,and friendly,if handled correctly.
i had 2 but one died,they thrive better when coupled.
domestic rats r special bred therefor do not carry diseases as wild rats.
2006-06-07 16:13:07 · answer #7 · answered by .straw 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hamster rats bite consider a gerbil!
2006-06-07 16:01:28 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
from what i've heard, hamsters are better...
2006-06-07 16:59:08 · answer #9 · answered by RandomPie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hampster
2006-06-07 15:51:34 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋