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I've owned multiple (fancy) rats as pets in my time. The species is somewhat split into domesticated and non-domesticated. My rats would probably never have su
by sw104 4y ago
I've owned multiple (fancy) rats as pets in my time. The species is somewhat split into domesticated and non-domesticated.
My rats would probably never have survived in the wild (due to their appearance, sand/tuxedo coloured, instead of just gray/brown), and likewise wild rats wouldn't be possible to domesticate.
There's quite a few videos on YouTube of the social skills they can develop. Quite amazing animals, but incredibly short lives. Most people who have them don't get new ones after the originals die because it can be so heartbreaking losing a pet every 2 years or so.
- rqtwteye 4y ago“My rats would probably never have survived in the wild” I remember watching a video where they released some pet rats into the wild. They adapted very quickly and did well. These little buggers are very smart.
- grey413 4y agoMost domesticated animals that I can think of do just fine when they're released into the wild. In fact, I don't think there's any domesticated animals out there that don't have a feral population running around somewhere.
- hollerith 4y agoCattle?
- rqtwteye 4y agoI think you would be very surprised how quickly animals can adapt. Same for humans. Most of us have no clue how to live without modern conveniences. But I think if we took away these, a lot of people would adapt. A lot wouldn't survive, but a lot would learn quickly.
- biztos 4y agoApparently: https://news.csu.edu.au/feature/are-feral-cattle-the-brumbies-of-the-northern-territory https://news.csu.edu.au/feature/are-feral-cattle-the-brumbie...
- hollerith 4y agoGood find!