Is it normal to want a pet rat?

If reared well, they're lovely pets. I've always wanted one but was never allowed. One of my best friends in high school had one. She wasvery sweet and well trained.

Rats are illegal in my province and I am really upset they are so cute I keep seeing pictures of rats with tiny teddy bears and they look so fat and docile I can't handle it! go for it I'm jealous! I had a friend who smuggled two rats that were sisters over from the states and they loved swimming in the bath tub and they would twist their tails together and walk side by side and they were the sweetest little animals.

Yes, they can be very good and affectionate pets if you train them right and give them lots of attention. A friend of mine from middle school used to have some. He also had a hedgehog too, which was awesome.

My aunt had three rats before, they all died from tumors though. They were fun to play with and hers liked to crawl all over you. Just make sure you don't lose them in the sheets and get any weird lumps checked out.

Rats make wonderful pocket pets! I always say if you can't have a dog or a cat get a rat. Rats are intelligent and affectionate whereas say hamsters are very overrated. I had rats as pets in my twenties and they were so ssweet! A rat can learn it's name and come when it's called. Rats give lovely kisses, need I say more?

Yes, they are that lovely and adorable from what I've seen... Ive always wanted one too, but they are prone to tumors/cancer... :(

can they be toilet trained?

Talking from no experience, they should be vaccinated.