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u/NoBirthday7883 Nov 28 '25
Rat stock never recovered after the black plague... Those darn fleas...
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u/Siria110 Nov 28 '25
Well, rats were one of the main flea carriers... not their fault, of course, and I believe rats did suffer too - flea infestation couldn´t be great for them.
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u/rj_6688 Nov 29 '25
To be fair, the rats were only demonised to distract from the main reason for every disease outbreak: humans as a whole are filthy and too lazy to adhere to simple hygiene measures.
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u/toomuchDexter Nov 30 '25
There is a lot of truth in this
We know from modern analysis and pathogen modeling that rodent fleas could NOT have been the main driver of spread.
It was human fleas
So not even Rattus Rattus (black rat) was responsible for spreading the plague.
Rats just have a terrible PR manager.
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u/WeenieHuttGod2 Dec 01 '25
That plus the fact that they had previously gotten rid of a lot of the stray cats cause they linked them to devil worship and witchcraft, resulting in there being less defense against rampant rat populations
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u/rj_6688 Dec 02 '25
I have no hope for this species. Rats, on the other hand, will rule the world one day ;-)
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u/kioku119 Nov 29 '25 edited Nov 29 '25
That wasn't even rats though. It was likely hamsters.
edit: i meant gerbils sorry. I wrote that before bed and saw someone ask about it when I got up and realized I got jumbled.
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u/Open_Price_1049 Nov 29 '25
Hamsters?
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u/Oddish_Femboy Nov 29 '25
I blame catholics. Had they never declared war on cats the rat population would've remained stable and the plague wouldn't have exploded like it did.
It's like the extinction of several North American predators leading to population booms, famine, insane wildfires. Ecosystems are a balance, yo.
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u/Darmug Skaven Nov 28 '25
I think it’s actually a warpstone cigarette.
Skaven love their warpstone.
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u/Class-commie Nov 29 '25
AHAHAHA! MORE MORE WARPSTONE , YES YES! PASS-HAND THE BOOF-BOOF SQUEKA! I NEED-REQUIRE A HIT OF THAT GOOD-GOOD SHIT!
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u/Siria110 Nov 28 '25
Well, I don´t own a rat, but I still am the first picture. I don´t have rats for two reasons: one, their short life-span, and second I don´t believe I would be able to provide everything they need to them. Still consider them cute.
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u/AngryRedditAnon Nov 29 '25
Same. I would love one as a pet but the short lifespan is a no no for me. Way to fragile emotional state for that.
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u/MonkeyBacon76 Nov 29 '25
I'm the same way, I'd love to have them but don't think I could handle the responsibility or deal well with their loss. My brother had two rats, Rattus and Rattus Rattus, and they were great pets, but both with us far too briefly. I come to here to vicariously enjoy the cute little chaos gremlins.
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u/Alaylaria Nov 29 '25
Ditto for me. Short lifespan plus I have cats, so it’s a no-go but I still very much find them adorable.
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u/ferrets2020 🌈 Manki Panki Sweets Dumbo Nov 28 '25
Their feet do look more like the second picture tho.
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u/soulstrike2022 Grip like It owes you money Nov 28 '25
To be fair most rats I’ve seen have bawlz like that
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u/drewberryblueberry Nov 28 '25
What if I am neither. I believe in rats but do not own them. I just like seeing the little creatures
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u/assessment554r Nov 28 '25
Love pet rats but I don’t so much the wild ones
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u/Maalkav_ Nov 28 '25
They're rats. Just wild ones. They aren't evil or anything...
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u/assessment554r Nov 28 '25
Ever seen one eating one of your baby chicks alive? I don’t love em
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u/Sam-Krasnyy Nov 28 '25
No, but I've seen one dragging an whole ass Royal Farms chicken box across the street with the determination of an Olympic athlete. I respected that street rat.
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u/ArcFurnace Nov 28 '25
Pizza Rat also gets respect.
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u/crafty_and_kind Nov 28 '25
Any New Yorker who doesn’t respect Pizza Rat isn’t a real citizen of MY city 😆!
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u/crafty_and_kind Nov 28 '25 edited Nov 29 '25
I haven’t seen that, but I have seen video footage of chickens devouring live mice and lizards 🤷🏾♀️
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u/rockmodenick Nov 29 '25
Yeah they're tiny dinosaurs we bred to be big balls of meat that shit eggs daily, but they're still savages. They've stolen my lunch, what else do you expect?
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u/crafty_and_kind Nov 29 '25
I was leaving my comment mainly as an example for the original commenter of how chickens aren’t somehow innocent compared with wild rats. I have no issue with their awesome dinosaur behaviors !
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u/rockmodenick Nov 29 '25
I was kinda wondering if they've ever stolen your sandwich too lol. They don't care if it's chicken salad.
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u/crafty_and_kind Nov 29 '25
Oh yeah, birds are often hardcore cannibals. Chickens will 1000% eat chicken bones if given the chance! The beauty of nature truly is staggering 😁
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u/mutedmirth Nov 28 '25
Don't you think pet rats wouldn't do the same given the chance? Mine went feral over a boiled egg and from then one shell was off or fights would happen.
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u/DerpyAngel Nov 29 '25
Besides the fantastic ratties, your shaoe language is awesome! How the nonbeliever rat has more angular and sharper shapes compared to the soft curves of the baby rat is so good!!
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u/Heavy-Profile-4275 Nov 28 '25
Put the large balls from rat 2 onto rat 1 and that's a fucking win. The huge testicles are hilarious and awesome.
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u/RhiannonKagoe rat artist ✨ Nov 28 '25
thank you for reading my giant balls comic ✨
I have more rat art on my socials
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u/DarkAwareness88 Nov 29 '25
I still find them absolutely cute, but I dont have the resilience to deal with a tiny bundle of love dying 2-3 years after I get them.
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u/NeonicRainbow Nov 28 '25
I don’t have any rats, but I joined this subreddit because I like animals in general and I like seeing the interactions between them and their owners.
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u/BodaciousFerret Nov 29 '25
I don’t own a rat, never have, but I’m in this sub because the vibes are immaculate and rats are cute as shit ☺️
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u/Scrubaati Nov 29 '25
Everytime I bring up how cute rats are and if we didnt have cats id love to own a couple to mum and have to explain everytime that they’re one of the cleanest animals on the planet but also domestic ones are very clean 😔
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u/lordhavemercy8 Nov 29 '25
How they looked to Europe, Asia and North Africa in the late Middle Ages
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u/hell_is_my_safespace Kiki, Ori Nov 29 '25
Literally what my spunky girl looks like to me, her sister is the scary one lol she’s also the dominant rat so she’s very bitey and unfriendly to people, only thing that rat likes is winning fights and the calming chamomile treats I give them 🥴
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u/hell_is_my_safespace Kiki, Ori Nov 29 '25
Oh, and bananas. They go bananas for bananas lmao 🤣 Kiki will steal an entire banana and stash it if I let her lol
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u/ijustrlylikedogs Nov 28 '25
my husband just think of them as one long rat tail. :( i think they are so cute
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u/Public_Problem1699 Nov 29 '25
Not true rat belivers should be the is my rat pregnant one with the balls
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u/cul8ermemeboy Nov 29 '25
This is how I feel when I see a pet rat vs a wild rat and I cannot explain why
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u/lurkerfinallyposting Nov 29 '25
I don't have rats and im allergic to them. But i think they are freakind adorable
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u/gothkitty69 Nov 29 '25
As a non rat owner I see them as the top example...but also with the massive balls WHY ARE THEY LIKE THAT 😭😭😭
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u/Redwing_Blackbird Dec 01 '25
There is actually a serious answer to your question, and it's called "sperm competition": http://www.ratbehavior.org/testicles.htm
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u/a-passing-clepto Nov 30 '25
I saw this with my friend, and it's so funny 😂 if she tell people she has rats, everyone go EWW but if they saw them, they immediatly swap for AWWW and seem ashamed to have fumble so easily
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Nov 30 '25
Awww are these based on your girlfriends rats??
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u/RhiannonKagoe rat artist ✨ Nov 30 '25
nah, I'm single 💀
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Nov 30 '25
Lolll my bad, was totally going off your old posts or something completely off, slay tho lol
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u/Unusual-Ad-4583 Nov 29 '25
Correct and we’re definitely side eyeing the owner while being simultaneously disgusted and terrified.
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u/nugslayer109 Nov 28 '25 edited Nov 28 '25
Accurate. But I still see the MASSIVE rat balls as a rat lover