zoologicallyobsessed:

The pet care shown in the ratblr tag is honestly horrible. 

Rats shouldn’t be kept in those tiny plastic cages. Rats shouldn’t have an empty cage with one hammock and food bowls. They need multiple hammocks, boxes, places to hide and sleep. None of the wire platforms covered (congratulations you’re going to give your rat bumblefoot). The substrate used, also horrible and likely to result in respiratory infections.

Rats are not “easy” or “cheap” pets. They are hard to care and provide for. They are expensive, they require specialized small animal vet trips, and are prone to lots of diseases and illnesses. They’re also destructive. They’ll chew through all their hammocks and toys, and will pee on everything, so you’ll need to buy new ones often, and you will need to clean their cages at least weekly.

It’s very obvious majority of the people in that tag, have put no proper research into the pet care required for rats and aren’t providing the basic care to their pets which will more often then not, result in the early death of their rats.