I have a pet some think I am excentric... that would really love one of those rats....lol...I have a ball python...african grass snake...he is a wonderful masseusse...I used to do data imputting and when I got home put him around my neck and voila no more tense muscules...he is very tame even got loose a couple of times and my dogs and cat walked right by him and he did nothing didn't even move.. when he is hungry though I am afraid the rats wouldn't last too long