# I got a pet rat!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-a-pet-rat/41720>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [November 18, 2000, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-a-pet-rat/41720 "2000-11-18T04:36:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![Birdie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/71e660/32.png) [@Birdie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Birdie)\
**Post date:** [November 20, 2000, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-a-pet-rat/41720/21 "2000-11-20T04:43:00Z")

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**TheNerd** – i’ve checked several web sites and the general consensus is that chocolate is toxic when given in large doses, but it okay in small amounts. Several chips a day won’t hurt, but i don’t feed him that much anyway. Chocolate is only given rarely, when he deserves an extra special treat. Also, milk chocolate is okay, but not baker’s chocolate or dark chocolate. Thanks for the concern though 🙂

\<3 Birdie

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**Author:** ![Doug\_Bowe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/df788c/32.png) [@Doug\_Bowe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doug_Bowe)\
**Post date:** [November 20, 2000, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-a-pet-rat/41720/22 "2000-11-20T04:53:14Z")

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Good Lord this brings back memories.  
Long ago in a different life I ended up with a white lab rat named Sheila. She was intelligent, curious, loving, curious, cuddly and did I say curious?  
You have a mammal. A very smart furry mammal. Treat her with respect and love.

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