ucatione t1_j2oamn7 wrote
Reply to comment by TheLostHippos in Observer rats vocalize and show joy jumps when witnessing tickling. by [deleted]
I also had pet rats as a kid. When one died, the other one ate all his internal organs.
ZZBC t1_j2q2dtp wrote
Rats will attempt to “clean up” a corpse to reduce the risk of attracting predators.
Alexstarfire t1_j2p228a wrote
So much empathy.
P0OHead t1_j2p39mc wrote
Did the dead rat die if starvation? Would explain the other rat's reaction.
ucatione t1_j2qb5ot wrote
No, of course not. I loved those rats and took great care of them.
[deleted] OP t1_j2pbp57 wrote
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