Yeah, rats can be quite a bit of effort. I mean, you need at least two, and they don't live that long, and they get health problems that mean a lot of vet visits and costs, plus the stress of giving them medications (I once had a rat that needed four different meds given at three times a day for a time, which was about as much fun as it sounds). I've rarely had a rat that didn't many vet visits eventually (including operations, diagnotistic x-rays, medication, lab tests...) that amounted to many hundred euro per rat too.
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I think I'm probably going to have to wait no matter what. But I'll admire your rats in the meantime.