How can I convince my parents to get RATS?
How can I convince my parents to get RATS? General Dog Discussions
I really want 2 rats, but my parents say "NO" every time. I know we already have 7 pets, a dog, 4 hermit crabs, a parakeet, and a fish. I have given my mom persuasive notes about how responsible I am and I will feed every animal morning and night. She has already had several rats in her life and she and my dad love them. I've held rats before and am very good with them. I would pay for everything including the vet visits. I would clean the cage and give the rats a bath once a week. She says I am not getting a rat until we don't have the dog anymore. And it will take like 18 years until we don't have the dog anymore, but I still love Rocco (the dog). I really love rats but it will be years before I get them. I have tried almost everything I can try to get rats. I love rats sooo much and I really want them. There was once an incident that we were babysitting a guinea pig and me and my friend were in the basement and Rocco got upstairs and when we found him he had the guinea pig in his mouth and was shaking it and throwing it up in the air forcing in to flop onto the ground. And repeat, and repeat. That's why we are not getting rats. Can someone please suggest something for me to do so my parents will let me get rats? I have done all of my research to have rats and I know to bring them to the vet if they have runny eyes, nose, tumors, and/or noisy breathing. No bad comments or answers, please. Thx! P.S. I keep my parakeet in my room where Rocco can't get to it, and I would put the rats in my room if the bird wasn't there because rats can eat birds. Rocco is almost never upstairs and I can't keep the rats in a bathroom or my brother's room or my parents' room or downstairs cuz downstairs is where Rocco is. Thx, again!