It's gross to think that so many just give them bad shit... A girl in a pet store asked my why my rat is so big (he's about a pound and a half and a foot long without tail, and coincidentally I lovingly call him my mini ferret) I have him on salad and protein in the morning (about 35-45 cal) and give him a few small snacks like dried fruit and oats through the day. He totals about 80 calories a day. This girl then started to tell me how her rat LOVES McDonald's fries... That's more than my much larger rat's whole day... And I have no idea if she takes the poor thing out for daily exercise... Why even own a pet? Needed someone to eat with?! Ugh it makes me mad (sorry for the rant)