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		delibes 10 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: In Defense of the Rat A friend had a pet rescue Wistar rat (albino lab rat). Super fun and friendl :) but they only live about 3 years :(

cflewis 10 months ago | [–]

Yeah, we have had two of the same and fancy rats make for really sweet pets. But it left a hole in my heart each time they died and I am not sure I can face it again :/

op00to 10 months ago | | [–]

I used to work at the Wistar Institute. Cool place! Fun to see its name in the wild.

verisimi 10 months ago | [–]

.. or less, on average.

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