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Why do people say that hate rats because of their tails2007-11-24 22:19:47

DUR!!! try doing your homework before making idiotic statements, they may not live in sewers, but thats the only true thing youve said there squirrels are just rats with fuzzy tails

"If rats didn't have a tail I'd be fine with them."

no theyd be hamsters then not rats

however it is true that its an inbuilt flight or fight mechanism that immediatly makes us go 'urgh'

as someone else says its to do with deep unconscious 'its a snake' thought

most people are intelligent enough to overcome it and then touch the tail, anyone who does that then finds out its not scaly or bald but covered in fine hairs that make it feel like youre stroking silk

rats use their tails much in the same way that prehinsile monkeys do

to wrap around things, to balance and to signal to others

so basically the answer to

"why do people say that hate rats because of their tails !!? "

is

an inbuilt deep unconcious fear that only idiots allow to let prejudice their views any further than that first involuntary 'urgh'

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I used to be an Ewwww rats person, and of course it was because I lacked education and compared them to their wild cousins.

I was working at a pet store and discovered while working there just how intelligent and loving rats can be- began researching and eventually acquired my own rats.

I have to remember that I used to be an Ewwww rats person before I judge others of their opinions. I do however try to inform ewww rat people of the loving and affectionate nature of our pet rats.