r/RATS is a subreddit with 883k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and pain & anger, and the community frequently discusses rat, rats, looking for a rat, struggling, and looking for a home, and they frequently recommend/review chew toys, training treats, and litter.
🐁 This is a community for our little pocket puppies! We will occasionally accept wild rat posts, but this is mainly a place to celebrate our pets! We love art, stories, videos, and photos of our potato bros! 🐁
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Popular Themes in r/RATS
#1
Advice Requests
: "how do i know when it’s time to say goodbye :("
7 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "Male rats, are they just lazy?"
2 posts
#3
Solution Requests
: "Help! Fat rat alert!"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/RATS
#1
Rat
14 posts
#2
Rats
10 posts
#3
Looking For A Rat
8 posts
#4
Struggling
8 posts
#5
Looking For A Home
6 posts
#6
Looking For A Cage
4 posts
#7
Hard Time
3 posts
#8
Struggling To Breathe
3 posts
#9
Rat Names
3 posts
#10
Rat Breeder
3 posts
Products Discussed in r/RATS
Chew Toys
9 reviews
#1
Apple Sticks
3.5★ from 2 reviews
#2
Apple Wood Timothy Hay Blocks
4.0★ from 1 review
#3
Wooden Sticks
4.0★ from 1 review
Training Treats
6 reviews
#1
Yogurt Treats
5.0★ from 1 review
#2
Gerber
5.0★ from 1 review
#3
Mealworms
4.0★ from 1 review
Litter
4 reviews
#1
Fragrance-free paper pellets
4.0★ from 1 review
#2
Pelleted paper
4.0★ from 1 review
#3
Back-2-Nature
4.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/RATS
#1
CUTENESS
: "My defeated fool"
97 posts
#2
Crime🚨
: "The face of a rat who just caused $200 worth of damage/chaos"
18 posts
#3
Questions/HELP
: "Rat shaking/having spasms"
15 posts
#4
RIP
: "Celebrate the life of a King while he’s still here"
9 posts
#5
DISCUSSION
: "Does he like it or no?"
8 posts
#6
INFORMATION
: "Told my doctor I have rats ...his reaction made my day"
6 posts
#7
ART
: "Cone of Shame"
5 posts
#8
Happiest creature on God’s green earth
: "My bald boy loving some caress"
5 posts
#9
BAWLS?
: "Went to the vet for bloating...$80 later and it turns out he's just fat"
4 posts
#10
Unhand me, you f*ck!
: "The breeder sent me these pics, and I’m absolutely dying"
4 posts
Member Growth in r/RATS
Yearly
+54k members(6.5%)
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Last updated: July 24, 2026