• herrcaptain
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    6 months ago

    This is fucking precious.

    As someone who adores rats, I absolutely hate how short their lives are. I’d love to keep some as pets but I couldn’t emotionally handle having my heart broken every 2 to 3 years when one of them dies.

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      6 months ago

      I keep seeing jumping spiders that look to die for and then the reality check of their lifespans always brings me back down.

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        6 months ago

        I know what you mean there as well. I was always very arachnophobic but over the last few years have mostly gotten over it by treating the spiders in my house as something like hands-off pets and giving them names. Jumping spiders are amazing little creatures but, yeah, the lifespan makes them a non-starter.

        If you like sci-fi, check out the Children of Time series. It’s about a race of uplifted jumping spiders. The author does a great job of building a concept of their society based on their current characteristics as a species.

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      6 months ago

      I’ve been hoping someone would start a gambian pouched rat breeding project because of exactly this

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        6 months ago

        Yes! I legitimately looked into this for that very reason. Instead, my wife and I have a rat puppet that we’ve personified to the point that we consider it part of the family.

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      6 months ago

      having my heart broken every 2 to 3 years when one of them dies in a car accident