Need Help Convincing My Parents.

[Please Help Me]

The name says it all.

For a while now I have been trying to convince my parents that having a rat as a pet is a great thing. I have tried to tell them that they are loyal, loving and easy to look after animals. They arn't feral, dirty animals like most people think they are

I have tried telling them this and showing them things on the internet about them and when i stayed at my friends house one weekend, she had a rat and I was playing with her and showing mum that they are gorgeous.

I also have a dog and I am very responsible with her. I wash, feed, walk and play with her, so they can't think I am irresponsible.

They are still not convinced, please someone give me some tips on how to get them convinced.

[Allie]

I think that you should keep trying...soon your parents will see that you are serious about getting a rat and realise that you are a responsible kid.

Hope you are able to get one, and keep trying

[jorjeee]

Yeah, my dad was pretty skeptic too.
i just kept at it, and he finally gave in ... on the condition I had to obtain it myself.
Then oe day I was speaking to my auntie about it, and she said she'd get it all for me for christmas. I was pretty stoked.
Now Dad's used to him, (free ranging and all ) He really doesn't mind him much, except when he pees on him rofl


So yeah.. Just keep at it.. They're bound to give in some day xD
Even though it took me about a year to convince him, and then a two month wait until Christmas hahaha

[Katelin]

It took months of 'informing' my parents about the benefits of keeping rats (read pestering) before they considered it.

I'm not sure what won them over in the end, whether it was the amount of research I did, the million and one cute photos I presented to Mum, or the fact that I drove them mad with my constant pestering and deal making (Things like, I'll pay for everything, they'll stay in my room, if you don't like them you don't have to talk to them etc)

Either way, 2 nights after acquiring my first rat*, both my parents and younger brother were hooked.

Keep trying, convincing them to let you get one is usually the hard part, but once you accomplish that, rats can generally worm their way into anyones' heart.

I'm constantly having to steal my current two females back from my parents when we're all sitting in the lounge room.

Have you considered asking your friend to come over with her rat and getting your parents to spend some time with her on the kitchen table?

I find the more time people get to spend with rats, the more likely they are to fall in love with them.

Best of luck with it

*Note on the single rat:
Aside from the fact that at the time I couldn't convince the parents to let me get more than one at the time; Bubo was sold as single rat due to problems getting along with other rats.

He was happy and healthy despite this and lived with me for just shy of 4 years and opened my parents eyes to having rats

[luthien]

Yeah I agree with the above posts. I think you need to prove that you are serious and this is not just some phase or fad. The only thing that will do that is continuing to bring up the subject and demonstrating how much research you have done. Let us know how it goes!

[rune]

I relise that this thread was started a year ago now, but i wanted to put in my say on the off chance that someone reads it. I had many phases of wanting a rat first was when i was bout 10, then again when i was 12, and again the year after that. I ended up getting rat halfway through year 7, one black berk girl i called her zuri she is now 1 year old this soon ended up being many rats as we fell in love with them, we now have litters every now and then. so i would say we are starting to breed well
P.S this account is shared with my mum.. anyway hope someone sees this teehee