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Originally Posted by UK Apple

She probably did as rats are herd animals so she would have had no one to communicate with. Even if there was a trigger like a small illness since, so to speak, there was no one to live for she wouldn't have recovered.

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That's BS... I've had single rats and all lived nice long lives. Being a "herd animal" doesn't make an animal prone to death simply by being by itself.

Aside from that, thanks for chiming in. I'm sure your answer was real helpful to this girl who posted this question back in August.

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Originally Posted by UK Apple

She probably did as rats are herd animals so she would have had no one to communicate with. Even if there was a trigger like a small illness since, so to speak, there was no one to live for she wouldn't have recovered.

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No, you're wrong. Rabbits are also animals that live in groups. Keeping a lone rabbit is not something I'd recommend, but they don't die from lonlieness. If the owner spends time with them, that's all the attention they need.

So no, you're not at all right. This rat didn't die of because it was lonely.

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Aside from that, thanks for chiming in. I'm sure your answer was real helpful to this girl who posted this question back in August

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Odinn, she posted in July. Just fyi. :)

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Originally Posted by Alty

Odinn, she posted in July. Just fyi. :)

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You are right. I was just going by the last post.

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Originally Posted by odinn7

You are right. I was just going by the last post.

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OMG! I have "you are right" in writing! I'm framing this! ;)