Rats in the wild are scary because they are so invasive and can spread disease, but they honestly make pretty good pets. With a good home and regular meals, they can be affectionate and entertaining. And one of the reasons they survive in almost all conditions is that they are so intelligent. <a href="https://rattrix.weebly.com/">Esther Minic-Rosenthal</a> has several rats, but she's never had one as willing and able to learn new things as Olive. While Minic-Rosenthal tells us Olive's story, watch to see all the neat tricks she can do. At about 1:40, you'll see she can recognize her own name in print! I am quite impressed. See more of Olive's tricks in <a href="https://laughingsquid.com/rescued-rat-learns-tricks/">several videos at Laughing Squid</a>, and see more of Minic-Rosenthal's rats at <a href="https://www.instagram.com/shadow_the_rat_s/" alt="Instagram" class="on">Instagram</a>.&nbsp; #rat #petrat