The way to a rats heart is safety, comfort, family, good food, and trust. You are totally wrong about the rats not liking you LOL. They DO like you and would love to spend so much time with you. I am a bit lucky. I was spinally disabled when I was 28 yrs old due to a major accident. I didn't have pets for the longest time until I turned 50 last year. I got 2 newly weaned rat girls on my birthday from my neighbour who had an accidental litter. Having them changed my entire life.
I got these 2 healthy, happy Agouti sisters who slept right next to me on either side of my chair in two blanket pouches. One rat liked to be next to my leg in her pouch and the other wanted to be under my arm next to my heart in the other. I only have one picture of them together, before one of the sisters escaped one day and I never found her.
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This is the ONLY pic I have of them together right before Baby Schpog (topmost rat) disappeared.
I still have moments where I miss her and cry. I still have Big Schpog (lower rat) and she is my sweetest girl.
Spend as much time as you can with them. They aren't here for long and they need you.