Does anyone own a hairless rat?

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A new pet shop has opened in my town and I happened to stop in and found they had one little male hairless rat in a tank. I went to play with him and scooped him up out of the tank and he ran up my shoulder to under my hair by my neck to keep warm. That sold me on him...I find even though most people shudder at the mere word RAT...they most often do not give these little rodents the time of day except for snake food. But they are highly intelligent and loving and with little care and feeding they warm up to their owners. Once they learn their names they come to you when called and are willing to learn from you if given the chance. I had my first hairless from going to an exotic reptile show with my son who was really into reptiles (still is) While he goes for the cold and clammy I claim the warm and fuzzy little rodents. But once there I found hairless mice, rats, hamsters, and guinea pigs. Occasionally you will see a hairless rat at a local petsmart, but seldom do you see any of these other rodents unless at a exotic show. My first hairless was a girl I named millie and she learned to romp on my crafting table. I always had a cup of tea around and when I would set the teacup down she would come stand on her hind legs and have her daily tea too. She was quite the little mischief. I hope to get my new baby boy hairless named Binks to respond to me as Millie did she lived for almost 3 years. So does anyone else have a rat story or own a hairless? Would love to hear your stories about your rodents!