The home rats - pets are usually white or colorful. They are clean rodents and are not more dangerous to health than other pets.

The division of the two main types of rats in our country, as etymology, does not correspond exactly to their name. The gray rat is rarely gray and the black rat is not black. Easily, the type of the rat is differentiated according to its habitat. The roof rat (black) nests in high places, roofs and in dry rooms. The sewer (gray) rat inhabits channels, basements and underground holes.