If I buy a couple of pet rats, how can i get my cat not to eat them?

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Like those two?If I buy a couple of pet rats, how can i get my cat not to eat them?
some cats and rats are a lot more docile than others.





no matter how friendly with each other they may seem there is always a risk they they will suddenly turn on each other, and both can do serious damge, and they could pass diseases and parasites onto each other.





its safer to have the rats in a cage, and when they are out, leaving the cat out of the room. animals can be unpredictable, especially with other species, so dont take the risk :(





however, you could show the cat the rats (while they are in the cage) and see how it reacts, but like i said, even if they seem fine with each other, dont take the risk :)If I buy a couple of pet rats, how can i get my cat not to eat them?
Most Cats won't attempt to kill a rat, but the best way of prevention is to not have the cat in the room when its ratties freerange time, my daughter has one that licks and grooms a rottweillers nose, dog likes it but myself I would not let my rats socialise with anything either bigger or smaller,
Keep the rats in a cage. Only allow un-caged rats to roam within the safety of your reach, even if you seem to think rat and cat are getting along. It's primal instinct and your cat could change it's behavior towards the rats at any time. JMO