Nope, it's rats for me

But I'll be living with a cat now when I finally move in with my mom for a few months. Right now all my stuff is there but the room isn't ready yet (neither is the whole apartment, if I'm being honest, but I'll have to make do, lol. My mom's a real mess AND a messy person on top of that...)
I had two rats, Dot and Dash (those are translated names, they're actually in Polish), unfortunately Dash has passed away earlier this year and Dot is now alone, but she's doing okay. But as I said, she's not as smart as the other rats I've had. I have their names in my signature (and death dates, to remember). I never had a full on pack though, like some people do. Some even have two packs, one of females and one of males and they let them out separately. People also like to give their rats a whole room. I think that's a bit too much, although I understand why they do that, especially withbigger packs.
Rats are awesome pets, but they're not the easiest. And certainly not the cheapest

They can also be pretty demanding, but I guess that depends.
I can understand not wanting a rat when you have a whole farm

Are you afraid of them though? Both my grandparents (I think even from both sides, so I should say 'all', I guess) grew up in more rural areas and they were both scared of rats and mice. And anything alike, even hamsters xD