Rats are a great choice if you prefer a curious and intelligent animal that enjoys human stimulation and companionship. They love to be held and can even be toilet trained and learn basic tricks. Rats should have an area outside of their cage where they can play regularly. This is especially stimulating for your pet if the space is filled with various toys - and can be quite entertaining for you! Mice are decidedly more independent than rats. They require less handling and attention and are a good option if you prefer watching your animals to playing with them. Although mice don't enjoy the human touch as much as rats, they still need to be handled daily so as to keep them tame and check on their health. If you like watching your mouse play you can include ladders, ropes and wheels in their cage, or even buy a multi-story cage to allow for sufficient exercise. This is fun for you and also good for your mouse. Pet mice are really small, fragile and often a bit skittish. Because of this they can be a difficult pet to own if you have children, as they don't respond as well as rats to human touch, making them more likely to bite. A pet rat is hardier and may also be more stimulating for children. Rats are better able than mice to make friends with other family pets and these relationships can be really enjoyable to watch. Mice are a bit too fragile for this and are usually seen as a snack - especially for cats! Rats are known to pair particularly well with dogs and cats. Rats should always be supervised when socialising with other family pets - just to be safe.
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One-sentence summary -- Pick a rat if you want an active, human-loving pet. Choose a mouse if you prefer a more independent pet. Consider adopting a pet rat if you have children. Consider choosing a rat if you have other family pets.

Q: Although kitchen scissors are meant for food, they open packaging just as well as normal scissors. This is very helpful in the kitchen when your hands are slippery or a package doesn't tear properly. You can also cut off ties without stopping to undo them. Kitchen scissors are handy for vacuum-sealed packaging that can't be torn apart by hand. Kitchen shears have plier-like teeth between the handle grips. Place a plastic cap, such as the one on your bottle of hot sauce, between the handles. Set the bottle on the table so you don't drop it. Hold the scissors level with the table, then twist until the seal breaks. To remove large lids, angle the scissors upwards and away from your body. Then grip the lid between the handles and twist. You don't need to fish around for a bottle opener. Place the bottle cap between the handles and squeeze them closed. The scissors should point upwards and away from your body. Lift them until the cap pops off. Scissors make snipping off a piece of string or twine easy. Tie the twine around a bag or container to secure its contents. Twine is also used for trussing chickens and turkeys, which makes them cook evenly.
A: Snip open sealed packages. Twist off plastic bottle lids with scissor grips. Pop off metal bottle caps with the scissor handles. Cut twine for wrapping food.

Article: The last thing you want to do is to tear a hole into your wall only to find that it's not feasible to put a door there. Before you go about drilling and tearing down, check for the following things: Check if there's enough room in the wall. You need just over twice the width of the door (so it can hide). Check if the wall is load-bearing or just a partition. If it is load bearing, you'll need a new header and a means of temporary support while the door is being worked on. Check for wiring or plumbing. A wall with pipes in it is not a good place to put a door. Wiring can be easily detected with a cheap voltage sensor. If you're replacing a door with a pocket door, you'll need to get rid of the existing door. Start with removing the molding and, with a reciprocating saw blade, cut the shims. When the nails are cut, you can remove the door frame. Door jambs aren't nailed against the studs in the wall they're just spaced with wooden shims.
Question: What is a summary of what this article is about?
Check the wall. Remove the existing door, if applicable.