"Do you give advice to everything that's cute?" If she does that with a 'cute' rat, he's pretty sure she's likely to do it for something else. Probably a nug. People thought those were cute, right?

And of course she'd ask about how many rats are in his bag. At that Garris' lips thin out and he gives Jane a look, knowing exactly why she asks, his competitive nature suddenly kicking in. "Four..." he mutters reluctantly.