Mr Bee and I have been discussing getting new critters. Cats are out because I sneeze at them.
So, we went to Lollypop Farm, the local Humane Society. Came home with two white rats. they are sisters, 9 months old. Brought them home this morning. This is the only picture I have so far, they seem to have found their spots.
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I never understood people who keep vermin. But vive Le difference..
What happened to Trixie?
I'd love to have a otter and a coon and and and....
(06-14-2014, 06:49 PM)Duchess Wrote: [ -> ]
What happened to Trixie?
I'd love to have a otter and a coon and and and....
Sorry, thought I posted here, Trixie died a year ago last month. She developed something akin to a chinchilla version of pneumonia. It is something they rarely, if ever, recover from
(06-14-2014, 08:41 PM)Carsman Wrote: [ -> ]What do "pet" rats eat?
Food.
LOL, rat food. Can also feed them some fruits and vegies. Popcorn, grapes, bananas. Crickets, mealworms. The good shit.
I am kind of into low maintenance pets, I have a 3 foot Ball Python named Ramalla that would like to meet your rats
I'm not into snakes either.
I had a pet raccoon when I was a kid and a couple of snapping turtles I fed salamanders to. The Raccoon kinda got out of hand and was gone after he got his hands stuck in my Dads beard and started growling when he couldn't shake loose.
I don't like rats much.
I have a baby snapper in my garden pond, he's about the size of a fifty cent piece. He gets to stay for now but only because he's too small to eat my tadpoles.
(06-15-2014, 10:20 AM)Duchess Wrote: [ -> ]
I have a baby snapper in my garden pond, he's about the size of a fifty cent piece. He gets to stay for now but only because he's too small to eat my tadpoles.
Their like rats they grow and grow and grow.........
Yeah, I checked that out when I first discovered him. They double in size with every year of life. My big pond is full of them, the largest one that's been seen is about 18-20 inches across his back. They look prehistoric to me, that's how I tell them apart from the regular turtles.
Roxy is my alpha rat, she is on top. Daisy on the bottom
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Roxy is my big drinker.
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Rats are very intelligent and make good pets.
My brother has two hairless rats. He loves them and his dogs have been trained to not use them as playtoys. He even carries them out in public in his pocket.
Not really my thing, but at the same time they are not in my pocket so don't see how it is a bad thing.
Roxy likes to go up onto my shoulder and sit there. Some rats can be trained to stay there while you are walking. Not all will become shoulder rats. My problem is I am afraid she will fall or something. Guess I will have to see if we can train each other. But, they have just lived here a day and a half now. That comes later.
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