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Rats?
Jun 2, 2004 1:33:18 GMT 10
Post by † Lestat † on Jun 2, 2004 1:33:18 GMT 10
I know this probably should go in the pets thread but I was just wondering if anyone else has a rat for a pet? If so maybe you would like to join this rat message board that has only just started. The lady I got my rats from has only just started this board as she is fixing up her web site and I suggested to her that she should have a message board as well to go with her web site. Well this is the address if anyone is interested in joining. excelrats.proboards28.com ;D
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Rats?
Jun 8, 2004 3:54:36 GMT 10
Post by Lodemai on Jun 8, 2004 3:54:36 GMT 10
Just be sure to keep those little cuties away from Louis
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Rats?
Jun 10, 2004 10:44:39 GMT 10
Post by Minara on Jun 10, 2004 10:44:39 GMT 10
Just be sure to keep those little cuties away from Louis *snickers mischieveiously at Lodemai* Yeah, Louis might get hungry!! Min
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Rats?
Sept 24, 2004 0:00:00 GMT 10
Post by † Lestat † on Sept 24, 2004 0:00:00 GMT 10
Just had to share this with you all.. check out this link.. cuddlycavies.homestead.com/home.htmlIf you follow that link and look at the bottom of the page you wil find rat costumes.. I just loved them so I wanted to share them with you.. If you go to the guinea pig section or just follow this link.. cuddlycavies.homestead.com/costumes.htmlYou will get to the guinea pig costumes but the only reason I mention the guinea pigs is because there is a vampire costume for them.. none for the rats or I would probably order one.. although the christmas rat costumes do look like they would make great presentd for my boys.. I could make christmas cards with pics of my boys dressed up ;D Ok thats all I wanted to say ;D
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Rats?
Feb 8, 2005 22:51:09 GMT 10
Post by † Lestat † on Feb 8, 2005 22:51:09 GMT 10
I'll be updating my sig pic as soon as I can.. although I dont know if I will be able to fit all 6 rats on my sig.. of course I could just make it a little longer I guess.. ;D
Anyway I do plan I getting some pics of them by the end of this month..
Just wanted to let you all know..
If anyone else gets a rat in the mean time, go ahead and post about it ;D
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Rats?
Apr 6, 2005 2:38:02 GMT 10
Post by aceldama13 on Apr 6, 2005 2:38:02 GMT 10
i have not gotten a rat but my sister used to raise them, and i used to raise mice (to feed to my snake) . so i can see why you like them so much i might get a rat or something but as of now my mom forbids it (i am only 16)
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Rats?
Apr 9, 2005 0:07:26 GMT 10
Post by Petronia on Apr 9, 2005 0:07:26 GMT 10
I would be interested in getting a pair of rats as pets but with the traveling I do, I am not sure that it would be a good thing for these creatures as I would probably have to to leave them alone a lot of the time with a rat sitter.
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Rats?
May 6, 2005 1:44:53 GMT 10
Post by † Lestat † on May 6, 2005 1:44:53 GMT 10
At least your interested in them Petronia.. you would be surprised at the amount of people who dont like them just because of what they have seen on TV or read about the plague aceldama13 I've got nothing against people feeding mice and rats to snakes as long as the mice and rats are not alive and have been put to sleep humanely. I've had a pet snake so I know they have to eat as well.
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Rats?
Jun 14, 2005 14:09:56 GMT 10
Post by Vetala on Jun 14, 2005 14:09:56 GMT 10
Rats are awesome. They used to totally freak me out until my brother got 2 from a friend and begged my parent's to let him keep them... which they relented finally. I didn't like them for a while, but then I realized that rats are no different than having a guinea pig or a hampster for a pet. The rats lived for 6 years... which I don't know if that's long or short in the life span of a rat, but they really were the sweetest animals I've ever owned. I'd get another pair, but since I've moved in with my grandma she won't let me get any because she doesn't like them at all, so when I leave for college I'll go get a pair and give them a good home! ~Megan
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Rats?
Jun 14, 2005 15:24:06 GMT 10
Post by † Lestat † on Jun 14, 2005 15:24:06 GMT 10
6 years Holy S**t Most people are lucky if their rats get to 3 as most only live to between 18 months and 3 years and most dont make it that much past 2... So 6 years is really fantastic... what was your secret... did you feed them anything special..
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Rats?
Jun 14, 2005 19:41:02 GMT 10
Post by Vetala on Jun 14, 2005 19:41:02 GMT 10
I didn't really do anything that spectacular. I alternated feeding them guinea pig food, hamster food, and rabbit food that I bought from Wal-Mart. They also loved Cheetos and Cheez-Its as well as carrots. They were pretty big, so I had them living in a large, rectangular fish aquarium with a thick padding of sawdust on the bottom of it (also bought at Wal-Mart), which I changed once a week. They drank water from one of those water bottle things that you put in guinea pig cages. They also had a hamster work-out wheel, as well as a hamster house to sleep in. They also ran all over my house in a hamster ball for a couple of hours a day. At night they’d nest in my hair and sleep for however long I wanted them to until I put them back in their cage. Basically, I didn’t treat them any differently than I did my guinea pig that I had had years prior to getting the rats, simply because I had never had rats before and the only rodent experience I had was raising a guinea pig. They were both male, so they didn’t mate (unless of course they were doing something naughty at night when no one was around, LoL)! So perhaps that combination of things that I did was what allowed them to live for 6 years. Who knows though, my family is known for getting the weirdo pets out of a litter that grow bigger than they’re supposed to and live longer than they’re supposed to (dogs, cats, a guinea pig, rats, and 2 cockatiels). So that’s my secret I guess… it’s nothing spectacular! But good luck raising your rats, and good luck with the rats at the place you work at… I hope everything works out for the best! i8.photobucket.com/albums/a9/TearsForeverFrozen/Smilies/HUG10.gif [/IMG]
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Rats?
Jun 24, 2005 16:30:40 GMT 10
Post by Beautiful Disgrace on Jun 24, 2005 16:30:40 GMT 10
Rats are ok as long as they stay on their side of the house.. well away from me..
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Rats?
Oct 18, 2005 10:14:59 GMT 10
Post by Quinn-Ann on Oct 18, 2005 10:14:59 GMT 10
I personally don't liek rats. But i guess everyone has their own thoughts.
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