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Pics of my son's pets - PET RATS!!!

Rats are lovely little pets. My mother was an elementary school math and science teacher, so I grew up with them. I even spent $30 putting one to sleep once... she was a dear friend and I didn't want her suffering.
 
Are rats easy to handle? I remember my Hamsters were great to handle and have as pets, but Gerbils were a b1tch. They would bite and and scurry off somewhere while my fat hamster just slept on my lap.
 
THey have never bit us - sweet and lovable.

Feeding - they eat what we eat - plus seeds and whole grain cereals. . .
 
Originally posted by: faenix
Are rats easy to handle? I remember my Hamsters were great to handle and have as pets, but Gerbils were a b1tch. They would bite and and scurry off somewhere while my fat hamster just slept on my lap.
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wtf? hamsters will bite anything that comes near them!
 
Originally posted by: qulAKle
Thats crazy! I want one. Are they like the bald cats named Spynxs? Where can I get one?
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I got lucky and found mine at a pet store.

You just gotta call around and see if anyone has any baldies 😛

They are real soft and smooth - feels like human skin.

You have to really take care of em - they are naked - they get cold easily and will whine when cold, shiver, etc. . .

 
Originally posted by: ElFenix
Originally posted by: faenix
Are rats easy to handle? I remember my Hamsters were great to handle and have as pets, but Gerbils were a b1tch. They would bite and and scurry off somewhere while my fat hamster just slept on my lap.
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wtf? hamsters will bite anything that comes near them!
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Yea I took a hamster back to the pet store cause it was so violent. . .

Gerbils are pretty docile though, if you want a smaller pet. Never was bit by my gerbils. . .
 
I have a rat story.
I was visiting my cousin some years ago (In high school at the time) and his girlfriend had a pet rat. We went over to her house and she has it out playing with it. She must have been able to tell i wasnt amused by the wrecthed creature so decided to "torment" me. She said "You should hold him!" and sets him on my lap. I dont move and just stare at the vile thing crawling around me. I can tell shes amused by my supposed fear of the creature.
Far from it.
She asks me "Whats wrong, you dont like him?"
I look her dead in the eye and say in a low, level tone
"No, I think hes fine. I'm just trying not to kill him seeing as I love to hunt rats"

I dont think I've ever seen someone move to get an animal as fast as she moved to get that rat off me. 😀
 
What about there sh1t? do they just go anywheree?


do they stink?


can it be trained to go in a litter box or something?

-Chris
 
Originally posted by: acid45
What about there sh1t? do they just go anywheree?


do they stink?


can it be trained to go in a litter box or something?

-Chris
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They go in one corner of the cage, and the pine bedding means no bad smell.
 
Originally posted by: acid45
What about there sh1t? do they just go anywheree?


do they stink?


can it be trained to go in a litter box or something?

-Chris
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They only go in one corner of their cage.

Now if you keep em out an hour and ignore their pleadings to go back home, then yea. . .they will go anywhere.

There is not smell as long as the cage is changed every 4-5 days. . .

My son has them trained to come at their name call. We can sit them down in a room and let em wander 10 - 15 minutes under supervison, but when we call they come back (easily trained with treats). . .
 
I had a few rats and mice as pets, better than hamsters IMO, last one I had got a tumor and "pooped" on day all over the wall, I came in to see blood and it dead, was a sad day. 🙁
 
Originally posted by: episodic
Originally posted by: qulAKle
Omg so cute. I had one before. He was really smart. Why does one of your have no hair?
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It is a genetic variation - aptly named bald rats 😛
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My sister brought several rats home when she was in school. They were cute. I didn't know there were bald rats out there. 🙂
 
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