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Post by sightlessbutterfly on May 19, 2012 4:33:19 GMT -5
That's wonderful Cailey! Do you have any ideas for names?
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Post by Sneaky on May 19, 2012 9:08:22 GMT -5
I used to have 4 rats, I loved them so much. I had two males, one Called Kal, the other, Ash. They where brothers, and where some of the best rats I could have dreamed of! They used to sleep on my bed all day and eat my shower towles! They where great, they both lived a full, healthy life, but sadly, Ash died when there was a thunderstorm and had a heart attack. And the next day, Kal escaped!! Sadly, they lived at my Dads, and we have like, well at the time, 8 cats! I miss them both A few years later, I got Chez and Tech, my two female ratties. They stilled lived with my Dad, even though the last tradgity. I had, again those 8 cats, but we go another kitten, named Pepper. She bonded greatly with Tech and Chez, and I swear she morned Chez's early death, she died of a stroke, I heald Chez in my hands for about the whole day, crying. Sadly, she died. I was really worried now about Tech, and if she would be ok now Chez was gone. But I guessed Pepper helped Tech through it, as they both played and slept together. One night, I was woken up by a loud band down stairs. I rushed down to see what had happened. The cage door was open and I saw Tech, screaming, as she was grabbed by a ferral cat I haden't seen before!! Pepper was hissing at the unknown cat and they ran out of the cat flap... Well, I cried all night, as I was worried about Tech and Pepper. When I awoke from a ruff sleep, Pepper was on my bed. She had Tech in her paws. Tech was on her last legs, still alive, but sadly, she had to be put to sleep as her injuries where too deep. I miss all my ratties, but mostly Tech, I still have pepper though I guess thats a good thing xxx This is a true story, you don't have to believe me, but it's true in m,y heart xxx
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Post by fringe on May 22, 2012 14:54:14 GMT -5
I wish I had a rat, but I pretty much want a lot of animals. I have a dachshund, who my whole family already hates, and a rabbit, who my parents think I barely take care of. (I freaking love her!) But whenever I visit the pet store, I go straight to the small pets and see the lil ratties. I like the dumbo rats, when I find them they're always drinking water or napping together. Then they stop what they do and stare at me. 0_o
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Post by varoujan on Jul 6, 2012 12:56:34 GMT -5
I have two young females. One is a perle merle named Soot or Sootie, and the other is a tiny little white girl with a grey hood and black speckles named Cinders. They are sisters c: Cinders is rather timid, but still very sweet and Sootie is almost a little too friendly xD They are both on my lap as I write this. Maybe I'll post some pictures later.
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Post by tech on Jul 6, 2012 12:57:39 GMT -5
OMG I JUST GOT TWO GIRL RATS NAMED MELODY AND HARMONY <3 ones black and ones white.... theyre so cyute!
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Post by flighty on Jul 17, 2012 21:22:47 GMT -5
great to hear! aren't rats great ? bah XD I'm teaching my boys to fetch rat now, its not going as well as planned since loki has the atention span of a carrot , but hes getting there i suppose
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Post by tech on Jul 17, 2012 21:25:39 GMT -5
Omg I love my rats! And fetch? Omg id love to see that! You should make a video!
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Post by flighty on Jul 17, 2012 21:28:04 GMT -5
when he learns it i might , hes still elarning to pick up the item i want him to fetch right now XD but this is a tougher trick to teach even our dog doesnt fetch hahah
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Post by varoujan on Jul 17, 2012 21:36:43 GMT -5
I'm teaching my girls spin. It's my first attempt at training c: So far it's going well with Soot, but Cinders on the other hand, well, she isn't very good at learning.
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Post by flighty on Jul 17, 2012 21:41:17 GMT -5
yeah some rats love learning tricks and others could'nt care less XD Loki picked up spin quite quickly, but its wierd because Ben actually did'nt learn it at all , me thinks he just started copying Loki when he saw him get a food reward. though it can be annoying when they decide instead of learning a trick they'd rather try their lck at stealing the treats out of my hand XD
what do your girls look like?
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Post by varoujan on Jul 17, 2012 22:14:39 GMT -5
Sootie is a pearl merle and I'm not entirely sure about Cinders. She is white with a gray hood and black spots on the hood. Cinders is really tiny. I suspect she was the runt of her litter. I got them both from a pet smart. I had originally planned to get them from a rescue near by but they were not getting back to me, so when I went to the pet store to get some more supplies and saw these two, I could not resist!
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Post by ember on Jul 25, 2012 21:58:40 GMT -5
I have a brown and white male, i have had him for about 2 years. he's actually my second rat i ever had. my first one lived for four years. why do they have such short lives!! grrrr....
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Post by Kana&Leiko on Oct 1, 2012 16:06:21 GMT -5
I had a rat named emily who sadly died if cancer a few years back. She was really sweet and different then most other rats. I loved her and i miss her.my parents wont get me another rat but i want one.
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