RAT ADDICT
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I am a rat owner.I also used to have mice.There is a big difference between wild and domestic. I think wild mice and rats are cute,but I also have wild mice in my house and have no problems with trapping them.They are destructive,can carry disease and are generally just pests.Not to mention they can make me,my daughter or my pets sick.
DOMESTIC rats and mice are different.They do not carry disease and are quite clean.They are also smart and bond with their owners,well the rats do at least...my pet mice didn't care too much if I was there or not,as long as they got food,they did not bite though and some of them would climb into my hands on their own...but the rats are a whole other level.They play,they can be trained,they are affectionate,they recognize their owners and they are less likely to bite then hamsters.They are just HIGHLY misunderstood.
Watching mice/rats in a pet store is a start...maybe read up a bit online about them or watch videos of PET rats/mice on YouTube? Or look at pictures? (I have plenty of ratty pictures if you are interested...including pics of my 6 yr old daughter holding the rats.She has never been bitten).Also a good idea is to watch your niece interact with her pet mouse...that could help a lot too.
Anyway good luck.
DOMESTIC rats and mice are different.They do not carry disease and are quite clean.They are also smart and bond with their owners,well the rats do at least...my pet mice didn't care too much if I was there or not,as long as they got food,they did not bite though and some of them would climb into my hands on their own...but the rats are a whole other level.They play,they can be trained,they are affectionate,they recognize their owners and they are less likely to bite then hamsters.They are just HIGHLY misunderstood.
Watching mice/rats in a pet store is a start...maybe read up a bit online about them or watch videos of PET rats/mice on YouTube? Or look at pictures? (I have plenty of ratty pictures if you are interested...including pics of my 6 yr old daughter holding the rats.She has never been bitten).Also a good idea is to watch your niece interact with her pet mouse...that could help a lot too.
Anyway good luck.
* Lisa *
* To the world you are ONE person,but to a rat you are the world *
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is a little "special"
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Southern-ish Minnesota
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Just wondering... Are you only afraid of mice and rats, or are you scared of hamsters, gerbils, ect too?
Im going to go ahead and post some adorable pics, LOL.
http://fc06.deviantart.net/fs17/f/20...hy_Ophelia.jpg
Now, don't those wittle faces just melt your heart??
Im going to go ahead and post some adorable pics, LOL.
http://fc06.deviantart.net/fs17/f/20...hy_Ophelia.jpg
Now, don't those wittle faces just melt your heart??
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"For the animal shall not be measured by man. In a world older than ours they move finished and complete, gifted with extensions of the senses we have lost or never attained, living by voices we shall never hear.They are not brethen, they are not underlings; they are other nations caught with ourselves in the net of life and time, fellow prisoners of the splendor and travail of the earth."
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RAT ADDICT
Join Date: Mar 2006
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Jess,you beat me to it...so I am going to share a few of my babies.
These are a few of my babies...Captain when he was young.
Armin (dumbo) & Blizten (rex)...(R.I.P)
Little baby Koz (R.I.P)
Saffron (R.I.P)
These are a few of my babies...Captain when he was young.
Armin (dumbo) & Blizten (rex)...(R.I.P)
Little baby Koz (R.I.P)
Saffron (R.I.P)
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RAT ADDICT
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Some of my babies in the past...aren't they cute?
* Lisa *
* To the world you are ONE person,but to a rat you are the world *
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is a little "special"
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Awww, your little ones are so cute! I love baby Captain! 
(BTW, the rats I posted arent mine... They are just random cute little ratties off Google images. In case anyone was wondering.)
(BTW, the rats I posted arent mine... They are just random cute little ratties off Google images.
In case anyone was wondering.)
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RAT ADDICT
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Awww, your little ones are so cute! I love baby Captain!
(BTW, the rats I posted arent mine... They are just random cute little ratties off Google images. In case anyone was wondering.)
(BTW, the rats I posted arent mine... They are just random cute little ratties off Google images.
In case anyone was wondering.) And I knew they weren't,because the very first picture you posted is from an ex breeder who lives in Ontario.Besides,I would know if you had ratties! Cause I always get excited when someone gets rats around here...haha!
* Lisa *
* To the world you are ONE person,but to a rat you are the world *
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They're so adorable!
Christine
Mommy to:
2 cats: Suess and Jezebel
2 horses: Winter and Junior
3 dogs: Panda, Maggie, Snoopy
And the rest:
5 cows, a bull and one mean buffalo
Gone but not forgotten:
Jester, cat
Waffles, dog
Gunny, ferret
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Thanks...Captain is a big,squishy boy now!
And I knew they weren't,because the very first picture you posted is from an ex breeder who lives in Ontario.Besides,I would know if you had ratties! Cause I always get excited when someone gets rats around here...haha!
And I knew they weren't,because the very first picture you posted is from an ex breeder who lives in Ontario.Besides,I would know if you had ratties! Cause I always get excited when someone gets rats around here...haha!
LOL I knew you would know, but maybe some people who didn't know me very well wouldn't.
Yeah, you would definitely hear about it if I got ratties!
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RAT ADDICT
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My 6 yr old daughter with my rat Thor. He has never bitten her. She loves the rats.
Rats are less likely to bite then hamsters. Chloe (daughter) can handle my rats no problem,but she cannot hold the hamster.
Rats are less likely to bite then hamsters. Chloe (daughter) can handle my rats no problem,but she cannot hold the hamster.
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OMG, Thor is a beast! He looks like he would be bigger than my piggies, LOL! Either that, or he just looks really big with Chloe.
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Guarded by Waffles
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Oh hamsters and I don't get along. I was trying to tame one and it JUMPED out of the cage to bite my hand. And I was it's last hope. everyone else had given up on it. The teacher then took it back and got gerbils. She said if it would bite me and not let go, they weren't going to get anywhere with it. The gerbils were great but I am not a fan of hamsters, though I can't condem them all for that ones behavior
Christine
Mommy to:
2 cats: Suess and Jezebel
2 horses: Winter and Junior
3 dogs: Panda, Maggie, Snoopy
And the rest:
5 cows, a bull and one mean buffalo
Gone but not forgotten:
Jester, cat
Waffles, dog
Gunny, ferret
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I love little Chloe's smile!
Playful Pup
Join Date: Dec 2011
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Contact rescues or breeders in your area. I'm sure they would be happy to help. My mom had the same issue years ago, until I brought rats home.
Newborn Pup
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Why not start by just watching them in the pet store?
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Just wondering... Are you only afraid of mice and rats, or are you scared of hamsters, gerbils, ect too?
Im going to go ahead and post some adorable pics, LOL.
http://fc06.deviantart.net/fs17/f/20...hy_Ophelia.jpg
Now, don't those wittle faces just melt your heart??
Im going to go ahead and post some adorable pics, LOL.
http://fc06.deviantart.net/fs17/f/20...hy_Ophelia.jpg
Now, don't those wittle faces just melt your heart??
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