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Speedy Claire

07-10-08, 11:01 PM

lol @ Badger.......

don`t mind cute little hamsters but please no pics of rats, i have a phobia AAAARRRRGGGGGHH.. it`s the long tails, am shuddering at the thought :(

Lozzo

07-10-08, 11:06 PM

Me and my younger 3 kids used to keep guinea pigs, which aren't technically rodents. At one point we had 34 of the little buggers, they just kept appearing overnight. My kids had a hell of a job offloading them onto other kids at school, until I had the great idea of the kids having a summer party with friends over, and then every little girl they knew just had to have one once they'd sat in the run playing with them. But, as I explained, they are social animals and need company, so you'd better take two.

xXBADGERXx

07-10-08, 11:09 PM

LMAO @ Take Two

Lissa

08-10-08, 05:46 AM

I used to have an albino rat with red eyes I called Rambo. He used to go out to town with me, sitting quite happily on my shoulder. Rats make great pets. They are intelligent, clean, and far less likely to bite than mice, hamsters or gerbils. Rambo never bit anyone. He lived for nearly 5 years, which is a long time for a rodent.

I cried buckets when he died:(

BigBaddad

08-10-08, 06:46 AM

I used to have an albino rat with red eyes I called Rambo. :shock:

hol49

08-10-08, 07:34 AM

I have two pet rats a brown ish coloured one called Florence and a white one with pink eyes called Ruby, rats are the best rodent pets to have, cos they dont bite like hamsters do.

magicrat

08-10-08, 08:38 AM

used to have a pet rat called Moxy. Had to be put to sleep a couple of years back tho. On the same day my bike got totalled when a car pulled out in front of me.

Sad day.

GazandKatie

08-10-08, 08:02 PM

If you need rid of any unwanted rodents then I am sure Murphy can help :D

http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u130/gazandkatie/other/SSL11051.jpg

Frank

08-10-08, 08:04 PM

got loads of rats here.
brill pets

ArtyLady

08-10-08, 09:10 PM

I thought this was a thread about grungy old black Mad Max type bikes!

Dappa D

10-10-08, 09:20 AM

me and my brother had a rat each when we were young(er)

mine was called ben (after the jackson song etc)

my brothers was called squeek (original...)

my best mate is called ben....

i come from home from school...

mum "sit down love"
me "what"
mum "its ben...hes dead"
me "what the hell whats happened i spoke to him at lunch time in school rararara" tears tears tears
mum "the rat love not uggy (nick name)
me "oh....."
mum "wanna burry him tonight?"
me..."nah throw him in the bin im off out"!

Skip

10-10-08, 09:50 AM

So two pages of posts and no pictures of rats yet!

Grinch

10-10-08, 10:03 AM

I have a great photo but its on my home PC... so will have to wait till tonight or tomorrow.

Lets just say 'Mrs July'.

xXBADGERXx

10-10-08, 12:33 PM

Looks like Grinch has Rat in the filling in his Avatar ?

missyburd

10-10-08, 07:52 PM

So two pages of posts and no pictures of rats yet!
http://hometown.aol.com/petkittykat/images/big%20feet%20baby%20rat.jpg

Hehe, this do? It isn't mine though.

Lozzo

10-10-08, 08:09 PM

http://hometown.aol.com/petkittykat/images/big%20feet%20baby%20rat.jpg

Jesus woman, you could have shaved it first.

fizzwheel

10-10-08, 08:57 PM

Liz's two rats, Billy & George

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e344/fizzwheel/DSC_0008.jpg

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e344/fizzwheel/DSC_0010.jpg

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e344/fizzwheel/DSC_0011.jpg

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e344/fizzwheel/DSC_0012.jpg

Frank

10-10-08, 08:58 PM

twins?

fizzwheel

10-10-08, 09:07 PM

twins?

they do look very similar they're brothers. But not identical though. Ones a little darker than the other one.

Baph

10-10-08, 09:29 PM

If you need rid of any unwanted rodents then I am sure Murphy can help :D

http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u130/gazandkatie/other/SSL11051.jpg

We breed mice for Royal Python... much cheaper than buying it in. It does take more effort (cleaning mice cages etc), but worth it to get a better quality of food compared to the blast-frozen variety.

Am I allowed to post a pic of the mice, and claim they're rats? :D

Frank

10-10-08, 09:41 PM

We breed mice for Royal Python... much cheaper than buying it in. It does take more effort (cleaning mice cages etc), but worth it to get a better quality of food compared to the blast-frozen variety.

Am I allowed to post a pic of the mice, and claim they're rats? :D
dont be silly

dizzyblonde

10-10-08, 10:00 PM

http://hometown.aol.com/petkittykat/images/big%20feet%20baby%20rat.jpg

Hehe, this do? It isn't mine though.

and theres me thinking you were going to put up a pic of YCs rat bike:rolleyes:

injury_ian

11-10-08, 02:24 AM

http://eon.bulldoghome.com/photos/BDRES/eon_bulldoghome_com/DSC00031.JPG

Rabbits are rodents....

11-10-08, 08:28 AM

If you need rid of any unwanted rodents then I am sure Murphy can help :D

http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u130/gazandkatie/other/SSL11051.jpg

Ooooh, nice Royal - mine died just over a year ago :( at 14 years old. He was great and used to love curling up round your arm and a mug of tea so you couldn't actually put it down. Also had quite an amorous affair with our hoover once.:shock:

I did the round of gerbils, dwarf hamsters and mice as a kid, but mum would never let me have a rat, and to be honest I never really had the desire for one as a pet - though they are, as pointed out, very clean and intelligent for a rodent.

I have mice in my garage - does that count? ;)

dizzyblonde

11-10-08, 09:24 AM

http://eon.bulldoghome.com/photos/BDRES/eon_bulldoghome_com/DSC00031.JPG

Rabbits are rodents....

that bunny looks suspect to me....whos red blood is that on the sawdust..lol

yorkie_chris

11-10-08, 10:47 AM

With big pointy teeth!

http://1heckofaguy.com/wp-content/photos/hoag-mascot/HolyGrail%20rabbit.jpg

AAAAARRRRRGGHHH!

Lozzo

12-10-08, 02:01 AM

Rabbits are rodents....

Umm...no they aren't, they are lagomorphs.

From Wikipedia:

Lagomorphs differ from rodents in that

they have four incisors in the upper jaw (not two, as in the Rodentia);
they are almost wholly herbivorous (unlike rodents, many of which will eat both meat and vegetation; the few recorded exceptions within the Lagomorpha occur among members of both Lepus and Ochotona, and involve the occasional foraging for carrion as a supplementary winter food source);
the male's scrotum is in front of the penis (unlike rodents, which is behind); and
the penis contains no bone (Baculum), unlike in rodents.

yorkie_chris

12-10-08, 02:31 AM

Who cares? They go alright in a stew

xXBADGERXx

12-10-08, 08:03 AM

I find they tend to put up a bit of a fight , so it`s best to BLUDGEON them to death first with a rolling pin :D

fizzwheel

12-10-08, 09:52 AM

they are almost wholly herbivorous

Our Bunny clearly doesnt get this as TBH there isnt a lot he wont eat. To date this includes

2 x sets of surround sound speaker cables
1 x ADSL Wireless route cable
1 x telephone extension cable
5 x sets of ipod headphones
2 x Laptop power supplies ( 1 of which gave him a mild shock and he's lost his ponchant for these now )
1 x 4 gang mains adaptor stripped of its insulation

He's quite partial to the stair carpet and the laundry basket as well.

xXBADGERXx

12-10-08, 09:56 AM

I think it`s something to do with constantly growing teeth so they need to nibble a lot to wear them down . My Dog only ever chewed one cable once , there was a pop and a flash and a Four legged streak pelting it`s way out of the living room going "URF URF URF"

kwak zzr

12-10-08, 10:03 AM

Ive had some unusual pets, fancy rats (albino), terrapins, snakes, Oscars (fish) now i am old and sad i make do with 2 cats, 2 kids and a wife.

missyburd

12-10-08, 12:36 PM

Jesus woman, you could have shaved it first.

:smt090

and theres me thinking you were going to put up a pic of YCs rat bike:rolleyes:

think that goes without saying, no need for pics, everyone's seen the thing :p

Umm...no they aren't, they are lagomorphs.

Damn you beat me to it!

I think it`s something to do with constantly growing teeth so they need to nibble a lot to wear them down .

Quite right :D

fizzwheel

12-10-08, 01:11 PM

I think it`s something to do with constantly growing teeth so they need to nibble a lot to wear them down

Yep thats exactly why, thing is he has plenty of dedicated chew toys that he loves to chew on, he just prefers cables if he can get at them !!

CoolGirl

12-10-08, 02:46 PM

http://forums.sv650.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=2490&stc=1&d=1223822678

this is Tufty tucking into some apple cores left over from making a crumble. he came back for the tomatoes later....
his tail's gone a bit straggly, so he looks a bit rat-like atm.

kwak zzr

12-10-08, 02:48 PM

pets are ment to be naughty its their job.

injury_ian

12-10-08, 11:27 PM

Our Bunny clearly doesnt get this as TBH there isnt a lot he wont eat. To date this includes

2 x sets of surround sound speaker cables
1 x ADSL Wireless route cable
1 x telephone extension cable
5 x sets of ipod headphones
2 x Laptop power supplies ( 1 of which gave him a mild shock and he's lost his ponchant for these now )
1 x 4 gang mains adaptor stripped of its insulation

He's quite partial to the stair carpet and the laundry basket as well.

PMSL

yeah, our rabbit is mostly well behaved.... until your not looking, then he kinda turns into pac-man.

I've just found me dyson flex down to copper wire, also is very partial to my t-shirts especially new ones and of course, the laptop charger.

As for not being rodents... you learn something everyday!

Frank

11-01-09, 06:08 PM

http://file032a.bebo.com/6/large/2007/08/04/20/2619788515a5182843528l.jpg (http://www.bebo.com/PhotoAlbumBig.jsp?MemberId=2619788515&PhotoId=6599079149&PhotoAlbumId=2637588438)

shonadoll

11-01-09, 06:28 PM

Rats are great pets- I'm always trying to persuade people to get them instead of hamsters.

Frank

11-01-09, 07:04 PM

totally agree with you.Most people who come round ours are warned that they may see one pop out from under the chair.They still go errrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrgh,horrid.
When they leave they usually change their mind.White EEEK used to love lager as we found out from the previous pic.She would sit net to anyone that had a can

shonadoll

11-01-09, 07:23 PM

It's crazy, rats do so much more than hamsters. I work in a vets and the amount of people who don't like hamsters is incredible-they don't handle them enough then they bite. Rats are a lot more fun and clever too - a client of ours has one that will do tricks.

missyburd

11-01-09, 07:27 PM

I work in a vets and the amount of people who don't like hamsters is incredible-they don't handle them enough then they bite.

And when they do, OWWWWWW. Them little sharp incisors sink in deep :mad: I definitely agree, rats make the nicer pet!

shonadoll

11-01-09, 07:39 PM

And when they do, OWWWWWW. Them little sharp incisors sink in deep :mad: I definitely agree, rats make the nicer pet!

Yep, we had a vet have to go to A&E cos a hamster bit her finger down to the bone. She said the worst bit was the urge to batter it off the edge of the table but of course she couldn't - and the owner wasn't sympathetic.:-D

missyburd

11-01-09, 09:38 PM

Yep, we had a vet have to go to A&E cos a hamster bit her finger down to the bone. She said the worst bit was the urge to batter it off the edge of the table but of course she couldn't - and the owner wasn't sympathetic.:-D
Lol yeh i was tempted to do that, worked in a petshop then and was supposed to be catching it for the owner to be, ended up dripping blood all over the shop floor. Don't think they bought it after that :lol: