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There is Someone For Everyone We are talking tame rats. The kind who begs for attention and treats and love to be loose and sit on shoulders etc. I have never been fond of them as pets but having raised a herd of I am not inexperienced in the matter. Some of you may remember my blog about the rat invasions when we had tree rats take over the house. Ever since cleaning up that mess I really dislike rats. When my nephew and GF stayed at my hose last year they had pet rats that reproduced, only once though. Then males and females were separated. When the left they gave the rats to another of my residents. I knew they were there but they remained out of sight and out of mind. Until recently. The “rat man” and his left during the crisis while I was in Mexico. They left the rats in the loft and never told anyone. We didn’t figure it out until we began to smell them. There was one dead one and 2 cages that were “ripe”. No one I know wanted to take over the rats. They are a lot of work. If you do not want to smell them the cage has to be cleaned every day or 2. To make matters worse the large male was used to being free and kept figuring out how to get out. He wouldn’t go anywhere but did his rat thing all over the loft and kept my older woman resident who is deathly afraid of rats on constant high alert because there was no telling when or where daddy rat would appear begging for attention and food. To make matters worse he was used to sleeping next to the rat man. Most of us can probably remember waking up up next to a rat a time or 2 but that was a different kind of varmint. My first thought was cat food or target practice but even though I don’t like rats they were pets not pests and I couldn’t kill them. I considered taking them to a park and liberating them but they were tame and would never survive. My sister and I decided to try to “rehome” them but had no luck. I finally called Animal Services. Yes, they did take rats so I packed them up. This was an interesting experience. It was adoptions day so I had to wait in line cage of rats in hand. All of the waiting in line were excited and interested much to their parents dislike. It also inspired a group discussion about the care and feeding of rats, mice, hamsters and sharing rat war stories most parents had. The things most of us do for our . I made it to the head of the line and put the cages on the counter. The little guys responded by begging for attention. The two ladies behind the counter were thrilled to have them and thanked me profusely for “saving” them. They told me that if the rats were not placed a rat rescue group came by and took them. Rat rescue, who’d of thought? Apparently there really is someone for everyone Spiritwoman ^i^ |
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3/6/2016 12:34 pm |
I kind of am in the pick up line - I'm here on SFF! Just going to the shelter is dangerous for me in many ways. I would have come home with a half grown Siberian Husky if she wasn't being adopted by someone else. Know what you mean about the destruction. During my war with tree rats they invaded the attic, garage and storage and destroyed or "fouled" everything. they also invaded the old van I had parked in the back yard so when I put it back in use I had to take everything out of it, including the seats which had to be replaced and had to have it steam cleaned twice. I'll have to re post my Rat Wars blog. Spiritwoman ^i^
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In my considered opinion there are some creatures which one cannot just make PETS of. I would consider rats to be one of these, though I know lots of people consider them suitable and make a fuss and to-do over them. Not for me! Alfie...
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3/6/2016 9:09 pm |
My son in law had a couple of snakes. One of them was fascinating. Although he did not live in water he ate small feeder fish. He had a large water dish for the fish. He would hover at the edge then "strike" and grab a fish, twist his head up straight and swallow it. Spiritwoman ^i^
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3/6/2016 9:15 pm |
In my considered opinion there are some creatures which one cannot just make PETS of. I would consider rats to be one of these, though I know lots of people consider them suitable and make a fuss and to-do over them. Not for me! Alfie... Spiritwoman ^i^
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3/6/2016 9:17 pm |
These guys did not appear to have any issues. I seriously doubt they could have secured their own food and compete with their feral cousins but they were born to pets who had been born to pets. Spiritwoman ^i^
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3/6/2016 9:24 pm |
I have always thought of them as great pets and have friends who kept them without any problem. They do require a lot of attention though. Thanks for using Rat Rescue instead of turning them loose or as target practice. After all, how hard could it be to hit a tame rat, sitting up and begging for a few crumbs? Fossil Spiritwoman ^i^
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Is there a feminine version of the name Willard? To use Lulu's signature, that reminds me of a story.  Judgment Day will be interesting - and all paths lead there.
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3/7/2016 12:10 am |
Is there a feminine version of the name Willard? To use Lulu's signature, that reminds me of a story. Spiritwoman ^i^
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Interesting post, Spirit. As for me, I don't like rats at all and would never be a rescuer or such an owner too. I dislike rats since my childhood. But glad some people like them and can grow them too. Thanks for info Spirit. HAGD. Lisa.
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3/7/2016 9:56 am |
Interesting post, Spirit. As for me, I don't like rats at all and would never be a rescuer or such an owner too. I dislike rats since my childhood. But glad some people like them and can grow them too. Thanks for info Spirit. HAGD. Lisa. Spiritwoman ^i^
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3/7/2016 9:59 am |
My kids had hamsters at one time that multiplied and kept escaping. I was not unhappy when the last of them disappeared. I would never voluntarily have any rodents as pets but as you know when we are parents we have to stretch the limits at times. Spiritwoman ^i^
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