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Pet Forum / Mammals / Rats / July 2004I've done it again!
Once again GMRS has struck! As usual I had no intentions of even looking at rats, but a couple of hours ago, I was told there was a long wait at the chemists, so I thought I'd just pop in the pet shop a couple of doors down and get a new water bottle. Once inside I saw some beautiful little babies, up til then I'd never seen such small rats,only in pics. They must have just been weaned, they were so tiny. I also spotted 2 slightly older babies(normal size when you get them) and fell in love with them. One's got a beige(?) hood and the other is dark brown/black with a white belly and socks. I've yet to think of names for them. I cant believe I got more rats! I knew I would eventually, but not again so soon. So far this year, I've got 5 rats. I have to stop otherwise my cat will be seriously peed off!! Everyone I know already thinks i'm mad for having 5 little boys, I dread to think what comments I'm gonna get now!! > Once again GMRS has struck! As usual I had no intentions of even looking at > rats, but a couple of hours ago, I was told there was a long wait at the [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > Everyone I know already thinks i'm mad for having 5 little boys, I dread to > think what comments I'm gonna get now!! Hey, the more the merrier! Congrats on the little additions! Tracey Well Done.... LOL. I know what its like to fall in love at first sight..he he he. Hope you are all happy together..:) Kind regards Kate. P.S. My middle daughter is staying wth her Grandparents for the weekend, she is on strict instructions to check out the Pet Shop while she is there..LOL. Now how bad is that???..:) > Once again GMRS has struck! As usual I had no intentions of even looking at > rats, but a couple of hours ago, I was told there was a long wait at the [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > Everyone I know already thinks i'm mad for having 5 little boys, I dread to > think what comments I'm gonna get now!! congratulations on the new additions to your family! I have been getting that GGMR or GMRS or what ever disorder it is for 6 months now. I'm up to 10 ratties and I couldn't be happier. I wish everyone got this disorder regularly, wouldn't be a much friendlier world. ha ha I'm glad I've found a place where people understand how special rats are and how hard they are to resist! Not many people I know in real life understand, they think I'm mad. The 2 new boys have got names now, they are Sooty and Sweep. They're getting to trust me slowly, I know when they go in the big cage, they'll improve even quicker because they'll copy the big boys. Its gonna be a while before they can go in because they could easily escape through the bars at the moment!! > Once again GMRS has struck! As usual I had no intentions of even looking at > rats, but a couple of hours ago, I was told there was a long wait at the [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > Everyone I know already thinks i'm mad for having 5 little boys, I dread to > think what comments I'm gonna get now!! Aw...fantastic!!! I think it's those without rats that are missing out... ;)  SignatureJoanne Mom to 12 rats http://community.webshots.com/user/joanneb70 Congratulations on the new additions!! Such cute names too!! GMRS is the best!! :o) SignatureTarn ............... Neptune, Pluto, Ulysses, Morpheus, Jerry,Smokie & Barney <:3_)~~~ At Rainbow Bridge: Buttons, Patch, Cookie, Fudge, Apollo, Zeus & Ben <:3_)~~~ http://community.webshots.com/user/tarn75 > > Once again GMRS has struck! As usual I had no intentions of even looking > at [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > Aw...fantastic!!! I think it's those without rats that are missing out... > ;) Join the club! We decided to stop at 5 and now we have 7. For now me and my husband are officially barring ourselves from pet shops for the next 2 years. Hope your new babies settle in well. Regards, Rosalind. > Once again GMRS has struck! As usual I had no intentions of even looking at > rats, but a couple of hours ago, I was told there was a long wait at the [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > Everyone I know already thinks i'm mad for having 5 little boys, I dread to > think what comments I'm gonna get now!! > Join the club! We decided to stop at 5 and now we have 7. For now me and my > husband are officially barring ourselves from pet shops for the next 2 > years. Hope your new babies settle in well. > Regards, > Rosalind. lol, I know exactly what you mean!! The babies have settled in really well. I was gonna keep them separate for a couple of weeks, but yesterday all the rats met and Sooty decided to climb in the big boys cage before i had a chance to grab him! There was no fights, so i let Sweep join him and left them all alone for a few hours, it didnt take long for the big boys to start "mothering" the babies! Late last night, I caught 6 of them all squashed in one tube! the only missing was my PEW whos got really bad eyesight and up til this evening, stayed on the floor of the cage! Already I can tell Sooty is gonna be trouble! He's so nosey and into everything. Sweep is quite happy nestled at h back of my neck, stroking my hair and licking my neck!! > > Join the club! We decided to stop at 5 and now we have 7. For now me and > my [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > everything. Sweep is quite happy nestled at h back of my neck, stroking my > hair and licking my neck!! I've just got back from the pet shop and I have a new little boy. He's the brother of Sooty and Sweep and he was all alone in the tank. I couldnt leave the shop knowing he was on his own and could be sold as a single rat. I'd only gone in there for rat food cos tescos has stopped stocking it! The good thing is that the pet shop are gonna order huge bags of rat food for me, the bad thing is that i have to go and collect it and resist the rats each time i go!!! Why do rats have to be so cute and adorable and unresistable??? AAah, glad you decided to buy the remaining brother. Hope he settles in as well as his brothers. We have the same problem, can't bear to see one left all on it's own. Regards, Rosalind > > > Join the club! We decided to stop at 5 and now we have 7. For now me and > > my [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] > i go!!! > Why do rats have to be so cute and adorable and unresistable??? > AAah, glad you decided to buy the remaining brother. Hope he settles in as > well as his brothers. We have the same problem, can't bear to see one left > all on it's own. > Regards, > Rosalind <snipped> He's already in with the others, I couldnt bear the thought of him being alone any longer, so I gave it a try and they've all been fine.I've been very lucky with my boys, I've never had any problems with introductions. He's a very cuddly rat. He's spent most of the day on me. Considering I've had him less than 12 hours, he is so friendly and tame and trusting. I've decided to name him Scamp. Seeing as his brothers are Sooty and Sweep, I cant call him Su and Matthew doesnt suit him, so it had to be cousin Scamp!! > > AAah, glad you decided to buy the remaining brother. Hope he settles in as > > well as his brothers. We have the same problem, can't bear to see one left [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > decided to name him Scamp. Seeing as his brothers are Sooty and Sweep, I > cant call him Su and Matthew doesnt suit him, so it had to be cousin Scamp!! Bless - he sounds adorable. There's nothin like a lonely little rattie left all by itself in a pet shop tank for pulling on the old heart strings... You could have named him Harry (original Sooty and Sweep puppeteer and Matthew's father)! Tracey |
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