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I gave my little ones a bath yesterday. So of course I took lots of pictures. I thought I would share some fun!! http://community.webshots.com/album/466651896QJMdnf Enjoy! Joanne Owned by 14 rats lol.........that is too funny....... drowned rats all of them! :) btw, what is your playpen made of?????????? jamie > I gave my little ones a bath yesterday. So of course I took lots of > pictures. I thought I would share some fun!! [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > Joanne > Owned by 14 rats  SignatureMom to: Lester, Nicky, Bear, Willie, Davis, George, Lenny, & Squiggy; and Sam & Nosey who are playing, munching, and bruxing at Rainbow Bridge. http://jgr.isa-geek.net/~jjf_1979/ > lol.........that is too funny....... drowned rats all of them! :) > > btw, what is your playpen made of?????????? > jamie I use coroplast. It's a plastic sign boards. They are very cheap and come in 8' x 4' sheets. I cut them down to what I need and tie wrap them together. It's very efficient!! Joanne Owned by 14 rats Awww, I absolutely love your bathtime pics Joanne!!! They always make me laugh :-) It's great to see so many having a little swim! x SignatureTarn ............... Smokie, Barney, Yoda & Yogi <:3_)~~~ At Rainbow Bridge: Buttons, Patch, Cookie, Fudge, Apollo, Zeus,Ben, Neptune, Morpheus,Ulysses, Pluto & Jerry <:3__) ~~~ http://community.webshots.com/user/tarn75 >I gave my little ones a bath yesterday. So of course I took lots of >pictures. I thought I would share some fun!! [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > Joanne > Owned by 14 rats >I gave my little ones a bath yesterday. So of course I took lots of >pictures. I thought I would share some fun!! [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > Joanne > Owned by 14 rats Every rat owner should know that rats love to go in the water if they have control of the situation & are exposed to the possibilities when young. When they spend their lives drinking exclusively from hanging bottles, they don't necesarily learn what standing water is; or if they are forced against their control to be in a sink ir tyb, it can appear that rats hate & are frightened by water. But familiarity causes fondness. I remember the story of someone who went into their kitchen one night, & when the center light was suddenly turned on, there was a family of rats splashing & playing in the dog's waterbowl. -paghat the ratgirl SignatureGet your Paghat the Ratgirl T-Shirt here: http://www.paghat.com/giftshop.html "In every country and in every age, the priest has been hostile to liberty. He is always in alliance with the despot." -Thomas Jefferson >>I gave my little ones a bath yesterday. So of course I took lots of >>pictures. I thought I would share some fun!! [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > > -paghat the ratgirl I had a laugh about the dogs water bowl...:) I think the older boys enjoy bathtime too I think the warmth and lack of pressure on old bones probably feels nice. Regards Kate SignatureToday I may meet with injustice, ignorance, denial, all of which are due entirely to the other's lack of knowledge of good and evil and the difference thereof. http://community.webshots.com/user/ollieogg Chance is the path God takes when he wants to remain anonymous Albert Einstein. >>I gave my little ones a bath yesterday. So of course I took lots of >>pictures. I thought I would share some fun!! [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > > -paghat the ratgirl I knew the bath wouldn't scare them so much because in their cage, I have two big water bowls which I see them constantly dunking their hole upper body in and then proceed to splash around. :) Joanne Owned by 14 rats > I gave my little ones a bath yesterday. So of course I took lots of > pictures. I thought I would share some fun!! > http://community.webshots.com/album/466651896QJMdnf > > Enjoy! Yes, I certainly will, thanks! ;-) Oh my, they're surely having the time of their lives in the water. Very nice pictures! :-)) - Tale -- "Oh, rats!" http://www.taletn.com/rats/ > I gave my little ones a bath yesterday. So of course I took lots of > pictures. I thought I would share some fun!! [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > Joanne > Owned by 14 rats OMG they are drenched LOL. They look absolutely adorable. GMRS cranking in about now .... Did you give them a bubble bath of some sort? I was considering getting Johnsons Baby Bath which is what I use to bathe the kids in when they were babies. I was thinking it would save the stress of being lifted out of the water, soaped up and then put back in to rinse off. What do you think about that idea? Regards Kate SignatureToday I may meet with injustice, ignorance, denial, all of which are due entirely to the other's lack of knowledge of good and evil and the difference thereof. http://community.webshots.com/user/ollieogg Chance is the path God takes when he wants to remain anonymous Albert Einstein. >> I gave my little ones a bath yesterday. So of course I took lots of >> pictures. I thought I would share some fun!! [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > Regards Kate Hi Kate, I mixed in some bunny shampoo just to get the suds going. I prefer it this way as opposed to washing and rinsing each one down. I do believe there was way less stress this way. Joanne Owned by 14 rats >>> I gave my little ones a bath yesterday. So of course I took lots of >>> pictures. I thought I would share some fun!! [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > Joanne > Owned by 14 rats Oh thats great then, I was shampooing my boys with rodent/bunny shampoo and then putting them back in. I will go for the bubble bath plan instead, it will save on a lot of stress. I feel a playtime/bathtime coming on....LOL I just need to charge up the cameras batteries first methinks..:)) Regards Kate SignatureToday I may meet with injustice, ignorance, denial, all of which are due entirely to the other's lack of knowledge of good and evil and the difference thereof. http://community.webshots.com/user/ollieogg Chance is the path God takes when he wants to remain anonymous Albert Einstein. Is that little black hooded dumbo cutie one of the boys from Nicole? Looks just like my naughty Abu. I showed Abu, but he wasn't sure if they were related. :) Very cute. All of them. > Is that little black hooded dumbo cutie one of the boys from Nicole? > Looks just like my naughty Abu. I showed Abu, but he wasn't sure if > they were related. :) > Very cute. All of them. Vanessa, while they were all in the water, I had a hard time distinguishing between between the agoutis, the blacks and the minks. lol But yes, Little dumbo black and white looks identical to their alleged dad. lol Joanne Owned by 14 rats > > Hi Kate, I mixed in some bunny shampoo just to get the suds going. I > > prefer it this way as opposed to washing and rinsing each one down. > > I do believe there was way less stress this way. > Oh thats great then, I was shampooing my boys with rodent/bunny shampoo > and then putting them back in. I will go for the bubble bath plan > instead, it will save on a lot of stress. Probably so, but do you think it will clean them significantly better than plain water would? How do you think it would work on you if you swished your head in bubble bath water vs. shampooing & rinsing? Come to think of it, does it even work on bare skin? Robert >>>Hi Kate, I mixed in some bunny shampoo just to get the suds going. I >>>prefer it this way as opposed to washing and rinsing each one down. [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Robert The thing is with rats, there's really no need to bathe them. They do a good job of that themselves unless they've become too old and feeble. The more oils you rub off the more they will produce. ;) Joanne Owned by 14 rats >>>Hi Kate, I mixed in some bunny shampoo just to get the suds going. I >>>prefer it this way as opposed to washing and rinsing each one down. [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Robert Having Bathed all my children in "baby bath" I am totally convinced my children were all clean..:)) Never had nappy rash either. So I can safely say "Yes they were clean". That aside, I bathe my guys more for pleasure especially the old guys, the warmth and the weightlessness would feel pretty good. IF my boys are that filthy.. I would shampoo then redunk. To date I have only had a couple of marinaters who obviously didn't have a great sense of smell..LOL. Rats by nature are clean creatures. :) Regards Kate SignatureToday I may meet with injustice, ignorance, denial, all of which are due entirely to the other's lack of knowledge of good and evil and the difference thereof. http://community.webshots.com/user/ollieogg Chance is the path God takes when he wants to remain anonymous Albert Einstein. > I gave my little ones a bath yesterday. So of course I took lots of > pictures. I thought I would share some fun!! > http://community.webshots.com/album/466651896QJMdnf I do love their little splayed out starfish-feet :-) SignatureIgenlode Visit the Ivory Tower http://ivory.150m.com/Tower/ The Yellow God forever gazes down >I gave my little ones a bath yesterday. So of course I took lots of >pictures. I thought I would share some fun!! [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > Joanne > Owned by 14 rats Fab pics, Joanne! Do you clean each one individually or just put some shampo in the water and let them clean themselves? Tracey >>I gave my little ones a bath yesterday. So of course I took lots of >>pictures. I thought I would share some fun!! [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Tracey Hi Tracey, nope, I just added the bunny shampoo and let them get wet in it. After about 15 minutes, I took them out and dried them really good. I think they really like the rub down for drying, they would just stay there in my towel. I transported the rats into the bathroom with a very small cage. After I set the cage down near the bathroom door. After I dried each one, I just set them down so they could have a run of the bathroom but when I turned around, I found them all gathered inside the tiny cage. LOL Joanne Owned by 14 rats > I gave my little ones a bath yesterday. So of course I took lots of > pictures. I thought I would share some fun!! [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > Joanne > Owned by 14 rats Joanne, this is the best thing I have seen all week. I might have to print a few of these out. I also want to say that I show your pics to my husband to "prove" that there are other people out there who have just as much passion for ratties as I do. Thanks for the pics - they made my day!!! Meghan >>I gave my little ones a bath yesterday. So of course I took lots of >>pictures. I thought I would share some fun!! [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > Meghan Hi Meghan's hubby!! There are LOTS of us rattie fanatics!!! lol Joanne Owned by 14 rats Hi Joanne, It's been so long since I've been to the group. I thoroughly enjoyed all your "bath time" Pictures....what fun was that! I also had a look at your rattie mansion! WOW, what lucky ratties do you have!!!! Great Job. Hope all is well.... Sue Schultz >>>I gave my little ones a bath yesterday. So of course I took lots of >>>pictures. I thought I would share some fun!! [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > Joanne > Owned by 14 rats > Hi Joanne, It's been so long since I've been to the group. I thoroughly > enjoyed all your "bath time" Pictures....what fun was that! [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Sue Schultz Hello Sue!!! So great to read your post!!! I hope all is well with you and your gang. Joanne Owned by 14 rats I hate to say this but "my gang" now consists of 2 boy ratties! We had a bad summer with believe it or not, the "babies" getting old....they are all going on three now..just recently lost the daddy. I guess that's the downfall of having so many rats the same age. I'm glad to see that all of yours look happy and healthy! Sue >> Hi Joanne, It's been so long since I've been to the group. I thoroughly >> enjoyed all your "bath time" Pictures....what fun was that! [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > Joanne > Owned by 14 rats >I hate to say this but "my gang" now consists of 2 boy ratties! We had a >bad summer with believe it or not, the "babies" getting old....they are all [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Sue Sorry to hear that, Sue. I'm down to two also with the eldest two and a half, although still looking well on it! It's good to see you back! Tracey Since I wrote that email.....I'm down to ONE. I lost the runt of the litter. I thought he would have been one of the first to go. He had bad bad teeth. Besides having extra ones, they were so mis-aligned. I took him to the vet once to get them clipped but they grew so fast that I learned to do it myself. He was alway skin and bones. Although he seemed to be eating all the time, I don't think he got alot. Now he is out of his pain. His teeth are now normal and he's nice and plump living at the bridge! Sue Owned by ONE loney boy. >>I hate to say this but "my gang" now consists of 2 boy ratties! We had a >>bad summer with believe it or not, the "babies" getting old....they are [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > Tracey > Since I wrote that email.....I'm down to ONE. I lost the runt of the > litter. I thought he would have been one of the first to go. He had bad bad [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > Sue > Owned by ONE loney boy. Oh no!! I'm so sorry Sue!! Time to get the lonely one lots of new young friends!!! ;) Joanne Owned by 14 rats > Since I wrote that email.....I'm down to ONE. I lost the runt of the > litter. I thought he would have been one of the first to go. He had bad [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > Sue > Owned by ONE loney boy. Oh no Sue I'm sorry to hear that. He reached a good old age and had a happy life in a loving home, I hope that offers you some comfort at this sad time. Take care. Tracey I am so sorry to hear of your loss Sue :-( Thinking of you very much at an always painful time. I often wonder what I will do when I am down to one ..... My heart hurts so much with all my losses, from 2morro I will have 3 boys - I've not had GMRS for over a year now, I am not sure I will again xx SignatureTarn ............... Smokie, Barney, Yoda & Yogi <:3_)~~~ At Rainbow Bridge: Buttons, Patch, Cookie, Fudge, Apollo, Zeus,Ben, Neptune, Morpheus,Ulysses, Pluto & Jerry <:3__) ~~~ http://community.webshots.com/user/tarn75 > Since I wrote that email.....I'm down to ONE. I lost the runt of the > litter. I thought he would have been one of the first to go. He had bad [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] >> >> Tracey Thank you all for your kind words... I really appreciate it. Sue >I am so sorry to hear of your loss Sue :-( Thinking of you very much at an >always painful time. [quoted text clipped - 29 lines] >>> >>> Tracey > I hate to say this but "my gang" now consists of 2 boy ratties! We had a > bad summer with believe it or not, the "babies" getting old....they are all [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Sue Of course, I should have realized time does fly and the fact that I'm no longer with my original crew either. I've got 10 young active little ones now... I've recently added my 3, 20 month old girls with the young crew and they came alive!! :) Joanne Owned by 14 rats > Of course, I should have realized time does fly and the fact that I'm no > longer with my original crew either. I've got 10 young active little > ones now... > I've recently added my 3, 20 month old girls with the young crew and > they came alive!! :) It's great to see that, isn't it? Rejuvenated by association :) SignatureMichael m r o z a t u k g a t e w a y d o t n e t |
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