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Pet Forum / Mammals / Rats / April 2008The Problem with Rats
The main problem with rats, as far as I can see, is that they cause so much love, far more than a cat or a dog could possibly cause, and then they die, leaving a hole that can never be filled by any other pet, even another rat. PLG I couldn't agree more. I miss my rats more than any other pet. And they have such short little lives, it seems so unfair. -Marlo > The main problem with rats, as far as I can see, is that they cause so > much love, far more than a cat or a dog could possibly cause, and then > they die, leaving a hole that can never be filled by any other pet, > even another rat. > > PLG How true... but I wouldn't want to miss that kind of love for anything.... Regards Kate > The main problem with rats, as far as I can see, is that they cause so > much love, far more than a cat or a dog could possibly cause, and then > they die, leaving a hole that can never be filled by any other pet, > even another rat. > > PLG Very true. "Tis better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all". But I agree with Marlo, the lives of rats are far too short. PLG > How true... but I wouldn't want to miss that kind of love for anything.... > [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > > PLG A Rats life is only short when compared to our lives. If our hearts beat at the incredible speed per minute that theirs do then we would only last a couple of years on average too. I feel sad too that it seems soo short... but when I watch these guys I know in my heart of hearts they are packing a lot into every minute of their wee lives. I would love it if my boys could live to the ages of my cats, dog and hopefully my housebun. Regards Kate > Very true. "Tis better to have loved and lost than never to have loved > at all". But I agree with Marlo, the lives of rats are far too short. [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] >>> even another rat. >>> PLG  Signaturehttp://community.webshots.com/user/ollieogg http://community.webshots.com/user/ollieogg Wow, you have so many beautiful rats. Lucky girl! I suppose some of them are gone now? I like your bunnies, too. PLG > A Rats life is only short when compared to our lives. If our hearts > beat at the incredible speed per minute that theirs do then we would [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] > > --http://community.webshots.com/user/ollieogg Sadly we only have 3 young boys now. We have had to increase our number to 3 when we were actually trying to let nature take its course and our last two would die naturally around the same age. Sadly this didn't eventuate and one of our 1 year olds became very ill and had to be PTS so we ended up getting another young pair. So for now we have Silber, Riley and Axel 3 hilarious wee creatures indeed. Regards Kate > http://community.webshots.com/user/ollieogg > [quoted text clipped - 36 lines] >> >> --http://community.webshots.com/user/ollieogg > A Rats life is only short when compared to our lives. If our hearts > beat at the incredible speed per minute that theirs do then we would [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Regards Kate (snip) I've heard this theory, too. If you look at most animals, then life span measured as number of heart beats is roughly the same. So, for example, small rodents have very fast heart rates and live for only a matter of years, and giant tortise hearts beat very very slowly and they live for centuries. It's more likely, IMHO, that the heart beat and life span are both indicators of metabolic rate, so a low Metabolic rate means a long life (less wear and tear) and slow heart beat (less oxygen to get around the system): If it was a direct connection between life expectancy and heart beat, then almost all animals would die of heart failure (unless eaten first!). However, this doesn't explain birds. We have some finches which are now about 10 years old, and their hearts pound away as if engineered by Ferrari. As another example, Parrots can live as long as humans - with many times the heart rate: Must be their healthy diet of fruit seeds and nuts! SignatureRegards, Dave email: dave_ryman@hotmailNOSPAM.com My Homepage: http://www.daveryman.com It could be genetics too :( >> A Rats life is only short when compared to our lives. If our hearts >> beat at the incredible speed per minute that theirs do then we would [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] > many times the heart rate: Must be their healthy diet of fruit seeds and > nuts! Rats squash in loads of love fun and cuddles in their short life, which makes them special:-) > It could be genetics too :( >> [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] >> many times the heart rate: Must be their healthy diet of fruit seeds and >> nuts! |
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