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Pet Forum / Mammals / Rats / February 2004Rats and birds
Do you think if I got both pet rats and birds such as Cockatiels, they'd play together? > Do you think if I got both pet rats and birds such as Cockatiels, > they'd play together? I don't recommend letting a rat "play" with any other species except his own kind. You never know what can happen. It's better to be safe than sorry.  SignatureJoanne Mom to 14 rats http://community.webshots.com/user/joanneb70 j-s.b@nospamsympatico.ca remove "no spam" >Do you think if I got both pet rats and birds such as Cockatiels, >they'd play together? When I was a kid, we had two cockatiels and a rat. The cockatiels were terrified of the rat. Once, my brother's cockatiel landed on top of my rat's cage (the bird wasn't supposed to be in my room, where the cage was) and Io (the rat) bit off one of his toes (we think -- it might have just gotten caught in something). Another time, my brother put the cockatiel in the rat's cage, and she reacted aggressively. Don't worry, my brother's smarter now. :) Also, Io liked to chew on feathers, and didn't much care whether they were still attached to a bird or not (she tried to grab my cockatiel's tail through the bars of his cage at least once). So no, I wouldn't recommend leaving rats and anything else, particularly smaller birds, alone unsupervised. --Theresa http://tiger_spot.mapache.org Rats still have wild instincts when it comes to other species. They'll kill birds in a HEARTBEAT no matter how sweet they are to other rats and people. DO NOT put your bird anywhere near the rat! I've heard so many horror stories and almost lost a cockateil myself with my first rat. They'll pretty much kill anything smaller, the same size, or even sometimes a lit bit larger then they are... by far though mice and birds are the ones I hear the most horror stories about. On the other hands rats LOVE feathered toys... they like chasing them. :) Oh Rats Rattery http://www.geocities.com/orrodentry I wonder if you don't already know the answer to that one.... Signaturehttp://community.webshots.com/user/ollieogg > > Do you think if I got both pet rats and birds such as Cockatiels, [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > Unlimited Download - 19 Seperate Servers - 90,000 groups - Uncensored > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= > Do you think if I got both pet rats and birds such as Cockatiels, > they'd play together? It is not safe to mix rats with any other species but it's own (and us humans of course!). There are always the odd exceptions - I've even heard of a rat and cat being the best of friends - but it's best to assume if you were to put such two creatures together one would end up hurt or dead. So no, don't even try it. Tracey I really hope you are joking???? As an owner of both I cringe at the thought. I actually had an unfortunate accident and my cockatiel was bitten by my rat. Not only was he hurt, I felt like crap and I had a hard time getting over that my sweet rat would do that. When I calmed down I understood nature took over. Please adopt one species or the other and read, read, read on appropriate care. And I too suspect you knew the answer to this question. > Do you think if I got both pet rats and birds such as Cockatiels, > they'd play together? [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > Unlimited Download - 19 Seperate Servers - 90,000 groups - Uncensored > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= >I really hope you are joking???? Why flame me just for asking a question? Are you saying I shouldn't ask questions? >As an owner of both I cringe at the thought. >I actually had an unfortunate accident and my cockatiel was bitten >by my rat. Not only was he hurt, I felt like crap and I had a hard time >getting over that my sweet rat would do that. Well then I am doing a better job than you because I asked if it was OK before actually allowing a rat to get near a cockatiel. I don't have either one yet, but I thought it might be cool to have both if they could be friendly to each other. >When I calmed down I >understood nature took over. Please adopt one species or the other and >read, read, read on appropriate care. And I too suspect you knew the answer >to this question. NO I didn't know the answer. You never really know something until you find out from experience, your own or someone else's. I don't like to assume one way or the other. I like to find out facts. I saw a small furry animal play with a bird on TV. That's why I asked. So don't give me a bunch of crap and act like I'm trolling or stupid or something. There's a guy who's on TV a lot, I think his name is Mike Mallone. He often has a ton of different kinds of animals around him, birds, cats, dogs, rodents, all at the same time, and all of them getting along. I think this guy must be giving other people ideas of mixing different animals. Ok, you are correct in asking and I apologize. There are so many people that do ask questions in the rat group that sound sometimes kind of mean towards animals and having lived through the experience I explained I jumped to conclusions. I do believe though that the on show you watch they do say that the gentleman has these animals specially trained and please don't try this at home. It's strange you mention that show because that did pop into my mind where you might have gotten the idea. I do stand by my advice of read up on the animals. I would give that advice to anyone. Even after getting bitten my cockatiel still heads for the rat cage so I need to watch him like a hawk (FYI I didn't let him by the cage it was an accident). Some cockatiel advice that no one tells you about: get rid of your TEFLON pans,breadmakers, curling irons,etc. Even at low heat they emit a gas that can be fatal to your bird. Even your ironing board cover has a coating. If you don't plan to spend many hours with your bird get 2(same for the rat). Cockatiel live a very long time so plan on a long term commitment. Also read up on female and egg laying (that's a whole 'nother issue!) My vet recommended "Birds for Dummies" has everything you need to know. My other advice...if you thought I was kind of nasty the cockatiel group isn't very friendly at all (least it didn't used to be) and will rip you to shreds (they did me). So I will be more than happy to answer any questions you have and apologize if you already knew any of the above! Forgive me? And sorry gang I know this is the rat group.......... > >I really hope you are joking???? > [quoted text clipped - 31 lines] > Unlimited Download - 19 Seperate Servers - 90,000 groups - Uncensored > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= > Ok, you are correct in asking and I apologize. There are so many people > that do ask questions in the rat group that sound sometimes kind of mean [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > have and apologize if you already knew any of the above! Forgive me? And > sorry gang I know this is the rat group.......... I found the info very interesting!!! SignatureJoanne Mom to 13 rats http://community.webshots.com/user/joanneb70 j-s.b@nospamsympatico.ca remove "no spam" Thanks. I get going and have trouble stopping! > > Ok, you are correct in asking and I apologize. There are so many people > > that do ask questions in the rat group that sound sometimes kind of mean [quoted text clipped - 28 lines] > > I found the info very interesting!!! I do agree with Joanne Cockatiels are very inquisitive and they can rip your hand to shreds if they wanted. I have one of each sex and they will fly to anything and have a look. Also my boys Teddy, Badger and Stuart can smell my chipmunks on my hands from a foot away. So any contact with other species is a definite no no! Jackie > Thanks. I get going and have trouble stopping! > > [quoted text clipped - 35 lines] > > > > I found the info very interesting!!! > Do you think if I got both pet rats and birds such as Cockatiels, > they'd play together? Are you for real? |
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