wife's new rat....

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it looks so sad, lol. thanx clay, she loves her.... i think i found my new project Very Happy

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Awesome! I use to have a dumbo but the mother passed before I held back any hets. Plus the dumbos are too cute for me to feed LOL

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Hey I have a dumbo rat picked up as a feeder couldn't do it so he got a stay.His tank mate not so lucky.

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yea im pretty sure i got a dumbo rat to as a feeder. of course he got to stay as well. he is gonna be the start of a small colony im hopin anyways. he dont perform though unfortunatel he will be re named to dinner

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He is sooo cute Ryan... alyssa wants a mouse?? maybe we can get her a little rat instead... i think they are too cute to be dinner.. that's why i cant really help much with feeding... Sad

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congrats, rats are the best small animal pet there is.

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Glad she likes her.

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That's how I feel about asfs cause I think they are pretty cute but oh well.LOL

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byrd'sballs wrote:: That's how I feel about asfs cause I think they are pretty cute but oh well.LOL

Watch it your soft side is showing

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Naw softside would be keeping em I fed feed em to the snakes I think they put more weight on the snakes

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smb2585 wrote:: He is sooo cute Ryan... alyssa wants a mouse?? maybe we can get her a little rat instead... i think they are too cute to be dinner.. that's why i cant really help much with feeding...

feeding doesnt bother me. i thought it would. im a real animal person..... if a house was burning down and a person and that dumbo was in there id save the rat first. but then if it came between that rat and any one of my snakes..... well obviously you all know what i would choose. my wife says im cruel but i dont see the difference between the snake killing a rat and a human slaughtering that cow that she has no problem eating. the rats wouldnt exist if we didnt breed them, they have a purpose and they serve it. just like my wife, she was created to make my life miserable and spend all my money, lol.

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hahaha love the wife comment

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LOL nice touch Ryan... I mean I get what you are saying about slaughtering a cow because God knows I love a steak... but I guess it's hard for me to really think about it. I mean I have scooped up the rats and mice and helped feed before... but when they are cute and soft or different from the rest it sucks lol... but I wouldnt mind having a rat for a pet...

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It made me giggle!

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ezekiel21 wrote:

smb2585 wrote:: He is sooo cute Ryan... alyssa wants a mouse?? maybe we can get her a little rat instead... i think they are too cute to be dinner.. that's why i cant really help much with feeding...

feeding doesnt bother me. i thought it would. im a real animal person..... if a house was burning down and a person and that dumbo was in there id save the rat first. but then if it came between that rat and any one of my snakes..... well obviously you all know what i would choose. my wife says im cruel but i dont see the difference between the snake killing a rat and a human slaughtering that cow that she has no problem eating. the rats wouldnt exist if we didnt breed them, they have a purpose and they serve it. just like my wife, she was created to make my life miserable and spend all my money, lol.

I totally agree! My husband thinks I'm cruel too! After working with rats for the last 10 yrs they are no longer cute to me, but it never fails if I have to go buy a rat for food, my husband plays with it and wants to keep it...until it bites him and then it becomes snake food!

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Lokielani wrote:: I totally agree! My husband thinks I'm cruel too! After working with rats for the last 10 yrs they are no longer cute to me, but it never fails if I have to go buy a rat for food, my husband plays with it and wants to keep it...until it bites him and then it becomes snake food!

LOL that is funny... we had a BP strike at me and I immediately wanted to sell him but got over that issue quick and now I can't part with him. He struck at my boyfriend and now he doesnt care for him.. Its funny how everyone has some sort of reaction to being bit or struck at lol.

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I know! When Xavier was a few months old he struck too and Richard was like nope, no way he's gotta go, but he will be 12 yrs old soon! Richard will handle him occasionally. I did get rid of one rat snake that was horrible. He would strike at anything walking past, much less trying to pick him up.

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I LOVE dumbo rats! My first breeder male rat was a dumbo black hood named Monk. Rats make such awesome pets. I can't wait to start breeding them again. That one is soooooo cute!

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ClarkeReptiles wrote:: I LOVE dumbo rats! My first breeder male rat was a dumbo black hood named Monk. Rats make such awesome pets. I can't wait to start breeding them again. That one is soooooo cute!

yeah i enjoy them a lot!! i look forward to coming home from work and checking on my animals.... my rat snickers sits on my shoulder while i check on everyone and walk the dogs. and if my wife isnt home she sits on my shoulder while i eat and i usually give her a bite of whatever it is im eating.