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Uh.. ya, don't do that....
Midnight Kitty:
--- Quote from: Outdoor Girl on March 20, 2013, 02:55:15 PM ---^ I was going to make the same suggestion!
So many people have an aversion to rats, though. It's too bad; they really can be affectionate. Hamsters can be nasty little creatures. They bite!
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I had a pet rat named Peter when I was a 'tween. He was a good pet, came when he was called and very snuggle-y. Rats are also nocturnal and I learned to sleep through the sound of the wheel turning. Peter would bite if I had peanut butter on my finger or even if my finger smelled like peanut butter. He didn't bite with the intention of inflicting damage, but to eat the tasty PB finger. It only happened to me once, then I learned, "Uh ... yeah, don't do that." :-\
I think people (in general) have a hard time cuddling up to rats because of their naked tails. At least that's what I heard from people when I tried to introduce them to Peter. "Ewwww! How can you stand to touch that tail? Yuck!" Then again, Peter was pretty good sized for a pet rat. He weighed over a pound; His body was one foot long and his tail was almost another foot long. He was an albino Norwegian rat. I've heard that feral Norwegian rats that live in dumps will take on a cat mano a mano and a pack of them will take down a Rottweiler.
exitzero:
Rats aren't strictly nocturnal. They tend to be awake in the morning and in the evening. But they are very smart and will quickly learn to be awake when the pepple are awake because that's when the food comes!
twiggy:
rats look too much like mice, and Aunty feeds mice to her snake. We can't even look at the mice at the zoo for too long before circle-of-life discussions begin.
DS is 4.5 and not getting a pet of his own anytime soon. Though he is pretty responsible with the family dog. He's in charge of feeding/watering, and about half the time he does it without being reminded. I still know that about 85% of the work would fall to me, and I'm not up for it
AfleetAlex:
After my college roommate snuck two hamsters into our dorm room I learned the mantra that, "Hamsters live to escape."
Luckily her boyfriend who had an apartment took them after we'd had to hunt for them too many times in the dorm. And one had poo'ed in my winter gloves. ::)
ladyknight1:
Our hamster is in a glass aquarium with lots of toys and things for her to tunnel through. No escaping.
Don't "forget" your smart phone is in your pocket when you head for the loo. DS is very sad, but his kind and wonderful mother is letting him use her old phone in the meantime.
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