Meet my girls, Dot and Dash

Marie5656

Marie5656

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Hi there. I would like to take this thread to tell you about my little furkids. Sister rats by the names of Dot and Dash. I named Dot first, because of the spots she had running down her back. Given that, an appropriate name for her sister just had to be Dash. Like morse code. I got them when they were a few weeks old, and were ready to leave their mom. Despite some beliefs about rats, they are very clean animals. Always cleaning themselves or each other. They are playful, and love running around on my lap when I sit in the recliner by their cage. Dash, it seems, ls fixated on my nose, and will often spend time "cleaning" it. They enjoy attention, and I will usually sit by their cage when watching tv.

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AWWWWW! My daughter has a two level cage in her room and five white rats. They are so much brighter and more friendly than other rodents. When we open the cage they climb out for attention:love_heart::love_heart::love_heart:
 

Beautiful little creatures they are. My niece had a couple of them and really enjoyed them too.

Marie, didn't you use to raise Chinchilla's?
 
Your girls are as adorable as their names Marie! :D My nephew had a white rat that he was very fond of. Bet they love it when mom watches TV by them, that's so nice!
 
I just remembered...my grandmother had a white rat named Gertrude. She would bring her whenever she came to visit. One time she went into our fireplace and fell down the ash trap-or what ever you call that. We had to run down to the basement to the cleanout to rescue her lol.
 
Guess you don't have a cat...��

Funny that you mention that, we have a houseful of cats and always have. But surprisingly rats are quite territorial. A cat that would sit on top of the cage would find their tail or paws under attack. Of course the average cat can easily kill a rat. But they might think twice if the rat is going to fight back.
 
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To be honest, a cat would have been my first choice as a pet. Sadly, I am allergic and hubby said no felines. I know people who have cats and rats. Each have learned their place. When I take my rats out to free roam, I go into our back bedroom and shut the door. So if I had a cat, it would not have access to them.
 
I'd have to find a new hubby. Dogs and rats but I will always be a cat-person at heart. Funny though that my hubby will say he hates cats. But who buys the biggest bags of kitty yummies every week? Who is holding a cat on lap and shoulder late night? Yup a closet cat lover:love_heart: If he had said no cats early on...total deal breaker.
 
fureverywhere said:
I'd have to find a new hubby. Dogs and rats but I will always be a cat-person at heart. Funny though that my hubby will say he hates cats. But who buys the biggest bags of kitty yummies every week? Who is holding a cat on lap and shoulder late night? Yup a closet cat lover:love_heart: If he had said no cats early on...total deal breaker.
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I know where you are coming from. My Dad loved animals but insisted the only place they should be as pets is on a farm. I wanted a pet so bad as a child. I got an old leash and dragged a stuffed cat around wherever I went. He finally gave in , I guess out of embarrassment, and got me a beagle. It wasn't long before he was sleeping with the puppy on his bed, buying him snacks,sharing evening snacks with him. The beagle got his ice cream before me. He even bought him Christmas gifts. They sure have a way of getting into your heart. Dad cried for a week when it was finally time to say goodbye to our wonderful dog.
 
They are very entertaining to say the least. Friends laugh when I tell them that on their first birthday last month I created a tiny little birthday "cake" out of mashed potatoes. That is their all time favorite snack.
When I first brought them home, I still had one single rat from my first pair, her name was Daisy. Her sister Roxy had died about 2 months earlier, thus the reason for getting a new pair. I had to introduce them outside the cage in neutral territory. They wer very curious about Daisy, but she did not take to them well at first. When I did put all three in the cage, Dash was the first to really keep pushing on trying to make friends. Dot was pretty intimidated, and spent about 45 minutes out in the recliner with me, curled up on my shoulder sleeping.
 
We had two gerbils and a cat (who thought he was a dog) at the same time. The cat had no animosity toward the gerbils but just wanted to play with them a little.

As the gerbils were the Harry Houdinis of the rodent world, we would have the occasional escape; we would just send the cat looking for them. He'd find them and bring them gently to us. Not once did he ever put a mark on one, but he could always find them, no matter where they were hiding. He was a good mouser, but seemed to know the rule about not eating members of the family.
 
I can think of a lot of other animals to have as pets than rodents. One gets in my house and they are going to find themselves in a trap or poisoned. To each their own I guess. Just find it gross!
 
terry123 said:
I can think of a lot of other animals to have as pets than rodents. One gets in my house and they are going to find themselves in a trap or poisoned. To each their own I guess. Just find it gross!
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If you've never had one as a pet then you don't know what lovely pets they can be; they are sweeties!
 
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No rats, but I'm hoping Marie doesn't mind my posting some cute mouse pictures on this thread. More HERE.

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