Saturday, September 5, 2009

Lots of rats..LOTS of rats




Reader Cheryl raises rats..she sent me pics of boxes and boxes of rats. Uhhh, what do you do with all those rats? It's got to be a full time job keeping them all clean. Aren't the baby rats cute? BeeBee was just a little bigger than them when I got her. So, tell us, Cheryl, what are all the rats for?

13 comments:

Noelle said...

There are like twenty critters in that box. I'm a little creeeped...food for reptiles?, medical research?, Pets? Pied Piper reenactment?,

Pat said...

Ahhhggg, no. They have to be pets, don't they??

Coyote said...

OMIGAWD! The pictures giv me the willies!

I had to have my house sealed up a while ago. I got roof rats and one of them chewed my dishwasher hose and flooded the kitchen. So, while I'm not a fan of the critters, I'd rather not think of them as being food or for medical research.

Anonymous said...

Finger food, snacks, jalapeno wrapped rat, rat-ka-bob....mmmm. They are the perfect size and probably high in protein too.

Jarhead

Dirty Disher said...

Jarhead, a pre-halloween gross out. Heh.

Nina said...

Cheryl may be a, Rat Rancher" and she raises them to sell as pets. I know a gal who raises Hampsters and sells them to pet stores...
I like that idea better than rat-snacks...

Anonymous said...

Um... snake snacks?

Anonymous said...

lol, this is cheryl. i dont really raise them, at least i didnt intend on it. my son brought home 2 male rats & 2 female rats. well, they ended up making babies. they are about 3 months old now. you are seeing the different stages. the first mom who is slightly larger had 13 babies, 2 days later the smaller mom had 10 but one was dead at birth. we lost 3 due to over crowding about a month ago. we put the moms & babies in the big cage but as they got bigger, i guess nature took over & in a matter of a few hours, they killed & ate 3 of their siblings. now all the boys are together & all the girls are together. we got rid of 10 but still have about 11 to find homes for. i personally dont like the snake food cause i hate snakes. i couldnt let them go for that as i have handled these literally from birth. the pet store cant take them right now cause they dont have the room. they are all tame & love to lick your fingers when you put your hand in the cages. they enjoyed a banana a little while ago. it does look creepy but they are all very friendly. only 2 have official names, the little one on my back is the runt. he is the smallest & very sweet. of course i named him runt, lol. the one dad has a name, sparky. my son likes him & will keep him. those are the only 2 we are keeping. all the girls have to go for sure. at one time we had 3 cages of rats. they can be destructive as they chew all the time cause their teeth grow all the time. they have to keep them worn down.

again, i understand snakes have to be fed, but i cant get past the poor little rats & mice having a horrific death like that. i cant imagine being bitten or squeezed to death so i cant put an animal through that. i pray that they all find homes though, believe me.

Casey J. said...

I wanted to get Sherlock (My male rat) a friend, but I was advised not to since he is almost 2 now and has always been by himself.

Dirty Disher said...

Sherlock likes visiting Bee. We have to get them all together now that Logan has one too. Tee hee.

Cheryl, try a free ad in the paper. I'll bet you'll get some takers.

Dirty Disher said...

I can't imagine them killing each other. Bee loves all other animals. She's just so sweet.

Anonymous said...

Anonymous "Cheryl"

You are simply irresponsible.

Male plus female = BABIES!

DUH!

Don't we have enough unloved, homeless rats in the world?

Stupid.

Love, a Rat Lover, myself..

Anonymous said...

HEY DINGDONG 'ANONYMOUS'

IF YOU ACTUALLY READ WHAT I WROTE, MY 19 YEAR OLD SON BROUGHT THESE HOME, I NEVER WENT & GOT THEM NOR DID I WANT THEM. UNFORTUNATELY I HAVE TO SUFFER WITH HIS STUPID ACTIONS.

DONT JUDGE WHAT YOU DONT KNOW OR ARENT SMART ENOUGH TO READ. I KNOW DAMN WELL WHAT HAPPENS WITH BOY & GIRL ANIMALS, THAT IS WHY ALL MY DOGS & CATS ARE FIXED! THESE WERE SEPERATE & MY SON PUT THEM BACK INTO THE SAME CAGE CAUSE HE DIDNT LIKE THAT THE 2 DIDNT HAVE ENOUGH ROOM IN THE SMALLER CAGE. THEY WERE ALSO IN HIS ROOM IN THE BEGINNING & I DIDNT GO UPSTAIRS TO CHECK ON THEM CAUSE THEY WERENT MY RESPONSIBILITY.

KIDS DO STUPID SHIT, GET SOME, YOU WILL FIND OUT. YOU STUPID FUCK HEAD, DUH!!