Rats out of a pet shop are cute and pleasant, but wild ones are a pain in the ass. I live on a boat, and I recently got rid of a fucking 18-inch rat. The little fucker chewed through countless exposed wires, thus making me test and repair every goddamn system on the boat.
Here is a list of things I had to re-wire:
-Auto pilot rudder control motor
-Carbon monoxide sensors
-An electrical outlet
-VHF Radio antenna
-Bilge pump
-Air conditioner/heater
One and a half weeks of work. Because of a rodent.
I love my rats but goddammit every single time they get their claws on me I get hives. Fuck.
If I had a rat and we became best buds, could I take him out and go outside while he stayed in the confines of my jacket like the hood. Because it got me thinking it would be pretty neat to have it sitting on your shoulder or inside a spacious bag. Or would it run away?
Because I want to carry it and take the train with it when I feel like it.
[QUOTE=RedNovember;27516189]If I had a rat and we became best buds, could I take him out and go outside while he stayed in the confines of my jacket like the hood. Because it got me thinking it would be pretty neat to have it sitting on your shoulder or inside a spacious bag. Or would it run away?
Because I want to carry it and take the train with it when I feel like it.[/QUOTE]
My girlfriend and I take our ratties out all the time. We take them to the local bagel shop, and they know us there and love our rats as well. They are really well behaved and don't move anywhere in a hurry, making it super easy to keep track of them. Especially if you keep them in the pocket of a hooded sweatshirt.
Rats are very predictable with their movements. They don't dart around or take daring leaps out of the blue. They just aren't like that. You have nothing to worry about as long as you don't leave them unattended on the ground or something.
[QUOTE=boxxy brown;27502223]I hate rats, and rat traps cost way too much. Filthy little things in my opinion.[/QUOTE]
Somebody change that faggots title so he doesn't stretch the page
[QUOTE=Matix;27490420][b]Dumbo[/b][/QUOTE]
You said it was dumb
I have had 4 female husky rats,
3 died of tumor's 1 hang herself. (They all passed 3 years of age tough)
Friend of mine had 2 brown rats. (hughe motherfuckers)
Hamsters are better, I used to have this hamster.
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Now it died and I don't have a pet anymore, selfish bastard.
Cool thing about hamsters are their natural habitat, the desert. They aren't supposed to drink any water, if you want a healthy hamster you give it fresh fruit and salad everyday.
That's why you need to get one that is very young, and not ruined by a pet store feeding it water.
Rats over mice. I had a few mice when I was young, they shit everywhere, they escape from their cage easily and they die in like 2 years or something.
Also I've had guinea pigs, which I didn't like much.
[QUOTE=Lufttygger306;27520861]You said it was dumb[/QUOTE]
I think the name alludes to the cartoon elephant. Not level of intelligence...
[QUOTE=evilweazel;27510635]Yeah seriously, are you dumb?
Most people use a .22 or something.[/QUOTE]
Obviously. That way you get better target practice, as shells make it WAY too easy. (I mean, with the spread of the shells, it's way too easy, where using a smaller projectile is harder)
I had rats before one died and now I have one.
I got bit by one of them and got Rat Bite Fever and I went to the hospital for about a week, so after that I never really picked them up much.
[quote=matix;27525090]i think the name alludes to the cartoon elephant. Not level of intelligence...[/quote]
No
[QUOTE=CakeMaster7;27525235]Obviously. That way you get better target practice, as shells make it WAY too easy. (I mean, with the spread of the shells, it's way too easy, where using a smaller projectile is harder)[/QUOTE]
I use a .177 Crossman for the mice in my shed. They move fast. :argh:
[QUOTE=Rooster Assassin;27490685]I had two rats, in a large 4 foot tall, multi level cage. Both of them died of tumors, which are apparently very common for females.
RIP Licorice and Caramel :saddowns:[/QUOTE]
Same here but I had three the one died of breathing problems it had since we picked her up (Godamn petsmart!) We saved her on 2 occasions by using a mint aroma on 2 occasions which cleared out her nasals but she eventually passed away. The first one i got died a month after the one with the brething problems died (she was great friends with the one that died and developed a tumor) And the last one died from depression from the other two dying and also developed a small tumor which contributed to the death i believe. Anyway they are awesome animals and extremely crafty ( i remember one time when the last rat alive opened the cage somehow and climbed out and hid in a sock for warmth).
[QUOTE=Psychokitten;27526502]I use a .177 Crossman for the mice in my shed. They move fast. :argh:[/QUOTE]
Exactly, that's what the Military should do, [b]SEND SOLDIERS TO CLEAR MICE INFESTATIONS![/b] Your house might not be in one piece when they're done though.
I saw a FAT-ASS rat getting stalked by my cat once.
He looked like 200lbs of concrete
[QUOTE=RubberFruit;27526698]I saw a FAT-ASS rat getting stalked by my cat once.
He looked like 200lbs of concrete[/QUOTE]
Them rats get fat and happy off us humans.
[QUOTE=Rainhorror;27525421]I had rats before one died and now I have one.
I got bit by one of them and got Rat Bite Fever and I went to the hospital for about a week, so after that I never really picked them up much.[/QUOTE]
Unlucky, apart from the fractured finger and copious amounts of bleeding, i was fine after my rat bit me.
[QUOTE=RayvenQ;27532650]Unlucky, apart from the fractured finger and copious amounts of bleeding, i was fine after my rat bit me.[/QUOTE]
Yeah rat bite fever is pretty uncommon. Especially in domesticated rats.
One of my rats jerks off by rubbing his dick on his cage and there's a bunch of crusted rat jizz all over it. It's fucking disgusting.
Ehm...
You have made me want to buy one.
Rats = Big mice = Not so fat hamsters
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I got a story!
When you live on the country side or any other place with lots of farms and fields everywhere, you're destined to meet up with some really mean farmrat!
These rats man! the cats ain't got nothing on them!
So! our house is surrounded by fields and on the other side of the road lies a big barn for cows!
So my dad is out in the garden, peacefully stirring around in our compost station with a pitchfork, when suddenly out of the blue he awakens Giant Rat, killer of fucking death! Giant Rat is of course furious like fuck because my dad probably destroyed his lair so he takes a leap out of the compost pile and starts chasing my dad around the garden in a circle.
Now my dad was of course startled when all he could see was this dark shadow emerging out of the compost pile so he throws away the pitchfork and takes to the foot.
So after a few seconds of this chasing around, that would put any other Animals gone wild video to shame, my dad decides to meet his opponent and quite possibly his doom.
But dad is cunning and runs for the nearest shovel, he now has the upper hand for even though Giant Rat, killer of fucking death, is suprisingly fast with vicious teeths and has the bloodthirst in his eyes, he is no match to a shovel.
The fight is brutal but ends quickly.
My dad stands upon his fallen enemy letting out a victorious battle cry.
We later laid the rat right outside the door. my mom refused to go outside the rest of the day.
Shit was hilarious.
[QUOTE=Asaratha;27561009]My rats died from tumors. They were so damn cool.[/QUOTE]
I'm really sorry. A cancerous tumor claimed the life of one of my rats and almost another, I feel your pain. :h:
I seen a rat in a drain before. It was as big as my fist. When i tried to approach it, it ran away
for 2 weeks, I had a family of 6 mice living in my closet, feeding off a pig ear from my dog. All I heard all night was scratching at my door, and rustling through my stuff. We killed them 2 by 2.
They got there because of the house being in construction for soo long
I guess rats aren't too much different from hamsters, which I like, but mice and rats just freak me out. Its a mental thing.
I fucking hate rats who come into my house uninvited though
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