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Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2009 12:14 pm
by Big Blue Owl
Smart too. You won't believe how they grow on you after a while. :-)

Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2009 12:17 pm
by schuette
only had them 3 days and they've grown on me :lol:

Posted: Sat Oct 03, 2009 2:48 pm
by schuette
Tigerlily died today...have no idea how...there was nothing next to the cage that she could have ate and I fed them this afternoon as she was fine...went to give them some pears later the night and at first I thought she had escaped when I gave them carrots earlier on...then Caelan noticed behind the litter tray that she was lying there...I am quite upset...

Now I dont know what to do about Peebles...I know rats are social animals..will she accept another rat coming into her cage..?

Posted: Tue Oct 06, 2009 6:04 am
by CygnusX1
schuette wrote:Tigerlily died today...have no idea how...there was nothing next to the cage that she could have ate and I fed them this afternoon as she was fine...went to give them some pears later the night and at first I thought she had escaped when I gave them carrots earlier on...then Caelan noticed behind the litter tray that she was lying there...I am quite upset...

Now I dont know what to do about Peebles...I know rats are social animals..will she accept another rat coming into her cage..?
I was talking to a friend of mine that keeps rats as pets too, and he said
rats should not be kept together, unless you raised them from birth.

He said if you try it, you have to supervise them.

Posted: Wed Oct 07, 2009 6:35 am
by ElfDude
schuette wrote:Tigerlily died today...have no idea how..
:(

Posted: Thu Oct 08, 2009 12:38 pm
by schuette
she's still by herself cyg...but Im still not sure wether to get another one...I can supervise but not 24/7 obviously as I need to sleep lol

Posted: Fri Oct 09, 2009 11:42 am
by Xanadu
You can put her with a male...but then you'll have more :-D

Sorry to hear that Schu :(

Posted: Tue Oct 13, 2009 3:33 pm
by schuette
I am not putting her with a male!...although my kids wont me to... :roll:

Posted: Wed Oct 14, 2009 12:12 am
by Kares4Rush
I'm so sorry Tigerlily died, Schu. :( And I feel sorry for Peebles too. I know like BBO that rats are social.

I had rats as a kid (rescued from my Dad's animal lab once they were "done" with them during his oncology research....oh I waited) and at first they were diff from the usual "fluffies" I owned like hamsters, guinea pigs, rabbits, mice, all that.

The rats were social and fun. I hope you can find a companion for Peebles.

:cry: