And how are they getting along?

(Speaking as a fellow rat owner! :))

Dr Evil is a rat (owner) ;)

get ur rat out
get ur rats out
get ur rats out of the lads





we like a nice rat

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I used to have a Rat untill he died in Jan. 2.5 yr old Agouti. Still miss his company and attention.

They make great pets / friends and he always made a fuss of you. He loved to sit and groom you and be groomed.

Ratty provided us with a huge amount of laughter. Legging it across the Sofa with my Dads Apple, Hot Cross Bun, Cream Cake, Sarnie, Savaloy, Spud and practically anything else that he could carry and eat.

R.I.P Ratty.

I think Tiggs did. Though it could of course have been a wind-up.

Fire in the Hole !

Deano

Anyone know of any Dumbo breeders?

Do they not carrie disease or characteristics of the wild dreaded house hold rat?

i bought 2 rats Ratty and Tinkerbell, they are Dumbos...not a wind up! and they live in Dr Evils old cage (small world)

THEY STINK! if they were old ppl i would have killed them by now!

T

super si- they are very friendly..the only thing they share with wild rats is.....the STINK!

d'oh.

had a few hamsters, whats the comparisson if you can

Si

My big ginger tom cat Bungle has bought me home a couple of rats to look after for him. Luckily he brings them home after he is bored of playing with them, i.e when they stop moving.....

Was still a shock to look under the bed one Saturday morning and see a massive dead rat lying there. Sick thing is it had been there all night!

si,

ok....im no expert but:

hamster- small stupid animals that bite you

rat- larger, happy animal that will trot around on the desk while you work, come to you for food, like a mini dog (but more stupid than most dogs...dont belive the hype- rats are no stunt animal as some owners would have you belive)

T

oh...and rats STINK like the smell of evil before it washes!

Presumably this is 2nd hand info ;) or do you mean "trot around on the desk while you bid at the very last second on e-bay and surf S'Net"

:D ;)

Deano

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rat 1

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rat 2

The wife wants to buy a couple of Dumbo rats. Does anyone know a breeder?

have mine!


or i have contacts for a breeder in bristol (got mine from her)

T

Tiggs - they probably stink because they get washed as often as old men like you wash! ;)

Like with any pet, you get stupid ones and clever ones.. we've got one of each. Bob is quite clever and Vic is stoopid!

They need cleaning out each week and washing with shampoo (special stuff from a pet shop) on a weekly basis.

Also if they are male, once they are fully grown, about 7-8 months old, they need there nads removed - in part reduces any smell from them and quietens them down - ie. they fight each other otherwise.

As Sith said, they make great pets, you just need to look after them and give them regular attention.

Rgds, Alex

oh they get washed alright! if they arent carefull i'll use the Hotpoint!

Tiggs - LOL :D

Ah excellent! :)

Bathing rats is easier said than done! My two hate the bath and shower but love me spraying them with a water bottle. :confused::)

I have 2 does, an Agouti Irish and a Pearl. The Agouti is very cuddly but the Pearl is very independent and just likes the occasional stroke before she runs off to explore something else.

Looking to get a couple of dumbos in the summer too, I got mine from a great breeder in Weston-super-Mare called Estelle Sandford. Where abouts in the UK are you BuRR?

My twosome:
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