Wednesday, November 4, 2009

Oh Rats!

In my wildest dreams, I never thought I'd agree to getting rats as pets.
Our hamster died about a month ago and Jake's been bugging me replace him with another rodent.
My friend, Terry, raises rats and just had a litter born about a month ago. She chose two of them for us and my mom brought them with her when she came at Halloween.
Jake was so excited...(and surprisingly so, I was too!)


They are very cuddly and love to nestle in hair...

The tail creeped me out at first, but I don't even notice it anymore...
From everything I've researched, rats make wonderful pets. They love human companionship and have great personalities...

So far so good!

***Am I nuts?
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14 comments:

  1. KateNovember 4, 2009 at 10:16 AM

    not too nuts. :)

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  2. joannaNovember 4, 2009 at 10:44 AM

    they are cute!

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  3. patsyNovember 4, 2009 at 10:50 AM

    YOUR TOTALLY NUTS! :)
    Actually I have heard they are good pets too- since I have two stinky dogs I can't really judge... but I would've sent you the two dogs for FREE- with kennels & a months supply of food!
    I SAY GET RID OF THE RATS & TAKE MY DOGS- REALLY you'll love them ;)

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  4. LisaNovember 4, 2009 at 12:00 PM

    Um, not nuts, just on vacation from sanity. I'm creeping out!

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  5. KellyClarkNovember 4, 2009 at 2:21 PM

    Ewwwwww. Totally totally gross. You've gone crazy. I am not coming over. ever.

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  6. AngNovember 4, 2009 at 5:41 PM

    you. are. nuts.

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  7. SherryNovember 4, 2009 at 11:20 PM

    YES!!!!!

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  8. KaylynnNovember 5, 2009 at 3:34 AM

    Yes you are nuts, but I don't like any rodents.

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  9. KristyNovember 6, 2009 at 3:42 AM

    You are such the animal lover!!! Yes you are NUTS!!!! My boys would love it if I let them have all the animals you have!

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  10. megNovember 6, 2009 at 7:38 AM

    The ones in the subway seem so much BIGGER and up-to-no-good. Your rats look cuddly and well behaved. Hope Riley is feeling better and you are all well.

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  11. megNovember 6, 2009 at 7:39 AM

    ...plus you look 18 in those pictures...maybe rats are the secret fountain of youth.

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  12. JillNovember 6, 2009 at 4:24 PM

    We had rats for pets as kids and we loved them! We'd had hamsters and mice before too, but the rats didn't try to escape all the time the way the others did. I still think their tails are unfortunate, but other than that they're cute.

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  13. wendeNovember 8, 2009 at 6:03 PM

    ok, yes, a little. not for having them as pets, but the "nestle in your hair" part - YES! eeew. i think i would be ok with it if it stayed in it's cage, but NOT in my hair! ahhhh! i'm getting the willies just thinking about it!

    funny post.

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  14. michelleNovember 12, 2009 at 12:53 PM

    Ew! I hate rats, their tails totally creep me out. But I am cracking up about rats being the fountain of youth... no, still creeped out.

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