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I have a new pet. He is not a dog,nor cat,nor bird,nor fish. He is a rat!And as we speak he is on my shoulder watching me post. tee hee!
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Rats make great pets. The biggest downside (in my opinion) is the smell and the fact that they will use the bathroom wherever they want to. Other than that, they are fantastic - though I would highly recommend getting another one to keep him company. Rats are generally much happier and healthier in pairs - but be sure you get one of the same gender or you will have many baby rats on your hands.
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I had a pet rat (two, actually) when I was your age. Be sure to play with him a lot - rats are really inquisitive and get bored easily. They're as smart or smarter than dogs, so you can teach him to come when you call, wrestle with your hand, do tricks, etc.
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AWWWWW! I love rats. My two rats made the best little pets. "Bean" and "Nugget" had such different personalities and were so much fun. Good luck with Oliver!
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I've had pet rats too. He may smell good now, but that won't last. Is it really a boy? All the pet rats I've ever seen are girls, for a very good reason.
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Whenever I think of rats, I think of Ron Weasley. Your on your way to being a good little witch.
No experience with rats, but I raised a duck last summer named Oliver. We found out later that "he" was a "she" and our renamed Olivia now lives on a farm owned by our friend who uses her ducks to train herding dogs.
Soon after I decided that "Oliver" and "Olivia" are two of my favorite names and if I have fraternal twins one day, and if my husband approves, I'll have the names all picked out.
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quote:Originally posted by Shanna: Whenever I think of rats, I think of Ron Weasley. Your on your way to being a good little witch.
No experience with rats, but I raised a duck last summer named Oliver. We found out later that "he" was a "she" and our renamed Olivia now lives on a farm owned by our friend who uses her ducks to train herding dogs.
Soon after I decided that "Oliver" and "Olivia" are two of my favorite names and if I have fraternal twins one day, and if my husband approves, I'll have the names all picked out.
Well? What are they?
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In an interesting coincidence, our household recently acquired a cat, whose shelter name was also Oliver, probably because of his red fur. We do not think he is really an Oliver, though. We have yet to come up with a good name.
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If you wish to name a cat-beast, now's your chance! Have a look and tell us what name might be suitable.
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quote:Originally posted by King of Men: If you wish to name a cat-beast, now's your chance! Have a look and tell us what name might be suitable.
If you want to give your naming a bit of Aussie flavour (no reason why you would, but it was the first thing that came to mind) you could go with the only moniker a cat of that shade could have in Australia - Bluey.
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We had pet rats, and at least one of them would alert us when he had to go to the bathroom and wanted to be put back in his cage.
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KoM, I think you're right. That cat's not an Oliver. I would go with His Majesty, or His Royal Highness. Or possibly His Holiness.
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KOM: The cat looks like a "Maoser" rhymes with bowser, if you're wondering how to pronounce it. Sorta the cat version of kaiser.
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