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| my date had pet rats !
Posted: 2/21/2006 8:59:52 PM | | Umm aren't segulas like divine intervention in the jewish faith? | |
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| my date had pet rats !
Posted: 2/21/2006 9:11:10 PM | | What is so weird about pet rats. I have had pet rats for many years. In fact I currently have one. They are very tame, docile and I have never had one bite. They are very intelligent and friendly. Wow I guess I just lost my date calendar for the year. | |
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| my date had pet rats !
Posted: 2/21/2006 9:16:54 PM | I dont see the big deal
I friend of mine years ago was into raising rats so he gave one to my girl friend and we brought it home ,you grow to like the little guys,he had a cool personality.
His name was Dwatster.
After we had him a few weeks we could let him walk around in the yard or watch him in the walk around in a room in the house ,then after he got his exersize we would put him back in the cage .
We figured he needed company other than just us humans so we bought him Mrs.Dwatster.
Before you knew it there was a ton of little ones eventially we took them to a wilderness area and let them live free.
It was a good experiance and each and everyone of them had their own personality.
Some were nice ,some were very anti social towards people ,some were playful and some were lazy.
Anyway i dont see why your dising someone that is raising of Gods creatures .
Maybe its not your friend that has the problem . | |
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| my date had pet rats !
Posted: 2/21/2006 10:38:11 PM | Womanofcurves---I need to set you up with my ex... If I would have let him, we would have had a zoo at all times.. We even had a racoon at one time, plus all of the various snakes, iguanas, other lizards, fish, dogs, cats, birds, you name it---we had it~~((sorry, I lied, no pigs)) | |
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| my date had pet rats !
Posted: 2/21/2006 11:41:12 PM | Being that rats & snakes are my worst fears,I'm with you on this one frangal!
I would've had to leave.Not because i thought him a freak,just not my thing. | |
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| my date had pet rats !
Posted: 2/22/2006 5:27:56 AM | | I was gifted with what they said was a hamster (ya right hell hamster!)... I think it was a rat with a make over/tail bob...I called it a rat monkey..It had a long pointy nose but a short tail it would stand on it's hind legs and screech at people...anyhoo what did that guys house smell like? Snakes or rats neither smell real good! | |
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| my date had pet rats !
Posted: 2/22/2006 8:17:44 AM | Rats don't smell unless you don't keep their cage clean.
Also most rats are allergic to pine and cedar shavings. So if your rat stinks, try changing the bedding to something more hypoallergenic. I had a friend with a georgous blue rat who had lost all its fur. She was going to take it to the vets to have him put down (he had scratched it all off and was absolutely miserable). I asked if she would mind if I tried something with him first, and put him in shredded newspaper instead of the shavings. He healed right up and I found another home for him. | |
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| my date had pet rats !
Posted: 2/22/2006 9:28:07 AM | well if I ever come back to earth in another life as an animal, I know who I want to be my mom ^
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| my date had pet rats !
Posted: 2/22/2006 9:42:36 AM | 200 of them in cages in his one bedroom apartment ?
Rats he traps and keeps for pets... ?50 cages piled on top of cages
^^^^that would STINK no matter how clean the cage was !
Fran your not pulling our leg a bit are you? Missed you on these forums ! | |
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| my date had pet rats !
Posted: 2/22/2006 9:47:40 AM | This guy doesn't know what rats carry and I hope his cage was cleaned. I agree I would have left in a heartbeat.
i wonder if in the collection of the Jackson clan, if one was names Michael...ooops did i say that out loud.   | |
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| my date had pet rats !
Posted: 2/22/2006 9:53:31 AM | ok well maybe it wasn't 50 cages... maybe 2 or 3 but the rats were so big they looked like
they took up the whole place... with big yellow teeth and drooling slobber AND LOOKING AT ME LIKE I WAS DINNER !!!!
Then the snake thing.... OMG. I was surrounded and maybe miscounted the exact number of cages and rats but there were several, seemed like 500.
But there was only one very big snake, I'm sure of that. The snakes body was big around as a big fat watermelon. It could have eaten me in one bite !
He said it was a pyhton.. arent those deadly? ugh !
He should have told me his affection for all that. I am a person who likes cuddley, soft animals who are cute and warm.
:)
Keep in mind, if your screaming inside, you could easily miscount.
:)
maybe? it was 6... 10 pound rats ? either way... his whole place was filled with yucky
stuff.
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| my date had pet rats !
Posted: 2/22/2006 10:02:29 AM | Don't worry, I remember going over to a friends place, first and last time. They didn't know i wasn't a reptile fan along with spiders. They had a loose iguana and several cage snakes and spiders...OMG..i freaked and said..see ya later.
My tolerance isn't to reptiles, and its okay to feel uncomfortable, and for many others, they find great enjoyment having rats, snakes, spiders etc.
Give me a cat, dog, a rabbit...but not a lizard...lol | |
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| my date had pet rats !
Posted: 2/22/2006 3:45:34 PM | My best friend has a prairy dog for a pet, JuneBugg, she's cool as hell, talks to you, and you don't need an alarm for burglars, she will let you know.
If you're a stranger, watch out or you will have 4 teeth sunken into your flesh. | |
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| my date had pet rats !
Posted: 2/22/2006 4:04:26 PM | Pythons aren't dangerous unless you're food, and they don't eat people, so you're not food.
This story gets more extreme as it goes on. Snake as fat as a water melon? Not on this side of the equator, and not in captivity.
6 to 10 lbs rats? Not unless they're wharf rats, and no rats lovers would go near those things, they're freakin huge! | |
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| my date had pet rats !
Posted: 2/23/2006 4:01:09 AM | I have a pet rat. He's very affectionate and plays well with my dog. He's also very clean. The diseases come from the wild rats and the FLEAS they carry. I work for a vet and the worst problems we've seen with them are cancer. Meanwhile I spent 5 days in the hospital because of a cat bite. Those are some dirty creatures. I'd rather clean out a rat cage once a week than scoop smelly cat poo from a box daily.
And stop slamming snakes. Sure they're non-conventional but they are pretty cool creatures. I friend of mine's brother had one that apparently liked me though she's snap at everyone else and I slept in their house and survived to tell the tale. Contrary to popular belief they are very soft, warm, gentle animals.
Wish people (women) would stop being so closed minded. At least most guys are less snobbish about it. The ones I'd dated have been pretty impressed and amused by my little Sterling. Sure a wacko teaching wild rats to dance maybe a sign he needs to be locked up, but don't judge my pet by others examples.  | |
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| my date had pet rats !
Posted: 2/23/2006 4:25:05 AM |
And stop slamming snakes. Sure they're non-conventional but they are pretty cool creatures. I friend of mine's brother had one that apparently liked me though she's snap at everyone else and I slept in their house and survived to tell the tale. Contrary to popular belief they are very soft, warm, gentle animals.
Wish people (women) would stop being so closed minded. At least most guys are less snobbish about it.
Finally, someone understands! It's nive to see there are people out there that will defend my little ball python. | |
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| my date had pet rats !
Posted: 2/23/2006 4:35:41 AM | Okay Steel .. here's a question for ya. To bring this into the context of dating again. If you met the woman of your dreams (whoever she is to you) and she was scared of snakes (or rats, whatever ... girls switch it to guys and the exotic pet of your desires) .... who would would you get rid of??
The girl/guy or the pet? And not an allergy or anything else blameless. Something more subjective like what you would consider an irrational fear.
And don't just say if she didn't like snakes she must not be the girl of your dreams. Really try to imagine that *everything* else is perfect about this woman BUT she's afraid of snakes. | |
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| my date had pet rats !
Posted: 2/23/2006 4:42:21 AM | | i have to say you are completely overreacting and it sounds like you are a little too picky, he was under no obligation to tell you about all his pets beforehand, as long as they are in cages of course. Sounds like you were just wanting a reason to bolt | |
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| my date had pet rats !
Posted: 2/23/2006 4:51:54 AM |
else is perfect about this woman BUT she's afraid of snakes.
They'd learn to co-exist. She never has to see the snake or have anything to do with it. He has a little heat lamp, he can stay in the closet and I can take him out for sun and fresh air when she's not around. If it escaped and she found it, well, she'd kill it anyways, and the problem is solved.
But it sounds like you want me to make a definitive choice between him and her. Well, the snake's cool, but I don't get a mushy over my pets like most people do, so giving him away wouldn't be that big of a deal.
You're lucky I've been in love before and know what it feels like, otherwise the snake might have won that one  | |
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| my date had pet rats !
Posted: 2/23/2006 5:03:03 AM | Lots of folks have pet rats.
However, wild caught rats don't make good pets--they are not docile and can carry disease.
Also, he seems to have way too many of them. Have you considered reporting him to the authorities? It sounds like a health hazard to have so many. | |
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| my date had pet rats !
Posted: 2/23/2006 5:29:08 AM | Hey look... I dont care if the rats are from the sewer or sax 5th ave.....
they are all the same to me.
Pet rats..... dealbreaker ! | |
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