Introduction

Hi all,

I've been lurking for a while and have posted a couple of times, so I
thought it was about time I introduced myself.

My name is Dewi and I live in Brisbane, Australia. My husband and I
have adopted nine fantastic rats. We adopted our first 3 rats in 2004
and I was thrilled to discover how loving and amusing these creatures
are. If it weren't for their short lifespans, and their talent for
chewing carpet, I would consider rats to be the perfect pet.

Cheers,

Dewi.

Hi Dewi

I am pretty new here too but welcome to the group, I am Mum to Mr Tiddles a
champaign, Mr Chips and black and white hooded and in a few weeks time am
getting a new baby called Waffle who is an agouti male. I am also Mum to 2
black labradors Molly and Benson and 2 fishies. Thats me as a mum to animals
and I am also one proud Mum to a georgeous little girl Joanna Leigh my
daughter who is 6 months old.

Catch you about

April

Welcome!!
I love it when lurkers decide to delurk and share their rattie stories
with us and best of all, pics!!
I remember when I was first considering rats as pets, one of the key
points was short lifespan. At the time, I was thinking: well, if I don't
like rats, then I'll only have them for a couple of years. Boy... did
that come back and bite me on the a$$. I'm so totally in love with my
rats and their short lifespan just kills me each and every time. And it
never gets easier. But one thing I find that helps, always have baby
ratties in the house!!!
And for the carpet thing, I ripped up all my carpets and put in tile
flooring for the rats. lol

--
Joanne
Owned by 22 rats.
Webshots: http://community.webshots.com/user/joanneb70

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~Ignorance is not innocence but sin. *Robert Browning*

Hey Dewi,

Hey Dewi,

Welcome to Rats Addicts anonymous. You are in Aus? I am in NZ..

)

I became a Rat Owner without knowing the first thing about them, but
luckily for them I got stuck in and learnt all I could. Sadly, enough
to know that the boys that I had inherited had not been treated nicely
at all..

( They have since gone to the Bridge and I have had many,
many more since then. I only have 9 now but there is a chance of a
couple of ladies on the horizon..(HURRY UP SPCA). !!! LOL. Like, you I
have Cats, Dogs, and 3 Kids. One busy household but its great.

Regards Kate

--
Today I may meet with injustice, ignorance, denial, all of which are due
entirely to the other's lack of knowledge of good and evil and the
difference thereof.

http://community.webshots.com/user/ollieogg

Hello Lurking Dewi,
Nice to have you aboard. I am Jackie I live in Northamptonshire England with
7 Rats 2 Black Berkshire Boys Rupert and Wilbur, 2 Russian Dove Boys Scratch
and Ronald, 2 Agouti Berkshire Boys Bonker and Toffee and 1 Russian Blue
Agouti Boy Chewy.

Sadly my little girl of 35 months was PTS yesterday. With the heat and myco
it all got too much and she was really struggling to get around and to
breath. Bless Her she was a real Star.
RIP Texas.

--
Jackie - Texas RIP <:_)~ and the Boys, Ronald, Scratch, Rupert and Wilbur,
Toffee, Bonker and Chewy.

http://community.webshots.com/user/mullins9

Oh Jackie... I'm so sorry.

--
Joanne
Owned by 22 rats.
Webshots: http://community.webshots.com/user/joanneb70

-------------------------------------------------------
~Ignorance is not innocence but sin. *Robert Browning*

I'm so sorry to hear about Texas. It's never easy when they finally go.

Dewi.

I guess I should have mentioned the names of my rats. I'm not actually
familiar with the rat colours so this is how I describe them:

4 beige rats: Ginger Bear (a boy), Crackers, Lilly &Tigger (all girls).
A brown female named Bunny, 3 hooded females named Pickles, Chutney and
Puggles and a white male named Zac.

I'll try and organise some photos.

Cheers,

Dewi.

Tiles are definately the way to go when you have pets in general.
Having learn't the expensive way.

Baby rats are fun, however I do like adult rats a tad more as they
actually slow down long enough for me to give them a good skritch.

Dewi.

Hi Kate,

Yup, I'm is Aus (in Brisbane).

Do you rescue rats? 9 is the most I can handle at the moment.
Eventually I'll adopt more from the RSPCA.

Dewi.

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6 19th September 04:54 joanne External User Posts: 1	Introduction Oh Jackie... I'm so sorry. -- Joanne Owned by 22 rats. Webshots: http://community.webshots.com/user/joanneb70 ------------------------------------------------------- ~Ignorance is not innocence but sin. Robert Browning

7 19th September 04:54 drw External User Posts: 1	Introduction I'm so sorry to hear about Texas. It's never easy when they finally go. Dewi.

8 19th September 04:55 drw External User Posts: 1	Introduction I guess I should have mentioned the names of my rats. I'm not actually familiar with the rat colours so this is how I describe them: 4 beige rats: Ginger Bear (a boy), Crackers, Lilly &Tigger (all girls). A brown female named Bunny, 3 hooded females named Pickles, Chutney and Puggles and a white male named Zac. I'll try and organise some photos. Cheers, Dewi.

9 19th September 04:55 drw External User Posts: 1	Introduction Tiles are definately the way to go when you have pets in general. Having learn't the expensive way. Baby rats are fun, however I do like adult rats a tad more as they actually slow down long enough for me to give them a good skritch. Dewi.

10 19th September 04:55 drw External User Posts: 1	Introduction Hi Kate, Yup, I'm is Aus (in Brisbane). Do you rescue rats? 9 is the most I can handle at the moment. Eventually I'll adopt more from the RSPCA. Dewi.