The Blackangel Posted April 5, 2022 Share Posted April 5, 2022 One of my rats had another litter that we didn't know about. đ± So we have a bunch of babies. We thought we had all the males and females separated to keep them from this. When I checked all of them, I found that a couple of males testicles hadn't fully dropped. That was why I missed them and thought they were female. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reality vs Adventure Posted April 5, 2022 Share Posted April 5, 2022 49 minutes ago, The Blackangel said: One of my rats had another litter that we didn't know about. đ± So we have a bunch of babies. We thought we had all the males and females separated to keep them from this. When I checked all of them, I found that a couple of males testicles hadn't fully dropped. That was why I missed them and thought they were female. đThose rascals! I know what you mean. Itâs easy to miss one while separating them. Thatâs how it is with rabbits too. I had 30 rabbits at one point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Blackangel Posted April 5, 2022 Share Posted April 5, 2022 (edited) I have somewhere around 50 rats. If I can find the vast majority of them good and happy homes, I would love to. The problem is that I would have to know the people to make sure they aren't going to be murdered as snake food. I know "murdered" isn't the right word in your eyes, but it is in mine. And you all know why. Edited April 5, 2022 by The Blackangel Reality vs Adventure 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reality vs Adventure Posted April 5, 2022 Share Posted April 5, 2022 20 minutes ago, The Blackangel said: I have somewhere around 50 rats. If I can find the vast majority of them good and happy homes, I would love to. The problem is that I would have to know the people to make sure they aren't going to be murdered as snake food. I know "murdered" isn't the right word in your eyes, but it is in mine. And you all know why. I wouldnât want that on my conscious either. Never know what owners would do. You would think you are selling a rabbit as a pet, but some people want to eat them. Nuh uh. They can go hunt instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingpotato Posted April 5, 2022 Share Posted April 5, 2022 23 hours ago, killamch89 said: Hey guys, how's everyone doing today? I've been away for a couple of weeks due to life issues but I'm back. Glad to have you back man, we are doing great, how about you ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egghead Posted April 8, 2022 Share Posted April 8, 2022 On 4/5/2022 at 8:15 PM, The Blackangel said: I have somewhere around 50 rats. If I can find the vast majority of them good and happy homes, I would love to. The problem is that I would have to know the people to make sure they aren't going to be murdered as snake food. I know "murdered" isn't the right word in your eyes, but it is in mine. And you all know why. I have cats and the rats in my house are the games for my cats. đ Heatman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heatman Posted April 8, 2022 Share Posted April 8, 2022 On 4/4/2022 at 8:55 PM, killamch89 said: Hey guys, how's everyone doing today? I've been away for a couple of weeks due to life issues but I'm back. I actually took some time off too my but it's a good thing to be back and also have you back here as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin11 Posted April 8, 2022 Share Posted April 8, 2022 I noticed it @killamch89, you're welcome, your presence is felt here, same too with your absence. I love to interact with everyone, i just want us to be around long time at VGR. Head_Hunter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Blackangel Posted April 9, 2022 Share Posted April 9, 2022 22 hours ago, egghead said: I have cats and the rats in my house are the games for my cats. đ Rats are not toys, nor are they games. They save lives. egghead 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egghead Posted April 9, 2022 Share Posted April 9, 2022 If you live in the farm, you will know the damages caused by the rats. Rats are also vector of disease, plague for instance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Head_Hunter Posted April 9, 2022 Share Posted April 9, 2022 Rats aren't good to be around human, they are poisonous, if i have the chance to eliminate them completely around the corners of my home, i will definitely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shagger Posted April 9, 2022 Share Posted April 9, 2022 7 hours ago, egghead said: If you live in the farm, you will know the damages caused by the rats. Rats are also vector of disease, plague for instance.  3 minutes ago, Head_Hunter said: Rats aren't good to be around human, they are poisonous, if i have the chance to eliminate them completely around the corners of my home, i will definitely.  Oh man, where to even start.  It is now know known that the plague was actually mostly spread by flees, not rats. A rat can only carry disease if the environment they live is unsanitary, it's not an indigenous aspect of the animal. If you have to scurry about a sewer to find food, you won't exactly bee clean either. If you think rats are that dangerous, then you really need to stay away from pigeons, they are actually worse. Urban, feral rats are vermin, that is true, but that's they're a product of thier environut. Cats do no better in the same circumstance. I know that first had as the disused ducks and drains in the dockyard where I worked were full of them. Rats are not poisonous. That's so incorrect @Head_Hunter I doubt you actually what know word poisonous actually means. A poisonous animal is one that carries a venom, not an infectious agent. A Cobra, for example, is poisonous. A rat is not. Rats are very intelligent, more so than dogs and cats. As @The Blackangel will testify, as pets rats (provided they are care for properly) are totally hygienic and complexly harmless. You guys have some serious misconceptions, and what makes this worse id=s that you really should have known all of this if you had payed any attention what @The Blackangel says about them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Head_Hunter Posted April 9, 2022 Share Posted April 9, 2022 @Shagger i got what you've said, but do you know that rat can cause the following diseases? *hantavirus, *leptospirosis, *lymphocytic choriomeningitis (LCMV), *Tularemia and Salmonella Rat in my region also help infect your food, cause damage to home wiring, etc. I can't have rat as a pet, instead i prefer dog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazycrab Posted April 9, 2022 Share Posted April 9, 2022 (edited) 14 minutes ago, Shagger said: Rats are not poisonous. That's so incorrect @Head_Hunter I doubt you actually what know word poisonous actually means. A poisonous animal is one that carries a venom, not an infectious agent. A Cobra, for example, is poisonous. A rat is not.  Actually, that's not quite accurate. Cobra's and other types of snakes are examples of venomous animals, not poisonous, and there is a significant difference. Poison can be effective in several was included both injection into the bloodstream AND ingestion. Venom however only works through injection and NOT ingestion.  You can safely eat a venomous snake and even drink the venom. This wouldn't be the case for a poisonous animal like the Poison Dart Frog or Pufferfish.  Just to clarify, a Rat is neither of these things. They carry disease... Just like any other mammal. Edited April 9, 2022 by Crazycrab Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shagger Posted April 9, 2022 Share Posted April 9, 2022 1 minute ago, Head_Hunter said: @Shagger i got what you've said, but do you know that rat can cause the following diseases? *hantavirus, *leptospirosis, *lymphocytic choriomeningitis (LCMV), *Tularemia and Salmonella Rat in my region also help infect your food, cause damage to home wiring, etc. I can't have rat as a pet, instead i prefer dog.  You're not even reading my post. Rat's only carry disease as product of the environment they live in. They don't "produce" them. I also acknowledged that feral rats are vermin. They eat food, cause damage, all like you said. As pets, none of that happens. Again, LIKE I SAID and you would know if you had payed any attention to what I posted, the same thing happens to cats and lots of other animals when they forced to live under those sort of conditions, it's not unique to rats.  3 minutes ago, Crazycrab said:  Actually, that's not quite accurate. Cobra's and other types of snakes are examples of venomous animals, not poisonous, and there is a significant difference. Poison can be effective in several was included both injection into the bloodstream AND ingestion. Venom however only works through injection and NOT ingestion.  You can safely eat a venomous snake and even drink the venom. This wouldn't be the case for a poisonous animal like the Poison Dart Frog or Pufferfish.  Ok, I admit I made an error. sorry for the mistake. Either way, rats clearly are not poisonous. At least I was closer to the truth than @Head_Hunter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
