I'm new to this pet rat thing, but she's in her cage, making a kind of chirping noise. She's under her blanket, so...does this mean a happy rat, or a sad rat?
Rats rarely make vocal noises that we can hear, unless you step on part of them (try not to do this). However, they do this thing people call "bruxing" where they click their upper and lower teeth together and move their jaw to and fro rapidly. It makes their eyes bug in and out. Bruxing is a sign of pleasure and security.
Having a single rat is well and good, but rats are social animals. A single rat will bond to you very strongly, which is also great, but the rat will have more alone and lonely time when you aren't around. Having more than one rat is a little better for rats' social natures, but the rats will bond more to each other than you.
As for her nipping you when you reach in the cage, she's a little scared of your hand. Try offering her a treat when she comes to your hand. You'll find that she quickly will learn to come to the big, scary hand if she associates it with food rather than terror.
If you can rat-proof an area, let the rat out of the cage for exploring as much as can. I had a pet rat in law school, and she basically had the run of my apartment when I was home. She loved it. I have great memories of sitting there reading torts and having my little rat come climbing up my pants leg to fall asleep in my lap or just come up to say hi and then run off to get into some kind of mischief.
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Raneadospolice apologistyou shouldn't have been there, obviouslyRegistered Userregular
I started reading a rat-owner's blog when I was interested in getting a pet that'd fit in my apartment. My interest started waning when I read back and she had generations of rats in only a few years, losing them to disease and old age.
Russian Dwarf Hamsters
in weeks we had umpteen babies and the babies were fucking and I'm pretty sure the fetuses were fucking while still in the womb
That's... that's... that's the worst thing I've heard and imagined.
goddamn adorable, friendly, energetic little guys
anyone who's had a hamster knows that one hamster or group of hamsters that just sits there
even after you get him miles of that tubing shit and wheels and everything
oh no, let's just sit around on our asses and pray for death
Not Russian Dwarf Hamsters. when they're not fucking (and you'll never actually see them fuck), they're bouncing off the goddamn walls of their cage, gnawing on wood chips and busting ballsfast through those tubes. Invest in wheels because these fuckers will cause it to catch on fire from friction. They are awesome
I started reading a rat-owner's blog when I was interested in getting a pet that'd fit in my apartment. My interest started waning when I read back and she had generations of rats in only a few years, losing them to disease and old age.
Russian Dwarf Hamsters
in weeks we had umpteen babies and the babies were fucking and I'm pretty sure the fetuses were fucking while still in the womb
That's... that's... that's the worst thing I've heard and imagined.
goddamn adorable, friendly, energetic little guys
anyone who's had a hamster knows that one hamster or group of hamsters that just sits there
even after you get him miles of that tubing shit and wheels and everything
oh no, let's just sit around on our asses and pray for death
Not Russian Dwarf Hamsters. when they're not fucking (and you'll never actually see them fuck), they're bouncing off the goddamn walls of their cage, gnawing on wood chips and busting ballsfast through those tubes. Invest in wheels because these fuckers will cause it to catch on fire from friction. They are awesome
I had a hamster once. He had one of those cool little tubing things, one end of which had little holes in it so it looked like the top of a salt shaker. Anyway, every night I would be awakened by a kind of scratching noise. I didn't really think it was anything the first few days, just the hamster having a little fun. Then, after a week, I had had enough. The little bastard was chewing on the salt shaker thing and causing one hell of a racket. Gave the fucker to my nephew. Apparently, it ran away shortly thereafter.
put a cat in the cage with the rat and film it
with some luck, they'll be best friends and stars of the next great disney movie
worst case scenario, you can make a documentary for national geographic
The way you constructed this sentence makes me think you are Chinese.
I'm quite American. I just type what my mind thinks; it gets me in trouble a lot. I guess the correct way to say that is, "Anole lizards are awesome pets."
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Raneadospolice apologistyou shouldn't have been there, obviouslyRegistered Userregular
The way you constructed this sentence makes me think you are Chinese.
I'm quite American. I just type what my mind thinks; it gets me in trouble a lot. I guess the correct way to say that is, "Anole lizards are awesome pets."
The way you constructed this sentence makes me think you are Chinese.
I'm quite American. I just type what my mind thinks; it gets me in trouble a lot. I guess the correct way to say that is, "Anole lizards are awesome pets."
The way you constructed this sentence makes me think you are Chinese.
I'm quite American. I just type what my mind thinks; it gets me in trouble a lot. I guess the correct way to say that is, "Anole lizards are awesome pets."
Dang.
YELLOW FEVA
sara, my japanese is going well and it is interestinmg and FUCK KANJI IN THE ASS
Rats are faggots. My friend used to have a rat, and that thing sucked.
I had a mouse a few years ago.
Mice are man's best friend. Unless you're a farmer. Then you're fucked.
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Raneadospolice apologistyou shouldn't have been there, obviouslyRegistered Userregular
edited February 2007
the rules are stupid
not in this case, though, it was used in a derogatory fashion
The way you constructed this sentence makes me think you are Chinese.
I'm quite American. I just type what my mind thinks; it gets me in trouble a lot. I guess the correct way to say that is, "Anole lizards are awesome pets."
Dang.
YELLOW FEVA
sara, my japanese is going well and it is interestinmg and FUCK KANJI IN THE ASS
Man, don't be a pussy.
You are learning like 5 and 8 and maybe possible 10 stroke kanjis right now.
I learned a mother fucker today that had 17 strokes, and is part of a two word compound.
The character with the most strokes that I know has 25 God-damn strokes.
The way you constructed this sentence makes me think you are Chinese.
I'm quite American. I just type what my mind thinks; it gets me in trouble a lot. I guess the correct way to say that is, "Anole lizards are awesome pets."
Dang.
YELLOW FEVA
sara, my japanese is going well and it is interestinmg and FUCK KANJI IN THE ASS
Man, don't be a pussy.
You are learning like 5 and 8 and maybe possible 10 stroke kanjis right now.
I learned a mother fucker today that had 17 strokes, and is part of a two word compound.
The character with the most strokes that I know has 25 God-damn strokes.
The way you constructed this sentence makes me think you are Chinese.
I'm quite American. I just type what my mind thinks; it gets me in trouble a lot. I guess the correct way to say that is, "Anole lizards are awesome pets."
Dang.
YELLOW FEVA
sara, my japanese is going well and it is interestinmg and FUCK KANJI IN THE ASS
Man, don't be a pussy.
You are learning like 5 and 8 and maybe possible 10 stroke kanjis right now.
I learned a mother fucker today that had 17 strokes, and is part of a two word compound.
The character with the most strokes that I know has 25 God-damn strokes.
DO NOT PUSS OUT ON ME, YOU FUCKER.
Yeah... you fucker...
Well, like, in a cute, friendly way.
C'mon, fucker, let's play Magic the Gathering.
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Raneadospolice apologistyou shouldn't have been there, obviouslyRegistered Userregular
edited February 2007
why is this language so retarded?
everything else I can deal with and nod to and go "oh, cool" but kanji is the most retadicon thing I've ever seen
I can replace all of the kanji I know by just using their hiragana and NOBODY WOULD BE ABLE TO TELL
The way you constructed this sentence makes me think you are Chinese.
I'm quite American. I just type what my mind thinks; it gets me in trouble a lot. I guess the correct way to say that is, "Anole lizards are awesome pets."
Dang.
YELLOW FEVA
sara, my japanese is going well and it is interestinmg and FUCK KANJI IN THE ASS
Man, don't be a pussy.
You are learning like 5 and 8 and maybe possible 10 stroke kanjis right now.
I learned a mother fucker today that had 17 strokes, and is part of a two word compound.
The character with the most strokes that I know has 25 God-damn strokes.
I have an Elf deck.
It's called Forest Fuckers.
Alliteration.
My squirrel deck challenges your elf deck.
Swarms, and swarms, and swarms of squirrles.
And they all have +7/+7 trample.
Oh shit.
Dead by turn 8.
I have this thing with Magic where I'll be totally into it one day, and then the next day I'll be like "Fuck Magic".
When I'm into it, I'll just scour ebay and buy like a billion loose cards, which I think I may be able to use.
But yeah, it's really sporadic, my relationship with Magic.
That also happens to me with Warhammer 40k.
where do you people get these jobs that let you post from work
and how did you get them
and what are they
and do I need to finish college to get one and live on easy street
also I am going back to my dorm and going to nappysleep
Small business. We don't have any fancy internet blocker.
Ditto. Plus I am by far the most tech-savvy person here so I can pretty much do whatever I like. They are in awe of my skills. I know how to reset the router, after all.
where do you people get these jobs that let you post from work
and how did you get them
and what are they
and do I need to finish college to get one and live on easy street
also I am going back to my dorm and going to nappysleep
Small business. We don't have any fancy internet blocker.
Ditto. Plus I am by far the most tech-savvy person here so I can pretty much do whatever I like. They are in awe of my skills. I know how to reset the router, after all.
Oh yeah, same here. I'm the most tech-savvy person in my whole circle of coworkers and clients. It's ridiculous and funny at the same time.
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Rats rarely make vocal noises that we can hear, unless you step on part of them (try not to do this). However, they do this thing people call "bruxing" where they click their upper and lower teeth together and move their jaw to and fro rapidly. It makes their eyes bug in and out. Bruxing is a sign of pleasure and security.
Having a single rat is well and good, but rats are social animals. A single rat will bond to you very strongly, which is also great, but the rat will have more alone and lonely time when you aren't around. Having more than one rat is a little better for rats' social natures, but the rats will bond more to each other than you.
As for her nipping you when you reach in the cage, she's a little scared of your hand. Try offering her a treat when she comes to your hand. You'll find that she quickly will learn to come to the big, scary hand if she associates it with food rather than terror.
If you can rat-proof an area, let the rat out of the cage for exploring as much as can. I had a pet rat in law school, and she basically had the run of my apartment when I was home. She loved it. I have great memories of sitting there reading torts and having my little rat come climbing up my pants leg to fall asleep in my lap or just come up to say hi and then run off to get into some kind of mischief.
goddamn adorable, friendly, energetic little guys
anyone who's had a hamster knows that one hamster or group of hamsters that just sits there
even after you get him miles of that tubing shit and wheels and everything
oh no, let's just sit around on our asses and pray for death
Not Russian Dwarf Hamsters. when they're not fucking (and you'll never actually see them fuck), they're bouncing off the goddamn walls of their cage, gnawing on wood chips and busting ballsfast through those tubes. Invest in wheels because these fuckers will cause it to catch on fire from friction. They are awesome
with some luck, they'll be best friends and stars of the next great disney movie
worst case scenario, you can make a documentary for national geographic
You make me laugh, Rane.
Are you Chinese?
The way you constructed this sentence makes me think you are Chinese.
Dang.
YELLOW FEVA
sara, my japanese is going well and it is interestinmg and FUCK KANJI IN THE ASS
Racism all up ins.
Rats are faggots. My friend used to have a rat, and that thing sucked.
I had a mouse a few years ago.
Mice are man's best friend. Unless you're a farmer. Then you're fucked.
not in this case, though, it was used in a derogatory fashion
but still
stupid rules
Man, don't be a pussy.
You are learning like 5 and 8 and maybe possible 10 stroke kanjis right now.
I learned a mother fucker today that had 17 strokes, and is part of a two word compound.
The character with the most strokes that I know has 25 God-damn strokes.
DO NOT PUSS OUT ON ME, YOU FUCKER.
Well, like, in a cute, friendly way.
C'mon, fucker, let's play Magic the Gathering.
everything else I can deal with and nod to and go "oh, cool" but kanji is the most retadicon thing I've ever seen
I can replace all of the kanji I know by just using their hiragana and NOBODY WOULD BE ABLE TO TELL
It's called Forest Fuckers.
Alliteration.
Interesting story about kanji.
I bought Pokemon Emerald in Japan, because I wanted to play some pokemans, and I was like "It's all in hiragan, I can read this shit."
Reading something in all hiragana is the biggest pain in the ass.
It sucks. It sucks way, way worse than learning kanji. It is tedious and boring and makes your eyes hurt and takes too long and is gay.
My squirrel deck challenges your elf deck.
Swarms, and swarms, and swarms of squirrles.
And they all have +7/+7 trample.
Not much. Posting while I should be working. The usual.
Wait till you live there.
"I am well educated and respectful of other cultures and really like this place a whole lot but WHAT THE CHRIST IS WRONG WITH YOU FAGGOTS, MY GOD."
Oh shit.
and how did you get them
and what are they
and do I need to finish college to get one and live on easy street
also I am going back to my dorm and going to nappysleep
Dead by turn 8.
is it missing a digit on one paw
does it turn into a creepy little dude when you're not looking?
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When I'm into it, I'll just scour ebay and buy like a billion loose cards, which I think I may be able to use.
But yeah, it's really sporadic, my relationship with Magic.
That also happens to me with Warhammer 40k.
work study jobs offer plenty of time for paid posts
Small business. We don't have any fancy internet blocker.
I am the internet monitor here.
Ditto. Plus I am by far the most tech-savvy person here so I can pretty much do whatever I like. They are in awe of my skills. I know how to reset the router, after all.
Unofficial PA IRC chat: #paforums at irc.slashnet.org
Oh yeah, same here. I'm the most tech-savvy person in my whole circle of coworkers and clients. It's ridiculous and funny at the same time.