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My Awful First Experience with Pet Rats

38K views · Oct 26, 2023 · Pets & Animals

Shadow The Rat

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Comments · 119

@campbellzsoupz · 2 years ago
Mad respect for admitting that you didn't do enough research when getting your first rats! We've almost all been there. I made the same mistake with my gerbils. Did some research but not enough and ended up with a broken bond and big mess. I did learn though and ended up really enjoying them for the years we were together. I now research every potential pet to death. Videos like this really help shed light on the mistakes that can be made, but also the progress that can be achieved through a willingness to learn. Thanks for sharing!
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@eternalglitch · 2 years ago
The difference I have seen in the 6 pet rats from the pet store and the three dwarf rats I have now from a breeder is incredible. The dwarfs have had practically no health scares and are already two years and four months while still acting like only year old rats. I wouldn't ever go back to getting them from the pet store.
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@sulgkoolon3891 · 2 years ago
My rats are such a massive source of joy and yet they stress me out so much :') just like you said, the medical emergencies are absolutely heartbreaking
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@matthewkashnig3061 · 2 years ago
Lost my furbaby today.  He was last of ten years of lineage.  He jumped out of his cage and could almost get on my bed so I helped him and then he died.    Hurts.  Done with helping bring lives into this world by breeding them or pet store.    Please adopt. These are the sweetest animal you will ever meet. Thanks.      Thanks to the late Shadow
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@HonourrabbleMoralRoss · 2 years ago
Thank God for your mother's support.  My first Guinea Pig it seems I failed in almost every way but love. My family immediately was unsupportive because he reminded them of a rat and perhaps the first time I heard the word "repulsive".  He did live a   reasonably long life but when he died and I was devastated I thought I might never have pets again.  Many years later I suffered severe depression over Alex, but built a rocking horse  in his honour who I hoped to be a companion forever.  I had the strength I felt to have another pet and saw a rat up for adoption on the tv.  I had never seen one before there B4. I didn't know if I could go through with it so I didn't even have a cage for her when I brought her home.  She had the good sense to stay put in the squirrel den I had built for the squirrels where I lived while I went up the street to get a modest aquarium. Later I got a bigger cage.  I just wanted to save a life, and surely I did a better job than with Alex and I found a vet for her and she was a wonderful pet who had just learned to jump from the floor onto my lap in my chair.  Then my dad threw myself out and I had to spend one night with her in a homeless shelter against the rules before returning her to the humane society where I was in tears as I filled out a form on which I was told to refer to her as a cat. I named her Devin Rose which in my study of names I much later learned that "Rose" can mean "horse".  My new place informed me it would probably not be a problem to have a rat, but after I  purchased one made me also take her to the humane society.  So eventually I got guinea pigs again.  I am forever thankful for my rats and guinea pigs.  I feel guinea pigs and other rodents benefit from the undeserved stigma of rats.  I pray that rats might one day receive their rightful respect and love and that all rodents may receive the love and respect due them. I've now sworn off pharmaceuticals because of animal experimentation while my food stamps won't even pay for tea to help my insomnia. God bless you.  I greatly value the beautiful painting Donut made and I was sorry to hear of Donuts passing. Thank you for all you've done to bring awareness to these wonderful creatures.
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@rainbowratto · 2 years ago (edited)
I'm so sorry about Ninja. I had a similar situation with one of my groups. I got 4 boys and one of them was really sick after coming home to me. All the rest was fine, but Ghost was sick and weak for quite a few days (I also took him to vet after a day cause I thought those were just sneezes), and for a good while after that he was much smaller than his twin brother. Fortunately he made it to full recovery and later on grew to be a huge beautiful chunk of a rat.
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@fantinethehyena · 7 days ago
I love the idea that each rats know the next gen and they pass their knowlegde and trust in you to the next rat generation. That a brillant way to do.
@The_irlbruno · 2 years ago
I got my two rats from a rescue place and I agree all the breeders and rescues are on Facebook no idea why
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@kittyboochanyesbongono8467 · 2 years ago (edited)
Rare footage of Shadow the Rat cursing. Also, who is Geral Diamond?
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@Mieliyar · 2 years ago
theres a pet shop i go to because they have a area for rats that have been given up to them and i always take them bc i cant leave them there and i know they may not be best temperment but i want them to have a better life
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@timefortea1931 · 2 years ago
Shadow was so cute. She knew you loved her and was fighting for her to live.
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@janetphelps6879 · 2 years ago
And so it began...thanks for the history of the beginning. I am getting 3 girls in December. They were born Oct 15. Names will be Lyric, Rhythm and Harmony. Keeping with our passion for music.
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