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Offline pops

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« on: November 08, 2013, 18:39:06 PM »
So what do you think of when you hear the word RAT?

Do you think of dirty sewer living creatures that carry disease? Something like these.....



Or do you think of family pets? Something like these.......



My wife shows pet rats and over the last few years I have been made aware of many misconceptions regarding these creatures. Although I would be still wary of a wild rat as they "may" be aggressive due to not being handled, I am now quite comfortable around pet rats.

They are very clean, very clever and extremely sociable creatures......but many people just "don't like them" without being able to explain why.

We were recently at a rat show.....and my wife and her girls did quite well. So a couple of pics of Her successes which may help to change one or two members minds.









A bit of a strange way to introduce myself I must admit, but as I am going to Calis beach next year for the first time, I have very little to say about it yet. This however, may create some conversation. ;D

Your thoughts please on these much maligned creatures?

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« Reply #1 on: November 08, 2013, 18:43:04 PM »
You and the family will love it there. Plenty of chances to see working rats too. In bars, estate agents, markets etc etc.........  ;)

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« Reply #2 on: November 08, 2013, 18:51:00 PM »
Much the same as the Turkish resorts I "have" been to then. ;D

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« Reply #3 on: November 08, 2013, 18:57:03 PM »
The ones in the glass are very cute. It's their tails I can't stand, don't know why but they freak me out.

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Re: Rats
« Reply #4 on: November 08, 2013, 19:02:08 PM »
Birthday present for them...





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« Reply #5 on: November 08, 2013, 20:08:10 PM »
My daughter had a pet rat when she first came home from Uni and got her own flat.  I was a bit dubious at first, but have to say I got quite fond of him and he was so tame and friendly.  It banished my dislike of rats altogether. 
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Re: Rats
« Reply #6 on: November 08, 2013, 20:13:44 PM »
We spotted a huge rat on the bank of the canal as we were coming up to Calis on the water taxi. It was massive. About the size of a small truck. But enough about the water taxi.

In all my years there I never saw a rat anywhere near as big as that one.

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« Reply #7 on: November 08, 2013, 20:40:00 PM »
We live in the country with lots of farms around us  All the farms have cats and we where advised to get a cat when we moved here.  We see field mice outside in the steadings, but never seen a rat... thank goodness.

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« Reply #8 on: November 08, 2013, 20:42:10 PM »
beauty is in the eye of the beholder (but not mine):(

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« Reply #9 on: November 08, 2013, 20:49:40 PM »
We spotted a huge rat on the bank of the canal as we were coming up to Calis on the water taxi. It was massive. About the size of a small truck. But enough about the water taxi.

In all my years there I never saw a rat anywhere near as big as that one.

When I read the first line of this comment I thought you were talking about your friend Brian James again Scunner  :)




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