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arymanth · 08-24-2013, 11:00 AM

Soooo, my 22yo son calls me and asks me if I would be interested in adopting a few baby rats. Apparently he was given a couple of young rats (by two different people) and told they were both males... and of course, they weren't.... so now he is the proud owner of 16 baby Dumbo rats. LOL Of course, my kids fell in love with them instantly, so guess who is going to be learning how to be a good rat momma?

Anyone else have pet rats? What should I know about them? So far we have decided on females (I've been told the males have a very strong odor) and we're still trying to decide how many we want. (the kids want FIVE... I'm leaning towards 3)

I located a good sized cage on Craigslist (which hopefully will still be there when I go pick it up)

What else do I need to know?

What am I getting myself into?????

---------- Post added at 06:00 PM ---------- Previous post was at 04:56 PM ----------

Uh oh.... well, apparently one of my son's friends decided to take most of the females.... there are only 2 girls and the momma left.

Do I want boys? Is that really going to stink up my house?????

HELP!!!

08-24-2013, 11:00 AM	#1
arymanth Rose Bouquet Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: NE Wisconsin Posts: 959	Pet rats anyone??? Soooo, my 22yo son calls me and asks me if I would be interested in adopting a few baby rats. Apparently he was given a couple of young rats (by two different people) and told they were both males... and of course, they weren't.... so now he is the proud owner of 16 baby Dumbo rats. LOL Of course, my kids fell in love with them instantly, so guess who is going to be learning how to be a good rat momma? Anyone else have pet rats? What should I know about them? So far we have decided on females (I've been told the males have a very strong odor) and we're still trying to decide how many we want. (the kids want FIVE... I'm leaning towards 3) I located a good sized cage on Craigslist (which hopefully will still be there when I go pick it up) What else do I need to know? What am I getting myself into????? ---------- Post added at 06:00 PM ---------- Previous post was at 04:56 PM ---------- Uh oh.... well, apparently one of my son's friends decided to take most of the females.... there are only 2 girls and the momma left. Do I want boys? Is that really going to stink up my house????? HELP!!! __________________ Stephanie, Mom to Seven Sensational Kids... Christopher -24, Jordan -21, Ian -19, Benjamin -16, Ivy -14, Josie -7 and Ronen -4 and creator of IvyRose Spica Chairs Now blogging at The Shepherd's Apprentice

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