the_silverfox Posted July 27, 2011 Report Share Posted July 27, 2011 Just venting here to all the pet owners and rat lovers here. Last night, Flying Brick and I lost our hairless rat, Fuzzy, to a brief illness. He was 3 years old, which in rat speak, is pretty old. But he had a hell of a run.We'll miss that rat very much; he probably was the best free-roaming rodent we've ever owned. He made the move to OH from CA with us. He was also, by far, the best Valentine's Day gift that no [normal] girl would ever ask for.I put up a little obit for him complete with photos and videos on my blog here.For those of you guys who've never seen a hairless rat, they're quite a unique sight, and some of the most lovable and affectionate animals you'll ever meet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redkow97 Posted July 27, 2011 Report Share Posted July 27, 2011 that's kind of weird.But I'm still sorry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowdog Posted July 27, 2011 Report Share Posted July 27, 2011 each is there own when it comes to there pets and there is nothing wrong with that at all, sorry for your loss it is always tough to have a pet pass! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ross Posted July 27, 2011 Report Share Posted July 27, 2011 With all due respect, that is one ugly critter.Sorry for your loss though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_silverfox Posted July 27, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 27, 2011 With all due respect, that is one ugly critter.Sorry for your loss though. He wouldn't win any beauty contests, but he was a very fun pet to have around. Thanks though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreamNofR1 Posted July 27, 2011 Report Share Posted July 27, 2011 With all due respect, that is one ugly critter.Sorry for your loss though.I concur. And, I'm sorry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbluebird Posted July 27, 2011 Report Share Posted July 27, 2011 Sorry for your loss Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadyone Posted July 27, 2011 Report Share Posted July 27, 2011 SOrry for your loss not lookign forward to that happening ever..one quick question.. you said free roaming.. so you just let it hang out without a cage? does it go to the bathroom anywhere or somewhere specific? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_silverfox Posted July 27, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 27, 2011 SOrry for your loss not lookign forward to that happening ever..one quick question.. you said free roaming.. so you just let it hang out without a cage? does it go to the bathroom anywhere or somewhere specific?He had a cage in the master bedroom. We put it on the floor, and that's where he would eat, drink, and use the bathroom. He pretty much limited his bathroom use to a corner of the cage (you can potty train hamsters, BTW). We just never closed the cage door unless we were vacuuming the carpet. We'd also have an old comforter in one of the corners where he would sleep if he didn't feel like being in the cage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadyone Posted July 27, 2011 Report Share Posted July 27, 2011 Thats actually pretty cool.. i don't think the GF would like having a rat in the house let alone.. running around. hahaha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simplysix Posted July 27, 2011 Report Share Posted July 27, 2011 Not your average pet, but that sucks the sameSorry to hear man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garvinzoom Posted July 27, 2011 Report Share Posted July 27, 2011 So sorry to hear of your loss. Love the fact that he was free roaming, me and the wife have two rats but they stay in there cage...our four dogs may hurt them also though so it is probably safer for them anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadMax33 Posted July 28, 2011 Report Share Posted July 28, 2011 I am going to Rat-Hell when I die since I used to breed them for the sole purpose of feeding them to my monitor lizard. Rats are very smart and make better pets than other small mammals, especially guinea pigs. I hate those twitchy fuckers. Sorry to hear about this all the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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