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MissConduct posted:How does one perform a "Rat Hemlich"? http://www.rmca.org/Articles/choking.htm Someone in the previous thread actually had to do this. "The Fling" worked and the rat was saved! Pretty scary stuff.
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Bumblefoot is caused by dirty cages, not wires. Wires are just uncomfortable, but if you cover them, you're fine
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Mine will chew anything with a rubber texture. Pencil erasers are some kind of delicacy 
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I have a rubber rat. I was taking Boo out of the cage for cleaning when the phone rang and scared the crap out of both of us. She flew from my arms, bounced off the dining room table and ricocheted off the chair and bounded off the floor like a beach ball. That's the end of my story.
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Carebear posted:She licked me right before I took her out of the cage to do it. Goddamn. I am sorry 
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eig posted:Are any of you city dwellers? What do you guys do with your deceased rats? I have no backyard for a pet cemetery. :-( I take mine to the vet for cremation. They'll offer to give you the ashes.
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 Holy moley, Donna is the prettiest rat I think I've ever seen!
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I've been struggling with some feelings for a couple months now. When it was down to my last girl late last year, I once again entered the part of the cycle where I adopt new rats and introduce them to the old. I got three young rats from a local shelter and they are as sweet as can be. But it was different this time. When the old rat finally passed around Christmas, my enthusiasm for keeping rats seems to have died with her. They live such short lives and I guess the constant grief has finally wore me down. I dutifully clean the cage and interact with them but I just cannot become attached to the newcomers. When I'm with them I just wish I had the old rats again and they deserve better than that. I think its time to move away from rats but I'm paralyzed. The best I can think to do is check this forum and then post a craigslist ad. How do I know when I find someone who will really take care of them? I live in downtown Chicago and I have this Critter Nation cage (the double size): http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/prod_display.cfm?pcatid=21359&cmpid=08csegb&ref=3312&subref=AA&CAWELAID=525387417 If I found someone I knew would love them, I would give them the cage and all supplies in a heart beat. Christ, I feel like a bad person just posting this  Has anyone dealt with this before?
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Someone responded to my ad (like, within minutes, seems kinda odd). Its a lady who says she already has 13 rats at home. A crazy rat lady? Should I be worried or grateful? Someone else responded with a long run on sentence with no punctuation or capitalization. I guess good grammar is not required to be a good pet owner but sill... I've never re-homed an animal before, I feel like a balloon filled with anxiety.
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