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5 Oct 2005, 13:45
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a little bit broken
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anyone own a rat?
am looking for some hints and tips on training the newest member of my family, mr wendal
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5 Oct 2005, 13:49
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Registered User
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Re: anyone own a rat?
no! it's a siberian hamster!
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5 Oct 2005, 13:49
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nomen est omen
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Re: anyone own a rat?
Not at the moment. I have in the past. There`re quite intelligent, and can grow really big. (They also have large gonads when they grow up)
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5 Oct 2005, 13:52
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NEWSBOT
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Re: anyone own a rat?
a friend of mine will soon.
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[20:27:47] <nodrog-aawy> **** i think my housemate just caught me masturbating
[11:25:32] <idimmu> you are a little piggy arent you
[13:17:00] <KaneED> i'm so closet i'm like narnia
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5 Oct 2005, 15:25
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nomen est omen
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Re: anyone own a rat?
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5 Oct 2005, 16:10
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Registered Abuser
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Re: anyone own a rat?
We have a rat that lives in our run down back conservatory, it sits on the windowsill and watches me make tea some nights. I have got quite used to seeing him and he must be at least 20cm long (not including his tail) but I forgot to tell my GF about him so when she saw him she shat herself and ran off screaming like it could jump through glass or something.
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5 Oct 2005, 16:35
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Gone
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Re: anyone own a rat?
We had a rat in our kitchen.
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5 Oct 2005, 16:42
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NEWSBOT
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Re: anyone own a rat?
We had a kitchen in our rat.
true story.
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[20:27:47] <nodrog-aawy> **** i think my housemate just caught me masturbating
[11:25:32] <idimmu> you are a little piggy arent you
[13:17:00] <KaneED> i'm so closet i'm like narnia
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5 Oct 2005, 17:04
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IRC Lackey
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Re: anyone own a rat?
Rats are great.
They get attached to their owner and to hell with everyone else. You really can't get a rat that isn't yours to do anything it doesn't want to.
That said, they're kind of cute. Male ones less so because they piss everywhere. But they're still pleasantly pointy and playful.
As far as training goes, the general rule (as with most animals) is that a rat won't do anything unless there's something in it for the rat. So if you want it to do something, try persuading it to do it with food, and then giving it food when it's done. It should pretty soon figure out that it gets rewards for doing whatever.
I'd urge you to teach it to agree to go back into its cage as soon as possible - they really don't like that, and it's incredibly difficult to force them!
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5 Oct 2005, 17:30
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I am an idiot
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Re: anyone own a rat?
you got youself another man Madi?
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5 Oct 2005, 19:34
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Insanity Prawn Boy!
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Re: anyone own a rat?
my sister used to have 4, she got rid of them though because they smelt. One of them also tried to bite me once
they were kind of cute though
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5 Oct 2005, 23:23
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Re: anyone own a rat?
My ex loves rats.
And got loads of them.
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Breathing deeply, walking backwards,
finding strength to call and ask her
Roller coaster favorite ride,
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7 Oct 2005, 00:34
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USS Oklahoma
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Re: anyone own a rat?
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Originally Posted by madi
am looking for some hints and tips on training the newest member of my family, mr wendal
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Be careful, if you raise it incorrectly it could become a goth and a GD mod.
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7 Oct 2005, 01:01
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You love me really
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Re: anyone own a rat?
You know, rats are really filthy creatures (no offence to Mr Wendal), kinda like pigeons without the wings and with 2 extra legs or hands or whatever rats have at the front - why didn't you just opt for a mouse?
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7 Oct 2005, 01:06
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Re: anyone own a rat?
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Originally Posted by dda
Be careful, if you raise it incorrectly it could become a goth and a GD mod.
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Who is a goth and a GD mod at the same time?
'Cos MM isn't a goth.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by blink 182
Breathing deeply, walking backwards,
finding strength to call and ask her
Roller coaster favorite ride,
let me kiss you one last time.
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7 Oct 2005, 05:59
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Re: anyone own a rat?
I once ran over a rat while driving on a country road. Then while looking in the mirror to see how bad I hit it, I ran over a female pheasant.
****ing thing went under the wheel so I didn't even get to bring it home for supper...
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7 Oct 2005, 12:11
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Gone
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Re: anyone own a rat?
Quote:
Originally Posted by Blastoderm
'Cos MM isn't a goth.
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This is false.
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7 Oct 2005, 12:30
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NEWSBOT
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Re: anyone own a rat?
Quote:
Originally Posted by Marilyn Manson
This is false.
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Or IS IT.
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[11:25:32] <idimmu> you are a little piggy arent you
[13:17:00] <KaneED> i'm so closet i'm like narnia
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7 Oct 2005, 13:38
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Gone
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Re: anyone own a rat?
Only a Goth would listen to the Sisters of Mercy for enjoyment value. (Well, there is Vaio, but he's a maniac so he doesn't count.)
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7 Oct 2005, 13:52
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Old Man O Deh *****s
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Re: anyone own a rat?
Quote:
Originally Posted by Blastoderm
My ex loves rats.
And got loads of them.
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That's because she mings and smells of wee.
Rats love this.
QED.
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You dont need to keep beating a dog to get it to stop shitting on the carpet
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7 Oct 2005, 15:32
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Registered User
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Re: anyone own a rat?
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Originally Posted by Marilyn Manson
Only a Goth would listen to the Sisters of Mercy for enjoyment value. (Well, there is Vaio, but he's a maniac so he doesn't count.)
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i like sisters of mercy and im not a 'goth', not sure about beeing a maniac though.
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im not tolerant, i just dont care.
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7 Oct 2005, 17:28
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Don't make me declare war
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Re: anyone own a rat?
Quote:
Originally Posted by Arachnidman
You know, rats are really filthy creatures (no offence to Mr Wendal), kinda like pigeons without the wings and with 2 extra legs or hands or whatever rats have at the front - why didn't you just opt for a mouse?
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Rats are VERY clean, and VERY intelligent.
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7 Oct 2005, 17:35
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Gone
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Re: anyone own a rat?
Someone I know is apparently keeping a wolf spider in her bathroom. It has a nest in there.
I've made a mental note never to visit her house.
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7 Oct 2005, 17:57
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Re: anyone own a rat?
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Originally Posted by Forest
Rats are VERY clean, and VERY intelligent.
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I'm aware that I have absolutely no real knowledge in this area but there is no ****ing way I'm accepting rats are "very clean" creatures. Maybe in some sort of silly there isn't that much bacteria on their coats sense they're clean but I'm pretty sure there are one or two documented cases throughout history of rats carrying various types of disease.
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7 Oct 2005, 19:59
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Chief over all Monkeys
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7 Oct 2005, 20:19
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Old Man O Deh *****s
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Re: anyone own a rat?
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Originally Posted by Forest
Rats are VERY clean, and VERY intelligent.
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In an in-depth and extensive survey carried out in my mind a couple of minutes ago and based upon extensive research on the GD boards, I have determined that Sunday8pm was a 'filthy, leeching, scheming little shit' but I don't remember him living in sewers, which would seem to be the favourite haunt of our friend Mr Rat.
I can therefore comment further and with some conviction that:
U R RONG
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You dont need to keep beating a dog to get it to stop shitting on the carpet
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7 Oct 2005, 20:23
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Lonely analytic
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Re: anyone own a rat?
Rooland the Rat, jèèèèèhhhh!
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8 Oct 2005, 00:03
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Re: anyone own a rat?
Quote:
Originally Posted by Marilyn Manson
This is false.
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You're not "Hardcore".
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Quote:
Originally Posted by blink 182
Breathing deeply, walking backwards,
finding strength to call and ask her
Roller coaster favorite ride,
let me kiss you one last time.
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8 Oct 2005, 00:03
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Re: anyone own a rat?
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Originally Posted by Dead_Meat
That's because she mings and smells of wee.
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You're right. You win first prize.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by blink 182
Breathing deeply, walking backwards,
finding strength to call and ask her
Roller coaster favorite ride,
let me kiss you one last time.
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8 Oct 2005, 10:55
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Gone
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Re: anyone own a rat?
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Originally Posted by Blastoderm
You're not "Hardcore".
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'Hardcore' is for sad people.
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