my mice and rats(DU stay away)

Here is some of the mice and the 2 rats that I am keeping right now.

The picture of my 2 rats, I think one looks real cute, I might send this one as a shot for HOTM
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n...e/100_1532.jpg
Another of the rats
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n...e/100_1529.jpg

2 mice playing by the water bowl
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n...e/100_1531.jpg
One of the prego ones
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n...e/100_1530.jpg
Feeding time!!!
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n...e/100_1527.jpg
Another shot of the 2 pregnant ones
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n...e/100_1528.jpg
Looking a little full...
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n...e/100_1533.jpg

Looks like they are some happy little snake food makers :P .

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Originally Posted by joepythons

Looks like they are some happy little snake food makers :P .

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most of them are happy. except for this one runt mouse that started to yelp every time another one came by him. i keep them in my garage and i could hear it inside(they are connected, but a door in between). So I seperated him from the rest. I think it may be just introducing a small male into a tank with larger males. As far as the rats go, I am scared to death to touch them as of right now. They don't seem aggressive but they are huge to me! Are they as mellow as mice in that you can just grab em by the tail?

I had both rats and mice as pets years ago. I LOVED the rats (I had 27 hairless rats at one time) but hated the mice, man did they stink. They all killed my allergies though so they had to go bye-bye. Hate to say it cause I love my snakes, but rats were probably one of my favorite animals I've ever owned.

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Originally Posted by BD1

I had both rats and mice as pets years ago. I LOVED the rats (I had 27 hairless rats at one time) but hated the mice, man did they stink. They all killed my allergies though so they had to go bye-bye. Hate to say it cause I love my snakes, but rats were probably one of my favorite animals I've ever owned.

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I can't compare em yet because I have about 10 mice, but only 2 rats. So far though, both smell bad, but the rats smell like horses.

I to can say hairless rats are my all time favorite pet.

Mine were awesome at everything, never bit and were always so sweet and would let me kiss there little mouths. Oh man...gotta go feed my 2 guys now :(

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Originally Posted by tmlowe5704

most of them are happy. except for this one runt mouse that started to yelp every time another one came by him. i keep them in my garage and i could hear it inside(they are connected, but a door in between). So I seperated him from the rest. I think it may be just introducing a small male into a tank with larger males. As far as the rats go, I am scared to death to touch them as of right now. They don't seem aggressive but they are huge to me! Are they as mellow as mice in that you can just grab em by the tail?

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Rats are very curious as they want to check out everything that enters there cages.Rats are also very smart as some people even have them as pets.Now do not get me wrong they will bite you and some get wicked once there are babies in a nest.Yea it sounds like the mice are picking on the runt one.

I seriously hope you are not just feeding them dog treats as a main diet.

Do you know how old your rats are? The pink-eyed white looks a bit thin and poofed out, so he/she may be ill or stressed. If they are under 4-5 months, they need to be separated and should not have babies until they are of the proper weight and age.

Look under my sticky for a Rat Food mix. It is cheap and will give your rats all they need(unlike stupid pet store mixes that contain dried corn and other fillers that have no nutrients). If you don't feed them properly, which includes feeding a good lab block(Mazuri, Harlan Teklad, etc)in addition to the food mix I provided a recipe for, they won't be healthy enough to even produce a litter.

Also, rats shouldn't be kept on newspaper. They need bedding such as aspen(no pine or cedar...), carefresh or something similar to help soak up their urine and to give them something to do. Rats and mice are burrowers by nature, and it is only right to let them do what they were made to do. You can get a HUGE bag of aspen bedding for around $9 at Tractor Supply Co. You can also get it at most pet stores.

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Originally Posted by tmlowe5704

Another of the rats
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n...e/100_1529.jpg

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The (I think) hooded :confused: one looks exactly like my oreo lol. Cute rats, I'm sure they'll make great breeders.