I feel like an idiot..

Ok, so when I clean out my rat cages I use a big shop vac to suck out the old bedding.. sure beats taking all the rats out to clean the cages, then putting them back again.

Anyway.. I opened one of the cages.. and oh my gosh there's a baby self blue rat... the cutest little thing ever! I pick him up and am thinking of all the lovely blue babies I could breed from him as a sire then *SCHLOOP* into the vacuum he goes.. I held him too close to the darn wand.

I had just emptied the cansiter so it was empty meaning he hit the bottom of it hard enough to kill him.

*sigh*

... Ouch ... That's one of those things you just play over in your mind and think "Why? Why did I do that?" ... I'm sorry :(

I would be lying if I said I wasn't laughing right now...

Yeah I was shaking my head at myself for the rest of the evening.

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Originally Posted by Rapture

I would be lying if I said I wasn't laughing right now...

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I don't blame you. In retrospect.. it was funny (though not for the rat) just a darn shame! I've wanted a self blue rat for ages but never could find/breed one.

i am sooooo not laughing. april you must be so upset. :(

:hug:

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Originally Posted by Rapture

I would be lying if I said I wasn't laughing right now...

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Haha it's sort of like the opening credits on that one show with Nell Carter where she puts the vaccum in the fish tank on accident. Yeah, it's funny to us, but still I've done stupid **** like that and coulda kicked myself.

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Originally Posted by Rapture

I would be lying if I said I wasn't laughing right now...

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DITTO!! I totally laughed, then felt completely bad for laughing!!:oops:

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Originally Posted by daaangconcepts

DITTO!! I totally laughed, then felt completely bad for laughing!!:oops:

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Bless your heart April, but I laughed too - AND also felt completely bad for laughing. :(

I can just imagine the look that was on your face!! :eek: :eek: