Rap pup question

What can I do with a live rat pup if I offer it to my BP and he doesn't want it? Can I hold on to it and try the next night? Please advise Thanks

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Originally Posted by Spyderco1116

What can I do with a live rat pup if I offer it to my BP and he doesn't want it? Can I hold on to it and try the next night? Please advise Thanks

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Rat pups to survive need to be bottle fed. I was given the option to either kill it (freezer :( ), take it back to the store, or keep it. I kept it, bottle fed it every 3-4 hours until he weaned, and that's how I ended up with my pet rat cleverly named Lucky lol.

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Originally Posted by LGray23

Rat pups to survive need to be bottle fed. I was given the option to either kill it (freezer :( ), take it back to the store, or keep it. I kept it, bottle fed it every 3-4 hours until he weaned, and that's how I ended up with my pet rat cleverly named Lucky lol.

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LOL thats exactly what I don't want to do. I don't want to get attched to it. :) Thanks for the options. I'll robably take it back to the pet store...

That was going to be my next choice, but by the time I got there, it was too late...had to keep him :rolleyes:

I have just inherited a live little rat pup myself that I am feeding to keep alive because my pastel refused it. I have fallen totally in love with this baby and now I am keeping it!

Exactly how my kids persuaded me to keep two of them(they do better in at least pairs):)

we had a pet rat once (it was a small size).. my 4 year old daughter named her Jelly. She was carrying her around that house and my daughter had to go potty. so she sets the rat down goes potty and "WHERE DID JELLY GO" at the top of her lungs...... we had a rat lost in the house for 3 days. My girlfriend found her at 3am while we were laying in bed and Jelly BIT her finger. Jelly was going to be food but i kept forgetting to feed her off. Jelly had her second litter yesterday and is now a great breeder.

I never thought I could love a rat so much, lol. When this little one is a few weeks older and weaned I will be getting a friend for him or her. I still can't tell the sex of the rat, lol.

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Originally Posted by LGray23

That was going to be my next choice, but by the time I got there, it was too late...had to keep him :rolleyes:

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I think my pastel will accept it without a problem. My wife just called me at work and told me he was on the prowl. So I think he is hungry. I'm going to grab him a rat pup when I get home in a couple hours.

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Originally Posted by SHROP

we had a pet rat once (it was a small size).. my 4 year old daughter named her Jelly. She was carrying her around that house and my daughter had to go potty. so she sets the rat down goes potty and "WHERE DID JELLY GO" at the top of her lungs...... we had a rat lost in the house for 3 days. My girlfriend found her at 3am while we were laying in bed and Jelly BIT her finger. Jelly was going to be food but i kept forgetting to feed her off. Jelly had her second litter yesterday and is now a great breeder.

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Odd, our pet rats get free roam over the house when we are home and they do not run away like a hamster. In fact, they rarely leave us alone. Provided you properly socialize them of course. They are also litter box trained (only poop/pee in their cage).

He did eat lastnight. Didn't even take him 10 seconds before he snatched the pup up and coiled around it. Thanks for the input everyone!

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Originally Posted by AK907

Odd, our pet rats get free roam over the house when we are home and they do not run away like a hamster. In fact, they rarely leave us alone. Provided you properly socialize them of course. They are also litter box trained (only poop/pee in their cage).

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That is SO COOL! I could do that with some of my pet rats (the ones I've been handling since day 1 - not the "feeders that lived") but my house isn't rat proofed.

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Originally Posted by AK907

Odd, our pet rats get free roam over the house when we are home and they do not run away like a hamster. In fact, they rarely leave us alone. Provided you properly socialize them of course. They are also litter box trained (only poop/pee in their cage).

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Really? man ours bolted lol. then again if i was small fluffy and in the hands of a 4yo little girl id prolly run too lol.

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Originally Posted by SHROP

Really? man ours bolted lol. then again if i was small fluffy and in the hands of a 4yo little girl id prolly run too lol.

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Oh man, ours loved our 3 and 5 year old nieces! They would play tag, fetch and lick their fingers (you know how kids are ALWAYS covered in sticky mystery juices and cookie crumbs!).

When I find our video camera I'll prove it. :D My no good brother in law lives in the add on to our house. It wouldn't surprise me if he took it. He has a habit of taking our stuff. :mad: