Posted by IsoM on December 2, 2002, at 10:28:04
In reply to Babble friends ..., posted by Willow on December 2, 2002, at 7:32:10
...and don't they use willow branches for the whipping pre-sauna? And don't the willow branches make a whistling sound as they swish through the air? Nice to see you get around the world. ^_* Say hi to the folks in Finland for me.
If anyone decides to get a pet rat, unless you're housebound & willing to spend *lots* of time with your little pet, get two. Rats are highly sociable & by themselves, become extremely lonely. To keep one lonely little rat company to the extent of what's normal for them is very taxing on one person. You don't have to keep them company all the time but if you don't, they tend to pine away & become neurotic easily.
Two rats become best buddies & always entertain themselves. They won't give you any less love - in fact, they'll compete for your love but with no animosity to each other. They're sweet & very clean really if provided a clean home.
A friend's two rats were the cutest things. They loved a bit of ice-cream but would try to hold it & then drop it because it was too cold for their little paws. One discovered if he dropped it on his brother's back, he could lick it off & his brother couldn't take it from him.
I want two rats but I can imagine the interest my kitties would take in them, probably freaking the poor rats. But then I want a ferret, some chickens, a anny goat, a couple of geckos, a few sea otters & river ones too, an ocelot or two, an elephant... You get the picture - Tarzan of the suburbs.
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