Meet my gorgeous rat!!

**Sleuth** · August 14th, 2006, 04:21 AM

This is my adorable little girl... she is 1 and a half years old and i love her to pieces. I think she is the cutest little girl in the world

Im so proud

http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k7...666/gidget.jpg

**Barbara** · August 14th, 2006, 04:25 AM

Awww she's adorable!!!!

**tiggle** · August 14th, 2006, 04:30 AM

HEHE i love those little paws

**panda** · August 14th, 2006, 04:34 AM

what a precious little face! what a cutie!

**Sleuth** · August 14th, 2006, 05:26 AM

Sadly my little girl is an alcoholic and enjoys a capful of stout most nights, and she loves scotch and bourbon. She also loves all forms of junk food especially chips. As a result she is getting a fat tummy on her (beer gut) but i can't look at her little face and deny her of her favourite foods. At least i know that she will die a happy little rat.

**macabre** · August 14th, 2006, 01:46 PM

I love rats, she is a cutie! I have a family of rats that eat out of my bird feeders in my side yard. SSShhhhhh don't tell the neighbors I think they live in their pool shed.

**ConstanceSpry** · August 14th, 2006, 03:58 PM

Awww, she is so cute!! We used to have 3 rats, Linus, Monkey, and Daisy, they were lovely. The only bad thing is that their lifespans are so short.

**macabre** · August 14th, 2006, 06:05 PM

How long are their life spans???

**ConstanceSpry** · August 14th, 2006, 06:34 PM

>>>On average, 2 - 3 years.

**SVZ** · August 14th, 2006, 06:56 PM

Probably shorter if you're giving it alcohol and chips....

**AliceInWonderland** · August 14th, 2006, 07:05 PM

eh; all rats look the same to me...

**macabre** · August 14th, 2006, 07:21 PM

erm, well they look as much alike as dogs and cats.........all have their individual features and character.

**milky*mcgee** · August 14th, 2006, 07:22 PM

That is the sweetest little picture! How cute!

**Sleuth** · August 14th, 2006, 08:53 PM

oops i havent mentioned her name ... my bad!! Her name is Gidget and before her i had two other little sweeties called:
Cinnamon - who passed away at a grand old age of 3 years and 1 month
Bindi - who only made it to 2 and a half years because she escaped from her home and we believe she ate something poisonous.

All of my rats ate a combination of museli, sunflower and pumpkin seeds, fruits and nuts. And they eat pretty much everything we eat in the form of dinner leftovers. In my experience i don't think that chips and alcohol shortens their lifespan in any way. i have brought all my rats up the same way and they have all been very healthy and lived their lives to the fullest.