is it safe to henna my rat?

[Colleen]

:S does sound a little extreme, but i have always wondered how mums tell twins, or in this case quads appart!

[oldratmum]

my step son once "painted" his white cat with food coloring

and whe I first heard of pet rats, I wanted an agouti

a girl friend "aquired" one for me.

after a few months, the color faded, and she admitted that she dyed him for me........

oldratmum (christine)

[asy]

OK, I'm not REALLY admitting this... But...

The other week I was air-brushing some bear bits (I make teddy bears) and airbrushing some stencils on jeans, and Oliver (dog) walked past...

Now, he's a "blue" dog, well, black and white hairs, mostly cattle dog, but he has a fully WHITE end to his tail.

I'm sorry, I couldn't resist!!!

I just gave it a quick squirt as he walked past and VOILOIS, he had a HOT PINK tail end!

Now, I certainly wouldn't recommend it for a small animal, such as a ratty, as I'd be really worried about

• The toxins in the paint
  
• the 'cutting' effect of high velocity air
  
• the possibility of getting some paint in their eyes/noses etc.
  

The dog is big, and funny, and doesn't chew his tail...

asy