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Post by dimruthien on Nov 27, 2009 0:13:12 GMT 10
You do not consider a temperature variation of <5 degree to 40+ degrees extreme? Well, your rats do. People DIE in both of those temperatures. Animals are made of meat. Meat cooks in high temperatures. Your rats have a lot less meat to cook than you do (a tiny chicken nugget in the same pan as a roast... which one cooks faster?). <5 degrees is bloody cold and 40+ is bloody hot. It is EXTREMELY hot. I feel like I am dying in Melbourne summers.
No bueno, dude. Rats can't survive outside in those conditions. They need cooling and heat respectively.
If you can't house your rats adequately, with appropriate conditions for their well being, perhaps it is better if you don't own rats until you have your own place and can keep them inside?
My rats deal fine with humidity, and as I said, the temperature isn't that high.
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Post by godzilla on Nov 27, 2009 20:27:22 GMT 10
Sorry, probably didn't word it right. What I meant by "Truth be told, I've never noticed extremities in Melbourne" is I've never noticed them, I've never heard of -5 degrees where I live for the hole 9 years I've noticed weather. 40+, lately, has been happening 3-5 days a year, not a problem for me.
And at the moment I have given up on getting rats until I -do- have my own place, I'm just getting as much information as I can. Because if I don't ask questions, I'm not going to be the best carer.
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Post by dimruthien on Nov 27, 2009 20:42:57 GMT 10
It is always better to have your own place, IMO. Then you don't have to worry about snotty parents getting annoyed about "disease carrying" rodents  |
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Post by godzilla on Nov 27, 2009 23:23:44 GMT 10
Yeah, but then comes along the problem of snotty nosed landlords and disease carrying rodents.
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Post by luvmyrats on Nov 27, 2009 23:34:40 GMT 10
hehe thats when you dont tell your landlord |
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Post by Kelly on Nov 28, 2009 6:28:31 GMT 10
Yeah, you can get away with rats in a lot of places, because as long as you keep them clean, they won't smell, and no one would know. You're a lot more likely to be able to keep rats than say, a dog.
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Post by dimruthien on Nov 28, 2009 9:19:37 GMT 10
Please don't lie to landlords. Most landlords honestly don't care as long as they are in a cage. Just stress how they are kept in a cage, are super clean, etc.
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Post by Kelly on Nov 28, 2009 20:59:21 GMT 10
Well, no, I wouldn't suggest lying. I didn't really word that properly. But a rat is less likely to destroy a rental property than a bigger animal, and they certainly wouldn't wake the neighbours up barking! So I can imagine from a landlord's perspective, rats would be far more acceptable than another sort of pet.
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Post by Nutmeg on Apr 28, 2010 13:02:21 GMT 10
Personally i wouldn't keep rats outdoors as I am in Ballarat & it gets Bitterly cold here  . Also there's the worry of neighbour hood cats etc. getting in to them.. I am lucky in that this is MY house so I can do as I please! I love it! no rules LOL |
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. Also there's the worry of neighbour hood cats etc. getting in to them..