RattieLover<3
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I am rat sitting 4 ratties (2 male,2 female). They live in tiny cages not suitable for 1 adult rat and are so unhealthy. They're fed a seed mix with corn and alfalfa meal (which all they'll eat is the seeds and corn) Their teeth are white. And the boys' teeth are see through! She never spends ANY time with them AT ALL. And I know because she's sent me text saying she sick of wasting her money buying them food and bedding when she doesn't even have time for them. But she won't rehome them because she's spent too much money on them already and she'd be loosing it. Their cages were soo dirty. The hammocks I gave her forever ago look like they've never been washed. It's so sad and frustrating because there's nothing I can do. I've tried to inform her before about her cages are too small but she said she's not spending more money for a bigger cage for them (in a very not nice way) and that seed base diets are unfit because of the seed oils being high in fat and dried corn being dangerous and rats don't eat alfalfa, etc. but I just got cussed out because I was wrong because why would a store sell food saying "rats and mice" if they couldn't eat it?! There's nothing I can do and these poor rats are suffering so bad. The poor boys are so nervous and unsure but boy do they get excited to see me to get lovings and attention. It breaks my heart. When she talked about the boys you can hear the hate in her voice. She said they were like little monsters. And they're really not!! They're just scared, neglected, and unsocialized. They are so sweet with me. They warmed up to me only minutes after I spent time with them. Half the time she wants throw them out! She's message me countless time telling me I better take the rat before she kills them. :sad3: But when it actually comes to giving them to me she backs out and says she's just gonna keep them.
Now I can't take them because I'm moving to Florida in 4 weeks, flying I would need to come up with an additional $44 x 4 for the vet and $17 x 3 for the rat crates and buy another dog crate. I'd need a size 500 which is an X-Large which would cost over $100 and pay an additional close to $75-$100 for the plane ticket. I'm already paying over $800 to fly with my 5 rats and chihuahua D: I can't afford the extra expense :'(
And she had the nerve to tell me to not make them fat because she doesn't want fat rats. When I told her I wouldn't make them fat?? She told me good because my rats are fat. :'( My ratties are far from fat! They are completely healthy! Devon's a BIG boy and may look fat but he's FAR from fat. He's a very active, very muscular buck.
Her poor ratties have huge round stomaches (like they've swallowed a ball) and are very unhealthy. There's nothing I can do and it kills me inside! Tears me to pieces.
Now I can't take them because I'm moving to Florida in 4 weeks, flying I would need to come up with an additional $44 x 4 for the vet and $17 x 3 for the rat crates and buy another dog crate. I'd need a size 500 which is an X-Large which would cost over $100 and pay an additional close to $75-$100 for the plane ticket. I'm already paying over $800 to fly with my 5 rats and chihuahua D: I can't afford the extra expense :'(
And she had the nerve to tell me to not make them fat because she doesn't want fat rats. When I told her I wouldn't make them fat?? She told me good because my rats are fat. :'( My ratties are far from fat! They are completely healthy! Devon's a BIG boy and may look fat but he's FAR from fat. He's a very active, very muscular buck.
Her poor ratties have huge round stomaches (like they've swallowed a ball) and are very unhealthy. There's nothing I can do and it kills me inside! Tears me to pieces.
