Lalalala...

[stormmonkey]

Mmm, work is slow today. I should probably put away the new shipment. It was only one box, so there's not much. Then I have to finish changing out the display and making room for more knives.
On a different note, everyone send good thoughts to JustNate. His workplace had another break-in, and he's a bit bummed about it. He could use some cheering up

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hey chell

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Hey Chell- This might make you upset, and I am not saying this to piss you off or anything but I have to say this. When Becka gave you the hoodie boys while you were house sitting you told us that the larger hooded boys were aggressive so be careful, and they nipped at us... jack the ripper and his couple of buddies... well, when we went up to SF you were going to give him to that lady if she wanted him and you never said anything about them being aggressive to her. Never told her that he ate Bishop. Ruthie got her finger torn apart, and almost lost it from the infection right in front of her and you still claimed that wasn't normal for him. You left him at our house for a night which turned into weeks.. and I couldn't even feed him, as he lunged at me as well(and he got me good) I had to drop the food in little bits from the top to avoid being bitten. He bit Yaniv too.

The point of this is that if the hooded boys that you are going to take to this person are going to be jack the ripper or his buddy, I would strongly advise against it unless you are 100% honest with this person and tell them everything that happened with him. I know you want to get rid of him and he will be your first pick of who to give away-- without warning. I, of course, can't assume this is what you are going to do but you've done it in the past and passed him off as a normal rat by being silent about his aggressive behavior. (which is just as bad as lying and saying he is sweet)

Ruthie didn't sue you because she isn't like that. She broke up a fight, it was her choice. She knew the risks. But just because she didn't sue doesn't mean this other person won't. Given Jack's history, if you don't give them a full detailed report of how many people he has bitten and what kind of damage he has done, you can be held liable for anything that happens with him even after he is out of your care. It would be less cruel to have him euthanized than it would be to keep trying to pass him off to people... what happens if you get there and that person gets their finger ripped apart? You'll just have to take him back home. Again.

Not accusing... just saying... because I know you want him gone and have already passed him off as non-aggressive... it sucks that it took until YOU got bitten by him to realize, hey he's aggressive. He ate your baby bishop, tore ruthies tissue out of her finger down to the bone even, (3 stitches) bit me and yaniv, lunged at every movement outside and in the cage.... and you said he wasn't aggressive. Then he bit you. And all of a sudden you want him dead or gone.

Don't let your anger with him make you do something that is going to destroy someone's life... or your own for that matter...

Re: hey chell

[stormmonkey]

He didn't bite Yaniv, Yaniv was helping me clean cages and was there when *I* got bit.
And I have no plans to foist him off on anyone, and have been very honest with everyone who's asked. The other hoodie boys are NOT nippy. They were when I first got them from Becka because she never handled them. They're all very curious and friendly now that they've had some socialization. They still need some work on their shyness, but they aren't biters or skittish.
Yes, I always joke about feeding Jack to a snake. But if I was serious about it, it would have already happened.

Re: hey chell

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well i had to ask since you never mention it unless someone asks (which really sucks).. and you never did tell that lady in SF--- not even after Ruthies finger got ripped apart, you acted like it was uncharacteristic of him (which it wasnt) and you tried to convince her not to go to the hospital (and later, tried to tell her she doesn't have to go back to have it checked on) so it just seemed like youd want to try to give him away again, thats all.

Re: hey chell

[stormmonkey]

Uhm, no, actually I was the one who said she should go to the hospital and she didn't want to and didn't want to until we finally got her medicated. As for the going back to the hospital to have it checked, she'd been complaining about coverage and transportation, so I said if she didn't want to go, that we could take her to either my aunt who went to medical school, or to Dianne's father who works at the ER, to have it looked at.