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commonpeople

Glamorous Rodents

Aug 14, 2010 22:06

I found a family of baby rats today. I was digging the compost heap at the community garden when I noticed something shiny and grey wriggling amidst the rotten egg shells, mud and wood lice. Soon the viscous thing broke apart into three tiny sets of blind eyes searching for a way back inside the heap. Everyone stopped what they were doing ( Read more... )

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moral_vacuum August 14 2010, 23:41:14 UTC

You soon get Blake killing Stephen's lover. Then Stephen runs away, has plastic surgery, and comes back as Claire's dad from heroes. But Stpehen II is far cuter than Stephen I. However, I hated when Fallon as played by the wonderful Pamela Sue Martin was replaced by the deeply vapid Emma Samms with her ropey accent.

Note: obsessed? A teeny bit? Perhaps, back in the day. I did name my first two cats Alexis and Cassandra after Joanie and Kate O'Mara's characters...

commonpeople August 14 2010, 23:54:56 UTC

SPOILER ALERTS!!!

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commonpeople August 15 2010, 10:12:53 UTC

I don't know anything about rats but someone at the garden was saying that the mommy rat wouldn't come back for her lil ones because we had moved them. So either they'd die of starvation or we'd put them out of their misery...

petercampbell August 15 2010, 20:43:21 UTC

You could hand rear them - have you never fancied having a pet rat? I always wanted one when I was a child (even after seen Willard at around the same time)

commonpeople August 15 2010, 20:46:31 UTC

I know a few people who rear pet rats, but I just don't know if they are the same as the kind found in compost heaps!

amberholic August 15 2010, 20:57:30 UTC

It's a good thing you didn't drown them as since that recent case about that man drowning a squirrel, you might end up getting fined.

It's probably a good idea to deal with the problem though... it can get really bad, really fast.

commonpeople August 15 2010, 21:15:38 UTC

Oh, what's the case of the squirrel?! I didn't hear that one. I jokingly suggested we call the RSPCA but nobody thought they'd say more than "well, it's vermin..."

amberholic August 15 2010, 21:26:43 UTC

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-10705958

commonpeople August 15 2010, 21:51:37 UTC

Next time I'm going to suggest we take the baby rats to the RSPCA. Let them deal with it.

zenithed August 16 2010, 13:03:34 UTC

Aw, baby rats are dead cute. I'd imagine they're pretty screwed without their mother though, that's a horrible situation to have to deal with.

commonpeople August 17 2010, 12:00:03 UTC

I'm very curious to find out this Saturday what happened to them.

armoury_kim September 12 2010, 19:04:27 UTC

Did you find out what happened to them?

commonpeople September 12 2010, 19:12:00 UTC

They were left outside in the box and overnight they disappeared. General consensus is that foxes ate them...