tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4395293021442031324.post2592624023218391263..comments2023-11-03T04:40:00.257-05:00Comments on Author Jennifer Shirk's Me, My Muse and I: I FinkedJennifer Shirkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16970585847385511795noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4395293021442031324.post-55965426300335932962008-12-28T19:58:00.000-05:002008-12-28T19:58:00.000-05:00I LOVE RATS.Just saying... I've had two and would ...I LOVE RATS.<BR/><BR/>Just saying... I've had two and would have more but DH has a thing about rodents in general (which, had I known, I may not have married him, lol).<BR/><BR/>Rats are smart (mine were trained to come when I called, had the run of the house -- and I had three cats -- were litter box trained, and knew several tricks), they are affectionate and bond to their owners like crazy, they are clean and I've never, ever had a rat bite. I've been bitten by hamsters, gerbils (many times... I do <I>not</I> like gerbils) and mice. Mice are especially flighty and are poor pets.<BR/><BR/>Rats, though? Seriously... Best. Pet. Ever. <BR/><BR/>Just don't tell my dog.Marianne Arkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934613403368823760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4395293021442031324.post-82102478307462400372008-12-24T22:22:00.000-05:002008-12-24T22:22:00.000-05:00Hamsters are very sweet. Get Campbell or Winter W...Hamsters are very sweet. Get Campbell or Winter White dwarf hamsters because they're smaller and much cuter. I've never had hamsters escape their cages. I think you have to be careful and make sure to get something with very narrow wiring, etc.<BR/><BR/>Go to http://www.hamsterhideout.com for some information. :)Nadiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13733662207462341395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4395293021442031324.post-91837156482349156662008-12-24T14:23:00.000-05:002008-12-24T14:23:00.000-05:00Personally, I like gerbils. :)Merry Christmas!Personally, I like gerbils. :)<BR/><BR/>Merry Christmas!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4395293021442031324.post-81750803608932917162008-12-24T07:47:00.000-05:002008-12-24T07:47:00.000-05:00Why not get fish then? Or a parakeet?Honestly, ham...Why not get fish then? Or a parakeet?<BR/><BR/>Honestly, hamsters are nothing to be afraid of. Especially the fluffy teddy bear ones. If you get them young and they get used to you, they can really be sweet, cuddly things.Kristen Painterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07984459504977637298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4395293021442031324.post-53087966403215142232008-12-24T07:39:00.000-05:002008-12-24T07:39:00.000-05:00Jennifer, I am SO feeling you right now. Do I have...Jennifer, I am SO feeling you right now. Do I have a hamster story for you! Back in the day when my sister and I shared a bedroom, she got a hamster (appropriately named Hammy) and kept him in a cage in our room. <BR/><BR/>As you know I hate animals and always have, but our parents said there was no other place to keep the creature.<BR/><BR/>One morning I woke up, opened my eyes and that little hell rat was sitting on my pillow looking me in the face! Well, to say everyone in our neighborhood probably heard me screaming wouldn't be an exxageration. I practically to up that room trying to get out of the bed and into the hall! <BR/><BR/>To this day we don't know how Hammy got out of his cage. I refused to sleep in there, and my parents had to find another location for that nasty little thing.<BR/><BR/>Bribe the kiddo with something shiny, electric and inanimate instead.Chicki Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01866110558880351017noreply@blogger.com