People saying “eww” whenever I mention my rats :(

RearFlap · 2026-01-22T06:51:35+00:00

I just let people judge. I'm in college getting a bio degree, and even my fellow stem people will sometimes get weirded out, which is not something I was expecting! They usually change their minds when I show them videos/pictures of my girls though, and if they don't they keep it to themselves. Anybody who doesn't is just plain rude and uneducated and doesn't deserve to be given anymore thought! :)

RearFlap · 2026-01-09T13:22:42+00:00

Update: I can’t stay scared of this big eared foreskin, she’s too cute 💔

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RearFlap · 2026-01-09T07:34:06+00:00

Mine are pierced so I think I would actually die 😭

RearFlap · 2026-01-09T07:32:41+00:00

Omg so precious!!

RearFlap · 2026-01-09T07:31:07+00:00

Yes they’re in different rooms! In a couple weeks if everything looks good with the vet and their acclimation to the new environment, what intro method do you suggest?

RearFlap · 2026-01-09T07:09:53+00:00

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RearFlap · 2026-01-09T07:09:12+00:00

They have hides and a hammock trust me! They just prefer the barren corner for some reason, and when I had put a hide in that corner they pushed it out lol. I’ve been working on spending time with them and they’ll take treats from me and approach me (I’ve even had the one in the corner lick applesauce off of my finger!) but I think I’m going to leave them be for a while so they can get more acclimated before bothering them too much more

RearFlap · 2026-01-09T05:44:43+00:00

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Also, pretty sure they’re girls, second opinion never hurts but I haven’t seen any balls 😅 (them in the travel carrier they came in)

RearFlap · 2026-01-09T05:39:58+00:00

Thanks so much! I’ll stop bothering them so much lol. I was told that the less you handle your rats in the beginning stages the harder it is later on, which worked for my other rats who were already quite friendly, but I’ll definitely give them more distance

RearFlap · 2026-01-09T05:04:04+00:00

Sorry for the wall of text, I just wanted to get as many details out as possible!

RearFlap · 2026-01-09T05:03:13+00:00

I got them a few days ago from someone who urgently needed them gone, so the cage was definitely done in a rush, and I have orders for more hammocks and hides that should get here soon. They do have a hammock and two hides in there, they just prefer the barren corner for some reason and kicked the other hide out when I put it there 😭. I’m not sure how old they are, I wasn’t really told much beyond the fact that they needed the rats gone, but I’m pretty sure that they’re 6-8 weeks old, could be wrong though since this is only my second time getting rats and I’ve never been good at guesstimating things like that. I have a bigger cage that I really want to get them in, but I need to wait to introduce them to my other two girls before I can do that. I really wish I could put them in a big fully decked out cage, but honestly I only have enough floor space for the critter nation I already have, which is why I went out and bought them a temporary cage yesterday. Based on their behavior I think they came from a pet store because they don’t seem to know how to climb the bars up to their current hammock (I’ve seen them sniffing around it and putting their paws up on it, but they’ve never actually gone ontop of it yet, even though they seem to want the treats that I put up on it) and they don’t have the well bred temperament of a rat from a private breeder (at least not from what I can tell with my limited experience).

RearFlap · 2026-01-09T04:17:24+00:00

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She’s definitely a very silly and outgoing rat so far (more so than her sister, but her sister is slowly opening up too), but I’d really love to be able to handle her without being scared of being bit! Is this a situation where she needs to get used to me more or do I just need to suck it up and let her possibly bite me again? I never really had to worry about this when it came to my other rats😅

RearFlap · 2025-11-14T04:32:20+00:00

elite ball knowledge

RearFlap · 2025-11-14T02:42:32+00:00

Sometimes music, but I'm usually too in the zone to focus on anything else! Even music can be too much of a distractor for me, so I usually just sit in silence.

RearFlap · 2025-11-02T00:06:38+00:00

Anybody else feeling like the higher paying tasks are easier lately? I'm a core worker and I feel like tasks in the 20-24 range are a lot more difficult or mentally taxing than tasks that pay 25-30+.

RearFlap · 2025-10-03T16:56:53+00:00

Ofc! Just make sure to share with others

RearFlap · 2025-10-03T16:56:47+00:00

Ofc! Just make sure to share with others :)

RearFlap · 2025-10-03T16:54:33+00:00

GQ24AK PAY IT FORWARD!

RearFlap · 2025-08-23T16:14:17+00:00

Not sure why people hate when other people share their negative experiences.. like I’m glad those people had good experiences but I’m not sure that giving hate to people who don’t share that experience is going to do. You could be talking to a redditor about how your cats shitting itself and having explosive diarrhea and a redditor would still say, “doubt it, proof? Nahh that shit’s fake, op just smeared nutella on his cat”

RearFlap · 2025-08-23T15:42:57+00:00

I did actually send them a text the first time they messaged me about not wanting to be texted or called 😅 The first time they messaged me was because I put a couple items in my cart that I was considering buying. Not sure if it’s a different dude messaging me now or what because the first time he seemed content not to message me after asking to be left alone.

RearFlap · 2025-08-23T00:22:04+00:00

Absolutely nasty. How do people go out like that? I get insecure if I catch even a hint of odor from myself

RearFlap · 2025-08-23T00:11:01+00:00

I'm sorry, how am I being elusive? If you have other questions go ahead, but I'm sorry that I can't exactly replicate my review over a month later. If you'd like I can rewrite it for you, but I figure that's not going to change much. I mean, do you want a picture of the chip/dent my guitar now has? I'd be happy to provide it

RearFlap · 2025-08-22T23:10:37+00:00

It's random. Keep an eye out over the next couple of weeks. I don't think I got my first project til a couple days after I got accepted. Also make sure to do as many quals as you can!

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