Twinkle the rat - new home wanted

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does anyone (preferably local to leeds) want a pet rat?

its a long story, but basically we are trying to find it a new home before we have to give it to the rspca..

mrs qb works with rehousing ex-offenders, and this pet rat belonged to one of her clients, who sadly is no longer an "ex" offender, if you see what i mean :roll:

he's gone back to prison and has left this rat in his house! :urff: mrs qb has taken it in last night and will look after it for a few days before giving it to the rspca... sadly the rspca put down animals that they can't re-home after a period of time :( :( :(

so, anyone fancy a new pet?

its an albino, we've no idea how old it is or what sex it is, but its very friendly & always comes to the front of the cage to say hello. it doesn't seem like being handled or stroked, but it does like to say hello :D

and it seems to have made friends with the dog :lol:

we've called it twinkle ;D

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anyone want him/her/it? :(
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Have you contacted the owner? Perhaps he's got a friend outside prison who could take care of the rat while he's locked? :?
Or maybe he could take the rat to prison with him? I've heard there are some prisons that do allow pets. :?
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It's female, and it's lovely.

If I could have pets in my flat I'd have her in a second.

Honestly, anyone in Yorkshire who is allowed animals - TAKE HER! It'll be the best decision you ever make - friend for life and all that.

There is no better pet than a rat.

Oh, and it looks pretty old.
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My God! it's a post from Jim!

My ex had a rat, and they're cool, except that their tails freak me out.
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Boo!
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female? quite old? right .8)

thanks jim - and welcome back, again ;) :lol:
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_emma_ wrote:Have you contacted the owner? Perhaps he's got a friend outside prison who could take care of the rat while he's locked? :?
Or maybe he could take the rat to prison with him? I've heard there are some prisons that do allow pets. :?
he's inside for about 3 years i gather (for breach of parole and re-offending, or somesuch - not too sure) and from what i gather the offender is question is not a "socially responsible" person anyway :urff:

also, he's signed a form to say that mrs qb's organisation are allowed to find it a permanent new home.
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Maybe Stella needs a new friend :D

(Stella is my cat)
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She's so cute, I wish I could...but even my goldfish is in breach of my lease & I only get away with the cat cos it only comes in for dinner. (I think he is a time share cat and lives somewhere else really.)

Good luck with the search QB.
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My snake has just told me he'd love it. He'll look after it and keep it very warm!
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You're a bad person.

Bad.
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oh the poor thing :(
if twinkle's willing to travel - she's very welcome at chez d00mw0lf :D
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d00mw0lf wrote:oh the poor thing :(
if twinkle's willing to travel - she's very welcome at chez d00mw0lf :D
well, if there's someone that actually wants her i suspect we'd be prepared to drop her off... :D

it has to be better than the rspca doesnt it? :urff:

and there'd be no requirement to keep calling her twinkle - no idea what her real name is :lol: ;)

but i think it suits her anyway ;)

have a think about it and if you're serious i'll mention it to mrs qb. :notworthy:

we've both asked a lot of people so i don't want to say "yes" only to find out she's already promised her to someone else.
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d00mw0lf wrote:oh the poor thing :(
if twinkle's willing to travel - she's very welcome at chez d00mw0lf :D
well, if there's someone that actually wants her i suspect we'd be prepared to drop her off... :D

it has to be better than the rspca doesnt it? :urff:

and there'd be no requirement to keep calling her twinkle - no idea what her real name is :lol: ;)

but i think it suits her anyway ;)

have a think about it and if you're serious i'll mention it to mrs qb. :notworthy:

we've both asked a lot of people so i don't want to say "yes" only to find out she's already promised her to someone else.
yep - no probs here - got sawdust/spare cages and stuff like that from the hamsters and plenty of dog-free space for a rat :D
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Sexygothâ„¢ wrote:My snake has just told me he'd love it. He'll look after it and keep it very warm!
My friend's pet boa had just had 4 of them the last time I visited.
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Sexygothâ„¢ wrote:My snake has just told me he'd love it. He'll look after it and keep it very warm!
My friend's pet boa had just had 4 of them the last time I visited.
Actually I'm lying. He's only on fuzzys/fluffs the big gayer :roll:
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all hail tw1NKeh von darkness :notworthy: :lol:

thanks doomeh - we'll be bringing her over tomorrow eve ;)

"yay" for new pets! ;D
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well done D00my!
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Three cheers for the rat-saver.

You won't regret it :-)
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Jim wrote:Three cheers for the rat-saver.

You won't regret it :-)
True. Rats are incredibly intelligent. I myself would love to become the new owner of Twinkle, but I live a few thousand kilometers from Leeds, so... :? Oh and I still have those two 9 week old kittens to give away to some responsible, cat-loving people. I don't think they would live in peace with a rat, even if we were living in Leeds. :urff:
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Aww, bless :D . She looks like she's saying "no cameras, please, we will address our public later " there though :D :D
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when's her new album out?
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James Blast wrote:when's her new album out?
She won't tell me without both our lawyers present. :roll:
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