The rest of our critters *pics*

[Garter_Gertie]

WOULD YOU LOOK AT THAT HAPPY BABY ALSEPP ON HER BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

And a'peekin' outta her skrichy stuff???????????

Makes my femines yearn. Men, igonre this, you won't unnerstand. The women will.

Oh, lord!!!!!!!!!!! I want a dozen!

[Garter_Gertie]

Topz, you gotta stop this stuff. You're yankin' my heart and making the fems squish. You're pullin' the mommy strings. AND I DON'T HAVE BALD KIDS!

oHHH!!!!! Yust wanna huggle and snuggle and kiss and love!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Topaz]

Topz, you gotta stop this stuff. You're yankin' my heart and making the fems squish. You're pullin' the mommy strings. AND I DON'T HAVE BALD KIDS!

oHHH!!!!! Yust wanna huggle and snuggle and kiss and love!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Well, if you're up for a drive I can hook you up with some ASFRs. tee-hee

[Garter_Gertie]

You know... Come to think o'it... Was wondering where you be-est.

Can't rite now. 1) No gas money; 2) No baby money; 3) In a hyper mother mood and would leave you with no furry kids.

BUT!

Keep that thought on the back burner!!!!!!!!!!!! FURSHURE!

[Topaz]

Cool. I'm cutting down on my breeding stock to make room for another litter in the next month (haven't paired the parents yet.) I handle all the babies, but that doesn't guarantee that they won't bite. Unfortunately, they're not a domestic species yet. But all my adult males love attention and have never bitten, while only 3 of my adult females have not bitten. Obviously, I only breed the non-biters, but it still doesn't guarantee that the babies will be sweet.

[Garter_Gertie]

Topz, gotta wait. I gots to wait.

BUT!!!!!!!!!!! I'm so used to Peepers biting the h&!! outta me, what's a rodent bite? I had a parrot (for 30 years) and he'd bite and I'd just clench my teeth.

When the kids bite, they bite. Gotta go with it because they can't think or reason like we can.

We hu'muns gotta protect those that can't think for themselves.

[Topaz]

ASFRs seem to bite for the fun of it. I had the crazy idea that I was going to breed soft furs as sweet as the domestic rat...boy, was I wrong. lol.

Any other time I've been bitten by a rodent it was clearly my fault. They usually only bite when provoked. (Aside from one of the b/f's mice, Mysterio. He's evil incarnate.)

[GartersRock]

GOT EM GERTIE!!! They are AMAZING!!! Just a bunch of big babies!!! So SWEET! They are so much fun! I really live Harry my big male. He is a total bum. lol!!

Looks like most of your questions where answered. lol!

Oh. A rat bite would hurt SOOOOO much worse then a yearling garter. Rofl! My yearling thamnophis rarely break the skin. lol!
But most rats that came from pet lines won't bite you. But don't be startled if they
"taste" your hands with little tooth grabs. lol! SOO cute!

I saw some gorgeous little african soft furred rats at the expo...

[Charlet_2007]

so do spiny mice.. i hate them biters lol

[Topaz]

Ack! Don't even mention soft furs right now!! I have a female running loose in the kitchen, the little booger. She chewed out of the bin cage. Luckily, out of the 6 in that cage, only the one is loose. I'm awaiting for the b/f to arrive with a live trap. Meanwhile I have a cage set up with food and water accessible to her.

Speaking of getting bitten by young garters, Inyoka snapped at me a few times today while cleaning her enclosure. She's bigger than the last pics I posted, and such a beauty!