CJR
the dreamer
Before I had chinchillas, I had a pet rat named Lemmiwinks (I thought the name was cute). When she had to be put down due to tumors that grew so fast I didn't want her to be in pain when they ulcerated. It was the hardest day of my life when I had her put down.
Anyway, it hurt so much that I swore I'd never get rats again.
Well.
My friend had two rats, then got three more because his cousin didn't want them anymore. All five rats were being housed in a too-small cage and this caused them to fight. So my friend wanted to get rid of the three rats. One went to a breeder and the other two were destined to be python food.
I had previously pet and played with these rats, so I had a minor attachment to them. If I don't personally know an animal, I'm not too upset when they go as snake food (snakes need to eat too, plus usually snake-food animals are kept in horrible conditions anyway).
Soooo. Now I have two rat girls.
Anyway, it hurt so much that I swore I'd never get rats again.
Well.
My friend had two rats, then got three more because his cousin didn't want them anymore. All five rats were being housed in a too-small cage and this caused them to fight. So my friend wanted to get rid of the three rats. One went to a breeder and the other two were destined to be python food.
I had previously pet and played with these rats, so I had a minor attachment to them. If I don't personally know an animal, I'm not too upset when they go as snake food (snakes need to eat too, plus usually snake-food animals are kept in horrible conditions anyway).
Soooo. Now I have two rat girls.