Hi!

Rats · #1 (**permalink**) 16-10-2007, 10:11 PM

Hello, I'm Sally from Bournemouth and have just stumbled across this forum, it's great to find one like this!

I have always loved and respected wildlife and I look forward to chatting with like minded people!

Rob3168 · #2 (**permalink**) 16-10-2007, 10:17 PM

Hi Sally,

Welcome to WAB!

i'm a newbie too, this is a great site and all will make you very welcome and help ! hope you enjoy it as much as i do...

Regards,
Rob.

Jez · #3 (**permalink**) 16-10-2007, 10:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Rats

Hello, I'm Sally from Bournemouth and have just stumbled across this forum, it's great to find one like this!

I have always loved and respected wildlife and I look forward to chatting with like minded people!

Hi Rats A warm welcome look forward to chatting with you

JP · #4 (**permalink**) 16-10-2007, 10:31 PM

Hi sally pleased to meet you

Jez · #5 (**permalink**) 16-10-2007, 10:39 PM

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Originally Posted by JP

Hi sally pleased to meet you

naturelover · #6 (**permalink**) 16-10-2007, 10:44 PM

hiya sally very pleased to meet you,glad you found us enjoy.

Deer Stalker · #7 (**permalink**) 16-10-2007, 11:17 PM

Hi Sally.

jdurbo · #8 (**permalink**) 17-10-2007, 05:39 AM

Hi Sally
Hello and welcome to WAB from me

jen xxx

Monkster · #9 (**permalink**) 18-10-2007, 11:55 PM

Hello Sally
And welcome from me too!
I'm sure you'll enjoy it here as there is so much to see and join in with, so get posting and see you around the forums!!

juliejam · #10 (**permalink**) 19-10-2007, 06:52 AM

Hi Sally looking forward to your pic's and post soon.

Have Fun..

Julie

buzfuz8149 · #11 (**permalink**) 19-10-2007, 07:04 AM

Hi Sally,

a warm welcome to WAB, looking forward to more posts and photos.

Carol.

Rats · #12 (**permalink**) 20-10-2007, 08:26 AM

Thank you all so much for the welcomes!!

rlchew · #13 (**permalink**) 20-10-2007, 08:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Rats

Hello, I'm Sally from Bournemouth and have just stumbled across this forum, it's great to find one like this!

I have always loved and respected wildlife and I look forward to chatting with like minded people!

Hi Sally

Welcome to WAB .... plenty of like-minded people here!

Richard

Meles meles · #14 (**permalink**) 23-10-2007, 03:10 PM

Hi sally,

Bournemouth? Lucky you

Used to enjoy living down there. So close to a couple of real mammal hotspots

see you around

suzted · #15 (**permalink**) 16-12-2007, 02:18 AM

hi sally, pleased to meet you! im guessing by the name your a fan o rats? i have two, pink and floyd. pair o wee horrors so they are. spoilt rotten lol how many do you have?

snowhound · #16 (**permalink**) 19-12-2007, 12:49 AM

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Originally Posted by suzted

hi sally, pleased to meet you! im guessing by the name your a fan o rats? i have two, pink and floyd. pair o wee horrors so they are. spoilt rotten lol how many do you have?

Hi Suzsted. I used to have two pet rats (Abbey and Xena). Gorgeous they were and very affectionate. Unfortunately they both developed dreadful tumours and had to be put down. Apparently they were due to too much feeding of protein. I must admit they were very greedy and I just couldn't resist feeding them all kinds of tidbits. I do hope yours don't develop them as it is heartbreaking to see.

Regards, Snowhound

suzted · #17 (**permalink**) 19-12-2007, 03:19 PM

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Hi Suzsted. I used to have two pet rats (Abbey and Xena). Gorgeous they were and very affectionate. Unfortunately they both developed dreadful tumours and had to be put down. Apparently they were due to too much feeding of protein. I must admit they were very greedy and I just couldn't resist feeding them all kinds of tidbits. I do hope yours don't develop them as it is heartbreaking to see.

Regards, Snowhound

so sad when you loose a pet.
it is so hard to say no to them! i dont let the have any fatty foods i try to stick to fruit and veg with them but as soon as they hear a crisp bag theyr straight up for some lol
i had a hamster years ago that died from a tumour

but he was a monster hamster! ppl used t think he was a guine pig he was so fat!!

Rats · #18 (**permalink**) 20-12-2007, 07:17 PM

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Originally Posted by suzted

hi sally, pleased to meet you! im guessing by the name your a fan o rats? i have two, pink and floyd. pair o wee horrors so they are. spoilt rotten lol how many do you have?

Hiya,

We have 11 rats and they are wonderful pets, but unfortunately are quite suceptable to respiratory illnesses and tumours.

Snowhound, most tumours are caused by hormones, hence if you have a female rat spayed, she is much, much less likely to develop tumours. It's nothing to do with too much protein, though a diet high in animal fat can be a contributing factor.

snowhound · #19 (**permalink**) 22-12-2007, 03:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Rats

Hiya,

We have 11 rats and they are wonderful pets, but unfortunately are quite suceptable to respiratory illnesses and tumours.

Snowhound, most tumours are caused by hormones, hence if you have a female rat spayed, she is much, much less likely to develop tumours. It's nothing to do with too much protein, though a diet high in animal fat can be a contributing factor.

Hi Rats,

Thanks very much for this bit of information. Someone told me it was too much protein but they may well have been wrong. Makes more sense what you have said - both my rats were un-spayed females and I did feed them a fair amount of animal fat - they loved cheese, ham and bacon. I found it so hard to resist them. Thanks again.

Blackbrook Eye · #20 (**permalink**) 16-12-2007, 04:20 AM

Hi Sally I have just responded to a post, and recomended that rats should be reported to the local authority, please dont take it to heart, I wasn't refering to you personally. Welcome to WAB