Who wants rats as pets that infected a house?

longtimefan · Apr 25, 2008

I know "someone" here likes this idea!!

For AADP?

ROCHESTER, Wash. - Rats from a heavily infested house here are being trapped to be offered for adoption as pets.

After being alerted by neighbors, Thurston County animal control officials served a search warrant on April 9 at the residence of Michele Diller, 64. They found that pet rats had ruined the house, chewing through walls, cupboards, drawers and wires, soaking carpets with urine and covering floors with feces. The officials removed a cat, four severely malnourished snakes, five mice and two rats.

Since then, county health officials have said the house will be condemned and Diller has moved to an apartment in neighboring Lewis County to await assisted-living housing.

Poisoned traps were set for a time to eliminate the rats, apparently the offspring of a few Diller purchased as food for the snakes, and more than 100 dead rats have been removed, said Hilary Price of RatsPacNW in Seattle.

Poison was used before her volunteer group got involved, and the rest of the rats are being trapped live to be offered for adoption, said Price, the sister of former Seattle Mariners pitching coach Bryan Price.

Rodent enthusiasts around the state constitute "a huge rat community," Price said.

As of Thursday the group had captured 29 live rats, including 10 babies.

"They're very smart, they're very clean, they can do tricks," Price said. "They're like little miniature dogs."

Before agreeing to move, Diller was saying, `You can't hurt them, they're my friends,'" said Susanne Beauregard, director of Animal Services.

The rats could not survive in the wild because Diller fed them cat food, so they have no scavenging skills, and poor eyesight would also make them easy prey, Price said.

Diller has been promised her cat, Cheyenne, will be returned once she has long-term accommodations, which could happen as early as May 1, Beauregard said. Two snakes have been adopted by new owners and two red-tailed boa constrictors are recovering under veterinary care.

Zombieslayer · Apr 25, 2008

We hired a professional.

Took several months. When the rats started eating the bait, we had to throw out a bunch of dead rats.

They should have hired a pro.

cheesey · Apr 26, 2008

We hired a professional.

Took several months. When the rats started eating the bait, we had to throw out a bunch of dead rats.

They should have hired a pro.

Don't we have a "rat pro" on this site? :wink: :lol:

muchojackdaniels · Jun 27, 2008

oh wow...this is something else.

Cdnfavrefan · Jun 29, 2008

Sounds like training camp in minnesota :lol:
Animal services: Now Mr. Wilf we're going to have to get these rats out of your building.
Ziggy: But I love these rodents and I've signed them to play football. They can run and do simple tricks just like minature football players op:

starr15 · Aug 10, 2008

i have mice so yeah flies come when mice leave poopoo

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