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I check my credit report compulsively.... I disputed a bunch of stuff with it, and won all of them. Nothing completely off the wall yet though.

Chompers is quite a personality... Oh, such a hard life!

I have a new kitten! As I was driving back home I stopped at a locally owned petstore about 5 hours from home. My partner has been whining for a bit about wanting a little grey kitten. I've been thinking about getting a new cat for a year or two, my current kitties are 12 and 14. While I...

I'm surprised about the extend of hostility towards classroom pets here. Yes, most classroom pets are horrifically taken care of, but that doesn't mean that all will be. At least open up a conversation with a teacher, and maybe she/he will learn something and take something positive from it...

I got three ratties :) 2.5 year old girlies. I helped arrange their adoption over a year ago. Their owner had real, honest reasons that the rats couldn't go with her when she moved (Alaska has strong anti-rat laws in certain areas) so I am taking them back. I bought them a critter nation...

The cleaning is the worst part :(

I was just coming now to post that Hopefloats. I am really sorry to anyone who viewed the video who is bothered by that. It was really discourteous for me to post it without any type of warning on a rat forum. I'm sorry, I wasn't thinking.

I made my first video! I'm crazy proud of myself (as long as I ignore the lisp and the fact that I forget how to speak at one point). Link removed due to the fact I forgot there is a rat dissection in it (I teach biology). If you want to view the video it is still linked in the quote section...

Oh gosh, i wouldn't even know where to start to make a list. But I'm on a lot of them, so I think that counts for something! I would make a guess that I'm the one that has traveled the farthest to meet shackers (14,000 miles 2.5 years ago, and a couple thousand last summer).

He's doing well. Staying with my parents at the moment as I live in a very small studio and am working 100+ hours a week (was 120). There he gets a big yard, a dogie friend, and people home at night. He's pretty spoiled and happy.

Apparently my email decided to stop updating me about this thread. I've been working 100+ hours a week, so that makes sense. I cant wait to finish my masters.

There are conversations that students should NOT have in front of me. Yay for mandatory reporting! I will be their favorite teacher this semester.

I'm really really tired of cold. I'm really unhappy that I'm excited that it warmed up to -30 today. Uh. Iris

Helped rehome several rats tonight, and am considering taking in 3 babies. I keep saying no rats, no rats and look where this keeps ending up? Rats made front page news here today. A local vet found a pair living at the transfer site and took them in (we don't have wild rats here, its -30F...

It snows in September here. Definitely not still summer. It gets a lot colder, can stay at -40 for weeks. in Dec/Jan.

Seriously? Summertime! I woke up to negative 25 C yesterday. There is permanent snow pack on the ground for winter and cold, summer is long gone here. Pink

Chompers is one of the pickiest dogs I have ever met. He will turn down a lot of dog treats (especially banana flavored ones) and won't touch most fruits and vegetables. I'm constantly offering him random things, because its funny to see him refuse. I offered him candied ginger tonight. I...

Putting it outside was the best choice. Shrews don't eat hay, they are not rodents. They have very sharp, pointy, dangerous teeth that they used to tear into bugs and other high calorie items. They have extremely high metabolisms and must eat a lot more than you would expect every day. They...

Eagle gave me the most suicidal dog ever. I'm copying my facebook post here since several people know and love Chompers. The story of my 25th birthday: My dog is officially the most suicidal dog ever. I once again had to save his life today. Since it is a gorgeous fall day a few people and...