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Rat breeders

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  • 13-02-2008 2:35pm
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    Weidii
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    Does anyone know of any rat breeders in or around Galway city?


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    workaccount
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    Why would someone want to breed rats?


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    Dub13
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    workaccount wrote: »
    Why would someone want to breed rats?

    Not sure maybe to use as feed for snakes etc etc.


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    PopeBuckfastXVI
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    Rats!? I'm outraged! You promised me dog or higher!


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    ScumLord
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    You've highlight a gap in the market just get yourself some humane rat traps and restyle the inside as a shaggin pad, lace their food with alcohol and yolks and let nature take it's course.


    Thinking about it now, considering they're rats an all, nature will probably take it's course with out the need for drugs and alcohol.


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    Interceptor
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    Presuming you mean pet rats, the Dogshop in Liosban are breeding rats and have both male and female hooded kittens (baby rats) for €15 each. Give them a call on 091-760769.

    Pet Haven in Tuam have some coming in in a while - call Keith on 093-27843.

    I have several but none for sale at the moment.

    It is illegal to feed rats or mice to snakes unless they are 'pinkies' which are purchased dead from a petshop.

    'cptr


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    biko
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    Dub13 wrote: »
    Not sure maybe to use as feed for snakes etc etc.
    Why use rats when there's so many brats around? :D


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    Interceptor
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    biko wrote: »
    Why use rats when there's so many brats around? :D

    +1. Pikey kids taste yummy to snakes. Spread 'em with Marmite for faster eating...

    'cptr


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    5times
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    Weidii wrote: »
    Does anyone know of any rat breeders in or around Galway city?

    Supermacs.


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    Interceptor
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    5times wrote: »
    Supermacs.

    Actually they don't breed them, they just feed them after the pubs have closed and give them a warm place to continue their courtship rituals...


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    Mike...
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    Try going down to the dole office on wed or thursday they are usally there collecting child benefit...


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    galwayrush
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    *mono* wrote: »
    Try going down to the dole office on wed or thursday they are usally there collecting child benefit...
    Don't think the OP is looking for anything that wild.:D


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    Redhairedguy
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    galwayrush wrote: »
    Don't think the OP is looking for anything that wild.:D

    Or disgusting... On a bad day you can smell them from Middle street, but it gets mixed up by the stench wafting up from Quay street.


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    Redhairedguy wrote: »
    Or disgusting... On a bad day you can smell them from Middle street, but it gets mixed up by the stench wafting up from Quay street.

    You know you love it. That putrid, rancid smell gets you all excited that school child suddenlt seem so much more appealing.


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    Redhairedguy
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    You know you love it. That putrid, rancid smell gets you all excited that school child suddenlt seem so much more appealing.

    It's just.. It's just... now that Crusty Old Man is gone... The foul throat clogging, eye watering, lung wrenching stench reminds me of him *SOB* *SOB*

    Oh.. you know me too well bro.:(


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    thecivvie
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    Weidii wrote: »
    Does anyone know of any rat breeders in or around Galway city?

    Did you manage to get any. I have some Rex and Double Rex rats and a pair of dumbos

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    Interceptor
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    thecivvie wrote: »
    Did you manage to get any. I have some Rex and Double Rex rats and a pair of dumbos

    Are you near Galway? Selling a pair of male Rex? Pics?

    Ta,

    'c


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    Redhairedguy
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    I don't know which disturbs me more. The fact that this thread is still going, or that Interceptor is so enthusiastic


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    Redhairedguy wrote: »
    I don't know which disturbs me more. The fact that this thread is still going, or that Interceptor is so enthusiastic

    He's obviously trying to recreate the Richard Gere incident.


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    thecivvie
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    Interceptor wrote: »
    Are you near Galway? Selling a pair of male Rex? Pics?

    Ta,

    'c

    I work in the city so can bring them in. The males are more likely to be double rex as the father is a double. Though saying that they don't lose their hair too much

    dsc00477.jpg

    This is an older pic, these were born November

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    Weidii
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    thecivvie wrote: »
    Did you manage to get any. I have some Rex and Double Rex rats and a pair of dumbos


    Got some from a breeder in Galway. Seems all the rats in Galway are wild :P

    (By the way they weren't for snakes, just as pets)


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    Weidii
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    thecivvie wrote: »
    I work in the city so can bring them in. The males are more likely to be double rex as the father is a double. Though saying that they don't lose their hair too much

    dsc00477.jpg

    This is an older pic, these were born November


    If only I'd known about ya before I got my rats in Dublin! Would have saved me alot of hassle (including a train journey with alot of funny looks shot my way)


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    thecivvie
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    Tis no problem. I should have them again

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    thecivvie
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    Weidii wrote: »
    Got some from a breeder in Galway. Seems all the rats in Galway are wild :P

    (By the way they weren't for snakes, just as pets)

    :cool: Like to hear that, I do breed Multimamates for my snakes though

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