Fancy rat

marked the six-month anniversary of the day I was hired for my fifty-cent-more than minimum wage post at a big-box pet store. I started off as a cashier and made my way over into Pet Care in record time, especially for someone who had close to no experience with the animals I would be caring for. I knew a bit about the small mammals; hamsters, gerbils, guinea pigs, rats, mice, and chinchillas, and I tried to make that a bigger selling point than it actually is. There isn't nearly as much to know about them as there is, say, eyelash crested geckos. Or running a fucking fish tank. Six months ago, I was a bright and cheery employee, who genuinely enjoyed my job. The customers slowly beat that out of me. The worst was about two or three months in, when we were running a coupon for five dollars off a…

According to the story of Noah’s Ark, when mice and rats bred and infested the whole boat, Noah consulted the lion. The lion sneezed, and out popped two domestic cats, ready to go! While this is most likely not how the domestic cat was created, it goes to show that cats have been around as useful and companion animals for a very long time. Despite my mother’s oh-so-strong argument of “because I said so”, every house should have a cat because they hunt vermin, are easy to care for, and are…

On a final note, it is one thing to be a cat and it is another thing to be a good one. Up there,in the high societies, are lots of wealth and riches that are maintained by secrecy. A cat that cannot see or feel and keep quiet, constitutes danger or problems to those high societies and such a cat is easily removed or killed, as there are also lots of rules guiding the high societies. The bible said in John 8 verse 32 that ye shall know the truth and the truth shall make you free. Yes, this is…

The average person does not clean their house commonly. When asked the question “Do you like rodents?”, the majority will answer no. Next they’ll proceed to remark that rodents are filthy vermin, disease carrying demons, that should be exterminated. It’s quite humorous because these types of people indeed love rodents. Opening a hotel in one's home is absolutely a sign of rodent love . Of course the hotel acquires the finest buffet, including a variety of cuisine such as a left open bag…

The psychological studies that John Watson and Rosalie Rayner conducted a classical condition study on a 9-month old baby that he called Albert B. the infant boy started in the experiment loving animals, and a white rat. Watson startled the rat with a loud sound of a hammer hitting the metal, Albert begins to develop a phobia a fear of white rats as well as most animals and furry objects. Many people have logical fears of animals, even myself is scared of every little creature that crawls, walk…

Furthermore in the book of Handmaid’s Tale in chapter 27 it states these quote A rat in a maze is free to go anywhere as long as it stays inside the maze. Margaret Atwood uses this quote to question the true meaning of freedom. For example A rat in a maze believes, that he’s free because he is allowed to run in whatever direction he chooses, and this is all the rat has ever known, But he is not free, this rat is still trapped inside a maze and still under the complete control of humans, and…

The myth of the Jumping mouse follows the story of the great, courageous journey that an ordinary mouse whose curiosity gets the better of him with a great outcome. The Jumping mouse is lead to a great river where he begins his meeting the many creatures he would come across on his journey to the great medicine on the Sacred mountain. Along his journey, the Jumping mouse is met with disbelief by others of his kind on his quest to the Sacred mountain, and is continuously being met by challenges…

In the article “Nutria, A Rat-like Pest Ravaging Gulf Coast Wetlands, Can Be Lured With New Substance” by Stevens Institute of Technology introduce the reader to a new possibility when it comes to controlling the nutria rat population in Louisiana. A 10-pound rodent that is ravaging the southern wetlands since it arrived here. Most of the damage “to the marshland ecology in the Mississippi Delta following Hurricanes Rita and Katrina” (Stevens Institute of Technology 1). The biology of the nutria…

With lambs, not one mistake was made while they were on the visual cliff. The baby goat, it became frightened and froze showing that the goat was in complete control of his/her visual sense. Kittens too were found to have great sense of perception as soon as they were able to move on their own at about 4 weeks old. However, for the rats it was a different story. They did not appear to show any preference towards the shallow side of the table, but this may be because rats use the sense of smell…

HOW TO GET RID OF BED BUGS FAST Bed bugs are flat, small and wingless insects that mostly feed on blood. You can find them in homes and you can easily transport them to different places through luggage, clothing and furniture. These tiny insects hide easily from view during the day when they are not active. Their preferred habitat is usually our homes. They hide in mattresses, bed frames and bedding, furniture, carpets, clothing and other household furniture. Bed bugs are parasites that operate…