Damn, 11 rats dead. That's shocking. I am sorry to hear the whole thing turned into such a disaster :-(
You breed rats? As a hobby or for a specific purpose?
I used to have pet rats. Twice as a child, once in my early 20's. My brother and I were living together as students in an appartment together and we got a little rat, "Pepito", to keep us company. The critter lived for 2 years until he got some kind of rat cancer and died in my hands, on my lap. It was horrible, our whole family was upset. We all sat around: my mom, my brother and I, crying our eyes out for this little rat.
From then on I vowed to never get rats again. They are so smart and cute and you bond hugely with them but their lifespans are just too short. It's not worth the emotional pain.
Anyway, I don't know if this is helpful to you, but I just wanted to say "I sympathise, I feel your pain".
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You breed rats? As a hobby or for a specific purpose?
I used to have pet rats. Twice as a child, once in my early 20's. My brother and I were living together as students in an appartment together and we got a little rat, "Pepito", to keep us company. The critter lived for 2 years until he got some kind of rat cancer and died in my hands, on my lap. It was horrible, our whole family was upset. We all sat around: my mom, my brother and I, crying our eyes out for this little rat.
From then on I vowed to never get rats again. They are so smart and cute and you bond hugely with them but their lifespans are just too short. It's not worth the emotional pain.
Anyway, I don't know if this is helpful to you, but I just wanted to say "I sympathise, I feel your pain".
Hugs,
PbP.