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deborahbroadus · Posted: Mon Dec 18, 2006 2:34 pm Post subject: Can Rats Be Homosexual?

I wonder if male rats can display homosexual tendencies? Last night I had to put down one of the large male rats that snapped at me (no snapping allowed, I will dispatch with a quickness). Mad

After the deed was done, I noticed that it didn't have the hanging ballsacs like the other rats, and for a minute I was dismayed and thought I may have mixed my rats up (not possible) and that she may have been snapppish because she was pregnant. Embarassed

Well, the deed was done, so I took her to feel to someone that "might" be hungry...no one was, because this morning I checked and the balls had descended. The balls not visible in life, were visible in death, any explanation? Question

RonCrawford · Posted: Mon Dec 18, 2006 6:42 pm Post subject:

I've heard of mice castrating each other but never rats. They could do it also but I've just never heard of it. I'll check Google on this topic as it's a good one.

Jordan700 · Posted: Mon Dec 18, 2006 8:44 pm Post subject:

I know that young rats can "suck" in their goods. Maybe after it was dead the muscles relaxed causing them to drop.

haroldo359 · Joined: 23 Jul 2006 Posts: 368 Location: GA

i am fairly certain all of my boas are gay.

Richard · Joined: 25 Oct 2006 Posts: 219 Location: OK

Rodents, in a moment of terror or fear will sometimes suck up there nads.

deborahbroadus · Posted: Sat Dec 23, 2006 7:19 pm Post subject:

deborahbroadus · Posted: Sat Dec 23, 2006 7:21 pm Post subject:

PyMama · Moderator Joined: 10 Oct 2006 Posts: 1646

haroldo...... Shocked

PyMama · Moderator Joined: 10 Oct 2006 Posts: 1646

Haroldo do you have any rosys?
if you do can I see pics?

frayedend · Joined: 12 Sep 2006 Posts: 190 Location: Shrewsbury, MA

I know this is an old topic, but I just came across it...

Anyhow Deb, was the rat in cold water? It could have been "Shrinkage" Laughing

TAZMOM · Joined: 17 Oct 2006 Posts: 363 Location: Bellville, OH

seinfeld episode? Laughing

deborahbroadus · Posted: Wed Mar 21, 2007 8:34 am Post subject:

Both youse:

The rat wasn't in cold water, and yes, indeed it could be a Seinfield episode! Laughing

The rats have me endlessly fascinated. You will find me in the rat room, just observing their behavior, stealing each other's babies, someone will have at any time a whole LOT of babies and then when I think some one may be starving, they separate the babies and the biggest are tossed out of the nest Laughing

to wait their turn (greedy grubs)

Also the oddity that one of my rats gave birth to, I try and see if i can catch anyone having another malformed pinky before they eat it. Twisted Evil

Some of them will take treats from my hand, and the gerbils are a riot, but the new batch isn't calming down and I think one is ill. I am feeding and hoping that its system beats the illness, otherwise, I'll have to toss her. None of my rats are ill except this one in the new batch (I think she's ill because her eyes are rimmed with red...) Sad

deborahbroadus · Posted: Wed Mar 21, 2007 8:36 am Post subject:

RonCrawford · Posted: Wed Mar 21, 2007 9:55 am Post subject:

I witnessed a male "going through the motions" on a male that he would with a female. My guess was that it had to do something with trying to dominate the male due to the presence of females in the cage. This is only a guess.

deborahbroadus · Posted: Wed Mar 21, 2007 9:58 am Post subject:

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