went to feed my rats today and found that some animal had got into the hutch last night only one suvived out of 9 i was lucky the kids were indoors at the time or they would of been really distressed big traps going down tonight!!!! poor little curly (the one who survived) was hid under what was left of the others. just cleaned it up and poped him in a spare cage!!!

not happy!!!!!!!

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3.1 bunnies
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0.1 greyhounds
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1.1 kids
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was this a stoat, weasel or cat attack? or even a fox?

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Aww thats horrible poor rats!

Any idea's of what it could have been?

Hope the one left is ok -

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i found a hole in the bottom of the hutch but i think it is a cat from the scratches i have ferrets (similar to stouts) and i dont think it is a stout plus the hair that wasnt my rats looks like cat fur little b*****ds i bet its the ginger across the street its pure evil!!! wish it would of got in the ferrets cage theyd of killed it!!! never seen as bad a sight!!! just managed to stop crying!!

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1.1 het anery bci
1.0 green basalisk
4.2 chinchillas
2.1 sugar gliders
3.1 bunnies
1.2 dwalf hamsters
1.0 senegal parrot
0.1 greyhounds
2.0 rats
1.1 kids
1.0 hubby

soon coming......

1.1 etb
1.0 dwalf nicaraguan boa
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Sorry about that! Might be worth getting some chicken wire and fixing it around the hutch so ieven if it gets through the wood it won't get to the rat

It's horrible when things like this happen, a fox got my friends rabbit and its not a pritty sight !

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Two big babies Tammy the terrier and Ellie the yorky!

Two noisy Chins Betty and Bubbles.

Cornsnake Guss the old grouch

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im sooooooooo angry next time it comes in garden alaskas being let out (greyhound!!) ill know if it looks like its been in a fight cos im sure the rats will have put up a fight!!!

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1.1 het anery bci
1.0 green basalisk
4.2 chinchillas
2.1 sugar gliders
3.1 bunnies
1.2 dwalf hamsters
1.0 senegal parrot
0.1 greyhounds
2.0 rats
1.1 kids
1.0 hubby

soon coming......

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Aww How horrible.
Can you move the other rat inside?

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ive put him in shed now in a little cage he seems in shock so i havent handled him just put some food and freesh water in and leave him where its quite

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1.1 het anery bci
1.0 green basalisk
4.2 chinchillas
2.1 sugar gliders
3.1 bunnies
1.2 dwalf hamsters
1.0 senegal parrot
0.1 greyhounds
2.0 rats
1.1 kids
1.0 hubby

soon coming......

1.1 etb
1.0 dwalf nicaraguan boa
2.0 suggies

Sorry to hear this but I am wondering if you had the rat 'hutch' outside in the open???

I've never heard of people keeping rats in hutches or outside unless in a shed.

All mine are in the house in tubs at the moment but I am going to have them outside in the shed come the Spring.

I doubt very much if a cat could manage to kill 8 rats without some of them getting out of the hutch and escaping. Are you sure there are 8 bodies?? It's psooible that there could be 1 or 2 running around outside!!!!!

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Got too many to mention!!!!!!

Stupidity is no excuse for bad behaviour.
I know many stupid people that don't behave badly!!!!!

awww poor curly, sorry to hear this, keep a very close eye on him, and if he shows any signs of discomfort the nicest thing to do may be to put him to sleep. if he has witnessed it he will be very shaken, but if he was involved in it he may be injured

best of luck, hope he is ok

lee

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