!!Hand Made Custom Harnesses!! *Re-opened! 03/15/09*

[BarbedDragon]

LOL! I'm so glad you like them!! Don't tease her too much wiff de fwashy thing!!

Thank you for your support!

[italianqt]

I'm so excited to get mine!!!! I can't wait to see the colors!

[BarbedDragon]

LOL they should be there soon! I got to go on a trip to Jo-anns for beads, I think you'll be very happy

[RNPaulie]

my payment has cleared- woohoo- when are mine being sent? 

[italianqt]

Thanks, BD! I'll be SURE to post pictures! My 3 Ojai babies (well, they're not as small now!) will be great models.

[BarbedDragon]

RN, they will be out in the mail tomorrow AM. I had to wait for you to clear first. Already packed up and waiting by the door

[RNPaulie]

 

[Twiley]

Daddy loves his harness! To bad it gets hidden by his squishyness, lol.

[italianqt]

Bruschi, my Smeezer Ojai boy, modeling his camo-styled harness! I have to get some good pictures of Elvis in his blue one and Papi (black berk) in his black one!

[lycanandselenesmom]

I can't post any pics of my girls yet. My digital camera card went bad. It takes pictures I just can't upload them.  I'm getting a new card next week but then I leave for FL for a week so it will have to be when I get back.

[BarbedDragon]

Sounds great, can't wait to see them!!

[bug.dragon]

*BUMP* for pics of bead colors? 

[BarbedDragon]

I'm so sorry Bug I know you waiting for them, they are on my camera. Its been really hectic the past few days, my parents hav popped alot of things on me last minute, I'll have them to you all ASAP.

[bug.dragon]

Thanks soooo much...as a side note, one of my friends wants me to order a leash for her rattie that I convinced her to buy too, so you'll have an order for 4 comin up soon I imagine 

[BarbedDragon]

Sounds great! Looking forward to it 

 

[BarbedDragon]

UPDATE please see first post for pics of new BEADS!!! OOh LALA! 

[italianqt]

Nice!!! Are you offering keychains with the rat beads? I love them!

[BarbedDragon]

Sure I'd have to work up some pricing and see what I can do for materials. I'm thinking of doing one rat bead and then the word RATS And then a pretty ceramic bead on the end...

What do you think?

[italianqt]

I like that idea! I can hear people asking..."What is that, a mouse?" so spelling out what they are is perfect!

[werecatrising]

I took a couple of my kids outside for the first time today! They had so much fun! Sam, the dumbo, was a little more reserved. Zero, the bew, was all over the place. It was hard to get any decent pics of him.  I'll have to get pics of the handles later. They came out so cute!

[bug.dragon]

THANKS SOOOOO MUCH! The girls LOVE them! I emailed you the pics to post since goosemoose wont let me upload any...just letting people know these things ROCK!!!!!!!!!!!!

[BarbedDragon]

AWWWW those pics are great. Thank you so much I'm very glad they like them!

bug.dragon, I'm going to be uploading your pics either today or when I get back from my trip. Its complete chaos around here packing and cleaning. I just got 2 more foster boys (unplanned, its a long story) last night so I'm making sure they are all taken care of.


***message to all*** I will be on vacation from 8/01-8/05***

If you submit an order to me after today, I promise I will get back to you on 8/05.

If you have any questions you can e-mail me at Barbedwirecat@yahoo.com I will be able to check my e-mail but thats about it (on my cell phone).

[gwenlbzd]

I can't wait until you return from vacation! A few questions:

- I have four 6-mo old females - is there a reason babies don't tolerate the harness, or is there a way to help train them to accept it?
- What is the purpose of the beads? Is it okay if I prefer no beads?
- May I have a 15-foot leash? I want to sit in a protected area of the park and let them galavant around, just not too far.
- Do rats really let themselves be walked, like a dog does? Or does the rattie walk the owner?  If the owner really walks the rat, are there specific training techniques that help this?
- If you will give me the current web link to harness/leash colors, and let me know the prices for 15-foot leashes with no beads, and provide your address, I will likely have a check in the mail asap! Thank you for your great work!
     gwen

[Lise]

Younger rats just tend to be less tolerant of new things, and have much more "fight" in them.  I have worked with my young girls inside the house with the harness since I got my harnesses a month? two months? ago and now finally I trust them enough to go outside. (Yay!)  Like anything else, it can take patience.  Or if you have a really mellow rat that nothing bothers, even if they are babies they may be totally fine with it.

You definitely cannot walk rats like a dog though.    As great as that would be.   In my experience the rats walk the owner.  They may follow you to a certain extent but definitely not like a dog.  Mine just like to go exploring wherever they please.

Here are some pictures from my latest trip outside, with one of my younger girls who originally wanted nothing to do with the harness.  Wheee!

[OwNeDbYrAtS]

How much would shipping be to 30518?  I would love to get one of these.  I can't really tell what colors the cords are but anything close to purple or pink if you don't have purple and could you do like one of those little star beads, there's a clear one in the pic.  And then the rest of the beads I want alternating black and white, if you can't do the star just do the black and white.  This is a really great idea, btw.  Many of the rat harnesses I've seen either won't stay on or the ratties don't tolerate them.   

Edit-Purple cord and black and white beads.

[BarbedDragon]

Lise those pics are GREAT!

I really do love the last one in the tree.

gwenlbzd--I can make a 15ft leash no beads. You must understand you have to be very careful in a "park" setting, as predators like hawks, cats, and even other prey driven creatures could snatch them up at a moments notice. I had a bad personal experiance with a ferret when I was lounging in the park w/ her and a dog without a leash ran up and grabbed her and flung her around. Thankfully she was ok and only broke a tooth, but from other wild animals it could be more severe.

As Lise stated babies can be less tolorant of things, then mellow out when they get older, but they do come in ALL flavors. Some will endure them and some wont. But normally if you keep trying with them, as in Lise's example then will eventually accept it if you try it with them little by little in sessions.

The colors I have are in the first post. I haven't run out of anything as of yet---but make sure you let me know which color so I cam make sure I have enough.


I will PM you all more with pricing a little later, I'm still catchin up with cleaining. 

[Snowy]

Ooh, I want one for Colby!  I'd love to take him outside in our little backyard, it's fenced in.  I'm REALLY paranoid though that he might slip out and run away!  I suppose "practicing" with him inside for a couple weeks first would be good.  Sorry, I didn't notice in the post, but how long is the leash?  And do you have letter beads?  I'd love his leash to have his name on it, just 'cause I'm a dork.  So, you can pick what color leash and harness, how many colors of beads can you pick?  And last of all, how much is shipping to 99701 or 98026?  Thank you!

[BarbedDragon]

Sorry I haven't been able to get a conpany to cheaply sell me JUST letter beads (I wanted ceramic ones).

But if you order a "rat bead" with it I'd be happy to put your ratties name on it

You get to choose from 6 beads and the center bead (which would be the rat bead, or shapes, all pictured on the first post).

I'll PM you with more pricing specifics.

[TeenageMary]

Hi.. I would liek to purchas one of these... however, my thing says I am not allowed to PM right now... I do not know why. But yeah. $3? E-mail me at teenagemary@gmail.com so I's can order from you.

[gwenlbzd]

Hi there Lauren! I sent you email (twice, to Thenekkidratzoo@yahoo.com). Did you get it? I'm hanging in there waiting for a bit more information and then I'm ready to send the bucks (not the deer kind). thanks!
   gwen
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  Hi, BarbedDragon, this is Gwen Lindsey, hoping for a quote soon? You sure have a lot of cleaning up to do. 

I'm the one who wants 15-foot leashes with no beads. Before I choose the leash type, I would prefer one without glitter or a metalic feel. Do you have "plain"? What is the leash material made of? And do they come with wrist handles? I would need to put a wrist handle on each ankle and each wrist, and lay out like a snow angel on the grass to let the four girlies gallivant and cavort.

So, plain leash, 15-foooters, handles, no beads, mailed to 94610. If you can give me costs, I'll send you the info on which leashes, and a check, asap! thanks,

    gwen