Goosemoose Pet Portal

Well, I don't have any rats and wasn't going to get anymore until my ferrets are gone. BUT I went in this little petstore today just to look around and I saw a glue trap sticking out from one of the shelves and it looked like something was on it. So I went over and looked and there was a little rat stuck on it. My mother and I went over and complained and all they said was they have small animals escape some times so they have to catch them. I tried telling them other things they could do, but they of course could care less. I asked if I could have the little guy who looked like he'd die before I got home and they sad yeah. He had to have been there for days, he's so skinny dehidrated (sp?). I got him home and peeled him off the trap and sprayed him down with cooking spray and sat there getting all the glue off. I then gave him a bath and then repeated it all again once more. He looks all greasy still, but he's clean. I used a syringe to give him some water and gave him some small doggie cookie bits (That's all he'd take and right now he can have whatever he'll eat) I tried babyfood, but he didn't want any. On top of being dehidrated and starving he had mites :( I haven't seen anymore since he had 2 baths and 2 spray downs with cooking spray. Poor thing looks like a drowned rat lol, he's dry but his hair still looks oily. I don't know what I'm going to do with him. I want to keep him, but I'm not sure because that will mean I have to get a second rat once he's bigger and healthier. I just hope he makes it, I'll be so sad if he doesn't. :( I took some pictures of him. He is dry just greasy looking, his hair should be better in a couple days. Introducing Sticky (sorry I had to :P ) Please don't look at my dirty desk, I know I have to clean I've just been lazy.
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 :BlueDumboBigEyes: How horrible!!! I'm glad Sticky is safe and in a good home. I hope he pulls through this!  :-* to Sticky and lots of  :cookie: :cookie: :cookie: :cookie: :cookie:

This completely broke my heart. :'( I am so glad he is safe with you now!

How awful!  Sticky is a lucky boy to have found you!  You can try giving him some nutrical or get some soy baby formula powder and mix it with warm water.  You can melt a little nutrical in there too.  He would probably like that and it will help get weight on him and fill/warm his little tummy.  Poor little sweety... I would probably report that petstore.  People suck.  GAH 

I'd definately recommend NutriCal. It works wonders on skinny rats. I got a couple of rescues in like that and it was just a few days before there was a world of difference.

Was the store part of a larger company? I'd call and complain. It is inhumane to leave a rat stuck to a trap like that. But if you talk to them, tell them in an aspect they'll understand- Money! Say you thought it was very disgusting and unsanitary and that the thought of a rat being trapped like that where customers could get stuck to the same trap, or bitten, or smell it after death, is just wrong. Make them think you won't continue shopping there because you are afraid you'll get a sticky trap with a dead mouse or rat on you or something.

They ignore you if you talk about inhumane and cruel treatment. But if you talk money and how other customers would feel, you're more likely to get their attention.

Oh my gosh! That's terrible! Poor guy, he's so tiny.
I hope he makes it. :)

Awwww, teeny tiny little bub. Good on you for taking him home.

Aw, poor little guy. He's still adorable, even if he's a bit scruffy.

Rats love chocolate Ensure also. Just pour some in a dish or put some in a syringe and they usually lap it right up.
What an adorable little Sticky boy. So glad you got him to a safe place. I pray that he pulls through  :heart:

That poor little darling boy.  :-*  Well done for caring for him so tenderly; please keep us updated on his progress.

You are going to have to keep us updated on this one.................

Unreal.  A petstore with glue traps for escaped pets.  Boggles my mind so much that I just got whiplash!

Poor little guy!  Keep us updated on dear little Sticky!   :heart:  :heart:

Wow the poor thing...and he is so tiny! It's great that you took him. I hope he makes it. Oh and LMAO at the name Sticky that is too funny!

omg! what a story! that poor little guy! i hope he makes it. i'm sure youll be a good mommy and take care of him now. but i think that he is soooo adorable! it makes me cry how cute he is! lol. i cant stand it!

i love the name too. very cute

 ratsamongus thanks, I will try that mix for him.  BaraLahatiel- no it wasn't a large store it was a small little family store. I think I'll tell them that today maybe that will change there mind about sticky traps. I'll definantly keep everyone updated on him. Thanks for all the help. :)

That is completly inhumane. And he is such a sweetie. Hopefully he pulls through, as Im sure he will repay you with a rattie lifetime of love. :)

That little guy is so lucky you found him! I guess that makes you his angel.

Poor baby!  I think glue traps are the most inhumane thing ever invented.  I wish the inventors could spend several days glued to a human sized one!

Please keep us updated on little Sticky.  I've never had a rat who won't take soy baby formula.  Try to get him to take it on his own.  If you use a syringe, be very careful and use small amounts at a time.  It's easy to give them too much and have fluids get into lungs.

Ugh.  It's unbelievable that a person with that kind of attitude would actually be in charge of a pet store.  But enough said about that.  Thank goodness you were there that day.  He's adorable, and I really hope you can get him to eat/drink something.  Poor little guy has got to be so traumatized.  I love his name.  We took in a stray cat when my daughter was 3, and she named him Sticky because he would stick to us, and not want to be separated.  You may find the same thing with your Sticky.  :heart:

Well, he's doing better than yesterday. I was afraid he wouldn't make it through the night, but he did.  :) When I came home I checked on him and he ate the piece of my breakfast sandwich I gave him before I went to work. He doesn't look as skinny as he did yesterday either. I just finished feeding him the babyfood mix and he LOVED it. I fed it to him off of my finger and he was just going to town.  ;D AND he didn't fight me holding him today. Yesterday everytime he got close enough to something he tried to take off, not very well because his back legs weren't working right for him since they had been stuck down for days. Today he walked around on my arms and chest and cleaned his little face  :heart:. His legs are much better today he's still a little wobbly, but he can move them the right way yesterday they wanted to lay straight out.  :BlueDumboBigEyes: I wasn't sure if I'd keep him because I really didn't want to bring in anymore pets until some of the ones I have go to the bridge, but how can I get rid of him now? He got me today when he didn't try to get away from me the whole time. So I'm stuck with him lol. Now I'm going to have to search for 1 buddy soon. I already saw one on craigslist, but I am broke for about 2 weeks since I had 2 emergency vet visits within a month and bills.  :( Oh well I'm sure I can find him someone eventually.

Sticky traps should be banned! Thank goodness you found him and rescued him! I'm glad to hear he's recovering so nicely. Human doctors recommend a diet of rice when people are recovering from near-starvation because it's so easy to digest. You could use baby cereal since it's made with rice. Pedialyte will help him recover all the good electrolytes he needs. And in a couple of days, I'd recommend adding some probiotics to help restore his gut flora. (The chain pet stores have this in the kitten medicine section by the milk replacer).

I'd wait a couple of weeks at least before getting him a buddy. Let him recover completely before he has to meet a stranger.

And maybe you could find a live trap (http://www.livetrap.com/cgi/search.cgi?user_id=6415&database=dbase1.exm&template=products.shtml&2_option=1&2=Mouse+Trap) to give to the pet store.

Thanks. :) I know he can't have a buddy now, but I figured if I got one now and he stayed at my brother's house I could do the quarantine there while this guy recovered for 3 weeks and then they could be introduced once he was recovered and the other one would have already been through quarantine and he wouldn't have to wait another 3 weeks after he recovered to get a pal. I told them about live traps, but I can't afford to get that for them at least not right now.

I found this funny in a sad, ironic kind of way.  :-\

In the mean time, to help him keep warm, have you put in a warm rice sock or anything with him?  I find rice socks to be great...you can get them the right temperature, not too hot, and you don't have to worry about electricity.

No he has a little towel in his cage and he's in my room and I have the space heater on. He feels warm when I hold him and I could wear shorts and a tank top in here. So I don't know if that's necessary. ???

Words just cannot describe how disgusted I am with that store and the people who run it. That is just unacceptable!

As if it's not already bad enough that clearly they can't keep their animals contained but to use glue traps to catch them and let them suffer a painful death is just unbelievable!

I'm so glad you saw the little one and took him home! I'm sending lots of good thoughts his way that hopefully he'll make a full recovery! Please keep us posted!

If he has stuff to snuggle up in, and it's warm in there, he's probably ok.  :thumbsup2:

you are this little guys hero! please post updates on his condition, with pics of course. I am sure you will help him recover and become a homie (heart) rat. Props to you!  :bow: I am so glad you found him! Where are you located? I have room for one more.

Okay, good to know he'll be okay warmth wise.  :) Skurry, I'm in Joliet, but I've kind of fell in love with him so he's going to be staying with me.  ;) Here's a picture from today you can see how much skinnier he was in yesterdays 3rd picture.  :(
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Well good! Well Im in Chicago... so... if you ever need help or anything let me know! Maybe I can watch him if you go out of town and vice versa.  :wave2:

Where can i find nutrical?  My vet said to use monkey chow soaked in water to put on weight fast but I am just not impressed.

When you say monkey chow, do you literally mean food for monkeys?  ???  Nutrical or Nutristat can be found in petstores in the "medicine" section where they put flea treatments, kitten formula, etc.

Just go into that pet store twice a week, it seems like you'll have a free friend for him in no time...

 :'(

I'm guessing they mean monkey chow as in another name for lab blocks.

joy... i hope he doesnt find one in this position again

sorry but nope, it is actually monkey food.  It is like lab blocks for monkeys

How is sweet Sticky today?   :-* and  :cookie:  :cookie: for Sticky!

Oh my gosh, poor little guy indeed! Evil pet stores these days. Come on, GLUE TRAPS? PET STORE?  :-X Evil.

I really hope he'll be ok, he seems to be doing good so far. Be sure to keep us updated on him, I can't wait to find out more! (Keep sending pics too  :poke:)

I can't believe a petstore would use a glue trap for escaped pets. Wouldn't it be cheaper for them to use a live trap? They can put the escapee back in a cage, and then re-use the trap. Sounds logical and more profitable to me.

Okay, here's an update from today... He's still here and doing good he's very energetic today and last night I put him on the bed, but he's not ready for that yet because when he wondered away from me he would run straight to the edge and almost fall, so it's bathtub only until he gets a little bigger. He's eating and drinking great and as cute as can be. :)
Now about the shop, I had my cousin go in there since it's near his house (he had been there the day I got Sticky). First he sent his sister in to pretend to be shopping and she looked to see if she could see any traps sticking out anywhere. Then after she came out he went in and asked to speak with a manager about a complaint and a women came up to him and said she was the owner. He told her the story about what happened and she said she heard about the situation from a worker. She apologized to my cousin and told him that she had no idea there were traps down because a couple of the workers apparently took matters in their own hands. She said she had talk with everyone and found out who put them down. They were all given a warning and told my cousin how sorry she was and there are no more traps down and there won't be again otherwise some people will be fired. My cousin said that she seemed really anger that they had done that and sincere about not having any more and apologized numerous times.

What an adorable lil' boy  :heart: Wow! That was his destiny that you came into this store and found him. Well, let's hope the owner told the truth and she really is sorry and this won't happen again.
Good luck with your cutie pie and I demand lots of pictures  ;)

"Stuck with Sticky, huh?.." Sorry, I just had to say it :cheeky:..I just found this whole story disgusting, amazing, repulsive, uplifting, and a whole host of other big words that are too long to repeat here. I am in full favor of creating human sized glue traps..see how they like it..I wish I lived close to you to shake your hand personally for taking on this poor lil baby....so I have to settle for this:
 :bow: :thumbsup2: :heart: and  :cookie: :cookie: :cookie: for Sticky!!

Awwww yay, well i'm glad everything worked out (but i'm still mad at the workers at the petstore... >:( )
Keep us updated on the little guy, and give him a hug and a kiss ( and a cookie!  :cookie: ) from me!!
He's lucky to have a momma like you!

How's Sweet Sticky today?   :heart:  :heart:

You're an angel!  :thumbsup2:

You're totally his hero and if he's like any rat that you have to nurse back to health, get ready for a cuddly heart rat  :)

*anxiously waiting for pictures*  :poke:

He's still doing good.  :) He's a fast little bugger. Here are some pictures from today.  ;D
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You can see his wittle belly here.  :BlueDumboSmile:
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I think he was done  :yelcutelaugh:
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Sorry there are so many pictures, but I just think he is so cute.  ;D

Ah! He is THE cutest thing ever  :BlueDumboBigEyes:

I cant believe how skinny he is... but most of all I cant believe how the fur still looks like its got hair gel in it!! :o Whats it feel like? Whats his temperment? Does it seem like he was scarred emotionally by the trap experience?

Wow! He looks 1000% better! Good work getting him onto the road to recovery. I think he may be a satin, which would explain why his coat looks the way it does. That's just how baby satin rats look.

Oh his hair is soft it looks all spiky still because I had to use cooking oil to get the glue off. He had two baths and two oil downs the first day, but they oil is going to take awhile until his hair doesn't look greasy. Tomorrow I am going to put some more oil on him because by his two front legs has glue still there, but I wanted to give him a break. Then I'm going to try and wash him with dish soap in hopes that that will get the oil completely off. He's a little skittish, when he's on me he'll run all over me. When he's out he mostly tries to hide either by me (if I'm sitting in the tub with him) or behind stuff like on my desk and slowly come out a little at a time. But he'll sit on me and groom himself and as long as it's quite he doesn't try to hide as much. Loud noises make him jump when he's out playing. I don't know if he was traumatized by the trap, but I know I would be so he might. He's just slightly skittish, but I doubt they socialize them. That would be really cool if he was a satin, but I'm pretty sure it's from the oil. His head looked oily for awhile, but now it's starting to go back to the way it was before all the oil (he grooms his head/face the most). But only time will tell.  :)

He reminds me of my hooded rat (that recently past) when he was younger. It sounds like you will help him adapt well, it may be good to get him a buddy to help him along, one that is hand raised.

That's probably the sickest thing I've heard in a long time. I'm so glad you rescued him and gave him a good home, he's adorable!

Im in chicago too if you need anything. I can't say i haven't seen this before.. some of my first were left in a 20 long tank in the apartment so the landlord came to us and i was called over cause i take in rats and rehome them. IM glad he found you!

Ratlovingkippy211- The things people do!  >:( I work at a petstore and we have some really terrible people. There is one lady who comes in every so often and asks if we have any rats that are just about to open there eyes because she likes to hand raise them.  :eek: I don't know where she gets them from, but she always does and then once they are about 4 months old or so she comes in and dumps a rat off on us. Her reason... They only like the hand raising part.  :o People can be sickening. We've had so many times that we come in and there's a cage left outside or someone comes in with an animal to get it's nails or wings clipped and they were going to run next door to the dry cleaners while we did it and never come back.  :(

Well, I have some good news! He's got a big 'ol belly.
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wow, look at that baby's tummy!  he's a weeble!  remember, "weebles wobble but they don't fall down!"

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He sure is fattening up!  Yay for Sticky!  :BlueDumboSmile:

Aww! I complete missed this thread until now.  Poor little guy!  At least he's safe and in a warm home now.

I still never understand the logic of pet stores like that (and I worked for one as my first job - trust me, not fun and I definitely learned some things).  Their main goal is to make money, so you'd think, first off, if they're having animals escaping, they'd put locks on their tanks (or an ever-so-expensive rock!).  They're losing their money every time one escapes.  Yes, they can just breed more rats, but still every animal is more money for them.  And when it comes to the traps, humane traps are more expensive from the start, but they can be used over and over.  So, in the end, not only are you saving money, but you look good to the public...oh, and you're saving the animal, but why would you care about that one if you're in the animal business?... Heh. That's the end of my little rant.

 :-* kisses to little Sticky.  Glad he's getting better and better!

~Melissa

New pictures of Sweet Sticky?  :poke:

Wow! He looks great in that last picture.  :thumbsup2:

 :poke:

How's Sticky?

He's doing good. Tomorrow I'm supposed to pick up two little friends for him. So in 3 weeks or so he'll have some buddies, kind of a late Christmas present. Here are some pictures from yesterday.
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What a sweet little boy!   :-*

Sorry, but I just had to add this picture. I just took it, this is his new hangout spot.  ;D
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Too cute!  Hidin in the hair!  :BlueDumboSmile:

Pretty hair! Cute Sticky!!!

Thanks  ;D. I hate my hair.  :P

Aww. He definately looks a lot better. :)
So adorable.

*faints from the cute*

I completely missed this till now, but I just wanted to say:

rat_hammie_lover05, YOU ARE A HERO to this poor abused little boy.  I don't even know you, but I am so proud and in awe of you right now.  You just made that sweet little creature's LIFE so much better and he will live a loved existence because of you.

P.S.:

Psh.  Shut up.  <-- coming from someone with incurably straight, lifeless hair that has to be dyed every two weeks to be any other color than gray-brown.

Awwww thanks Lenore.  :) 

The hair thing, it's part of life no one wants what they have there's always something better. I have friends who's hair I would love to trade with and they hate there hair, but would rather have mine. I can't do anything with mine, I always have it pulled back. It takes forever to keep it down and it still doesn't do what I want it to. I get it relaxed sometimes and it's still a pain to try and keep it straight. It's frustrating.

I'm so glad little Sticky has hung in there...he looks better all the time!

And, about the hair thing...my daughter has that biracial, warm brown, super curly, big hair that's in style right now...see the current Gap ads.  And, we went yesterday so she could get it flat ironed straight.  She's 7.  Go figure!

I don't care if it's in style or not it doesn't listen to me. lol I wish my mom would have let me do what I wanted to my hair when I was little.  :(

I think my daughter sort of likes that her kind of hair is in style, but she still hates that she can't brush it herself, because it's too wild and tangled, and it gets frizzy, etc., etc.  So, she can have it straight for a few days, until we need to wash it again.  You know what happens when it gets wet!  :icon_rr:

Aw, Sticky is such a cute little guy! He looks like he's doing much better.

Oh he's looking so much better. :heart:

Yes I know what happens.  :icon_rr:

Yay for Sticky!! Sweet boy  :-*

His eyes say it all.  They're bright and full of life!

MORE STICKY PICS PLEASE!!!!

I am in  :heart: with sweet Sticky!  :love5:

New sticky pictures.  ;D
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Sweet Pea and Sticky
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Standing up
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Sticky looks a lot less sticky in those latest pictures. He's so sweet! I want to steal him!

Wow, he looks great!  He's going to turn into one big, squishy, lovebug manrat!  :heart:

3 CHEERS FOR STICKY!!!
:hello2: HUZZAH!
    :hello2: HUZZAH!!
         :hello2: HUZZAH!!

Too cute...

Yeah there's only a little part that is still a little greasy. I gave him a bath with dish soap a couple days ago and that took out most of the oil. He's staring to look all nice and fluffy.  :)

Good for you. Thank you for rescuing this little guy.

How did I miss this one????  YOU DONE SO GOOD!!!!  Sounds like the kinda thing that happens to ME, LOL.

Sticky is a lucky boy and I'm sure he knows it!  Post pix of his friends when they arrive.

GOOOOOOOOOO, STICKY!!!  :heart:

Things didn't go so great with the lady I was supposed to get his little friends from. So I went to every petshop I could find and see if there were any rats I clicked with, but I didn't. I've been checking forums and craigslist to see if anyone had rats in my area. No luck I so I was just going to keep looking. Then today at work guess what?...... Someone dropped a rat off (I work at a petstore) as soon as I came in (I was a little late) the guys said they have something I might want since they knew I was looking for another rat. When I got in the back there was this huge pregnant rat. I told them I was looking for a male and their idea was yeah, but she'll have babies and you can have as many boys as you want. I'm like oooookaaaaay. We can't sell her because she was someones pet and if they stayed there no one's really got the time at work to socialize her so I said I'd take her and adopt out the babies and momma when they were old enough. She was aparently for someones snake, but it wouldn't eat it because it was to big and the store he got it at wouldn't take it back so he brought it to our store. I hate how people do that. We always have people calling or coming in to dump some animal on us. We've had people bring a pet in to board or get it's nails or wings cut and the people never come back.  >:( A lot of us have gotten pets that way unfortunantly.

Oh, man, that poor little girly.  Really, I hate to think of what happens to these kinds of pets when there are no kind hearted people to take them in.  :'(  Here's hoping for a small litter of all boys, so you can either get mama spayed, or adopt her out, and keep all the rest.  :thumbsup2:

Yeah I have no idea what happens to the ones that don't have anyone to take them in. I don't know how small of a litter she's going to have, she's HUGE. So we'll see, but Sticky will deffinantly have a friend or 2 or 3 or......

Lots of luck to you with that. Hope every thing goes well.... ;D
more Sticky piccies please?? :poke:

Wow, that is really messed up.

It is messed up I don't understand how people can just leave their pets like they are nothing.  :(

I just went back through this post and can't believe how different he looks. If I saw the picture from day one and then saw his today I'd never believe it was the same guy. He was so skinny.  :( But not anymore, I think he's spoiled. He's staying in my room until he gets some buddies (they'll have to move to the pet room to much noise in the night) and I kind of give him everything. Anytime I come in and have food he just looks at me with those little eyes and I give him some. I guess that explains why he's growing so fast. lol Anyway here are some pictures from today, he was being a little pain today, he was on the go nonstop.
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The mom of Sticky's soon to be friends.
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good luck with momma and i'm so glad sticky is doing so well! 

i have to say, i L :heart: VE that tummy!

Sticky looks great!  What a gorgeous little one he is; he deserves to be spoiled.  :heart:

Perhaps it's time to change the title of this thread to "The Adventures of the Amazing Sticky Man" now or something similar lol. Keep the pictures coming. He is looking fantastic and so healthy!

I hadn't had a chance to post on this thread until now, but I have been watching it.  I cannot believe how much he has changed since you brought him home.  You are a HERO  :bow:  I cannot believe how incredibly small and sweet he looks..I am soooo in love with him  :heart: :heart:, I can only imagine how you feel about him  :rattysmiley:

Poor Momma, she looks like she could use alot of love  :heart:.  Give her some kisses for me!!!!

I agree with whtnyte, the title of this thread needs changed  :balloon:

That poor mama.  Can you imagine getting ready to have your babies, then being dumped and not having a home...how scared she must be.  You're her angel, too.  :angel5:

Wow!  Talk about being in the right place at the right time twice!  Good luck with the new mom and her kids.  It will be a great opportunity to really socialize some babies and pick out just the right 2 (or 3) little brothers for Sticky.  Both those rats are very fortunate to have found you.

That's really awful, but at least he's well looked-after now.
He's absolutely adorable. And so small. Do you know how old he is?
I'm sure he'll grow up just fine, he looks happy to me.

DebW- I wasn't really at the right place with the little girly because that happens all the time it was just a matter of when the next animal coming in would be.  :(
Fleur.Cirocco- I have no idea how old he is. Some people guessed about 4 weeks when I first got him.

aww, i dont see what's so hard about using humane traps  :puppy_dog_eyes: he's so cute, and i just have to say i love the name sticky, nomatter how oyu got it  :BlueDumboSmile:

"C'mon, I can fight all ten o' ya!"
(http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x302/mylife_035/Rats/stickywed028.jpg)

He is gorgeous!

 :yelcutelaugh:

Yay for the new thread title!   :-* and  :cookie: for Sticky!  :love4:

Thought I'd post some new Sticky pictures.  :rattysmiley:
http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x302/mylife_035/Rats/mammarat008.jpg
http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x302/mylife_035/Rats/mammarat013.jpg
http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x302/mylife_035/Rats/mammarat018.jpg
http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x302/mylife_035/Rats/mammarat016.jpg

oh my, Sticky looks so much healthier.  And REALLY happy!!!  Give him kisses for me  :-* :-*

Will do.  :thumbsup2:

Oh my goodness! What a change!  :thumbsup2: He looks like a normal, healthy, happy rattie shrimp kiddo now! That's fantasic! Congrats on all your hard work you've done to get him here *huggers*

Wow! You'd never know that healthy looking fellow was at death's door such a short time ago! Tremendous job helping him recover!

Oh, yea, love the pictures!

Thanks guys.  :)

Sticky found his human!!!!!!!!

I haven't posted until now but I wanted to let you know that I have been following this very closely and I have looked at every single one of Sticky's picture and just cannot believe how much he has changed, how happy he looks and how healthy and shiny and gorgeous he is!
You have done a very good job at getting him healthy and socialized and giving him love.
 :thumbsup2: Awesome job!!! What a lucky little boy having such a lovely end of 2007 and 2008 full of happiness and love and a forever home!
By the way, your parents are awesome for letting you keep him.

Did Sticky have a good Christmas?  :-*  :heart:

My mom can't really say no lol. I help pay the bills and pay for all my own things as well as the critters. All she really says now is if I can't afford them then they can't stay here. (Although she buys treats all the time for everyone on her own  :wink5: ) She doesn't like living with all of my pets and wishes I didn't have as many, but she only wanted a 3 bedroom house when we were looking so I could have my pet room.  ;D

Sticky had a great Christmas besides the treats I bought and hammocks I made he had ham, sweet patatoes, corn bread, some veggies, and a tiny piece of Pumkin pie.

oh, what a beautiful little boy. im so glad you rescued him! it looks like he has personality out the ears! so cute.

You're a saint. I'm amazed at how you healed him, and it seriously brings tears to my eyes. It's also very kind of you to take in that mother rat. I hope that you're given kindness in return, and that you have a LONG fun time with your rat family.

He is sooo lucky to have you in his life  :wink5: He is darling!

Some more Sticky pictures.  ;D Not to many though because the butthead would rather be off playing then hanging out with his mom.  :P He Looooooves to eat, can't much blame him and he's always on the go. I can't wait until his friends are ready becuase I can tell he gets kind of bored. I hand wrestle with him and take him out, but it's not the same.  :( He's doing very well otherwise.  ;D
He went from this little thing....
(http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x302/mylife_035/Rats/rattie010.jpg)
To this.....  (look at the dates, not even a whole month) :eek:
(http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x302/mylife_035/Rats/petroom019.jpg)
Not a happy camper.  ::)
(http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x302/mylife_035/Rats/petroom002.jpg)
I love this little butthead.
(http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x302/mylife_035/Rats/petroom023.jpg)

Aaawwww, what an adorable rat-boy he is. I've been following this thread and I'm so thrilled to hear that he's doing very well, thanks to you.

Oh look at that! What a big boy!

Awww, he is so frickin cute!!!!

Wow.  :o He looks great! Adorable!

How adorable!  What a great story :)

That change it amazing!
He's very lucky to have you.
And you're very lucky to have him. He's adorable. :D
xx

Wow, it's so great to see him growing up so big and handsome!  :heart:

What an amazing little guy! 

adorable! Congratulations on nursing this (now fluffy) baby back to life! ;D

Sticky is growing into such a handsome manrat!  He will be quite the squish in a few more months  :BlueDumboSmile:  I am so happy he is doing so well--you have been a wonderful momma to him!   :heart:  :heart:

Sticky is doing fantastic! I look forward to hearing Sticky Stories for a long time to come.

I love the little butthead too...lol :yelcutelaugh: :heart:

Here are some pictures. I let him come on the bed now, because all he really does is stay by me. I put him at the end and he looks around then runs straight to my lap. He'll hide under Sweet Pea too. He's a big boy now and I can barely remember him being so tiny, it doesn't even seem possible. He has started marking now, I get a wonderful pee trail when he walks on my legs and arms now.  ::)
Running back to me.  :heart:
http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x302/mylife_035/Rats/cages006.jpg
http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x302/mylife_035/Rats/cages020.jpg
http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x302/mylife_035/Rats/cages004.jpg
http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x302/mylife_035/Rats/cages015.jpg
(http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x302/mylife_035/Rats/cages012.jpg)

just....*thud* :BlueDumboSmileTongue:

He's so adorable with his cute baby face and baby fur.  He's going to be quite the looker when he transitions to his adult fur and face :)

what are you feeding that boy....MIRACLE GROW!!!!....LOL.   he is just absolutely adorable, what a beautiful boy he is  :rattysmiley:

 :yelcutelaugh: It seems like that's what he's eating. lol What can I say, he likes to eat and how can I say no when he looks at me with those eyes.  :puppy_dog_eyes: I'm a softy and give him some of what I eat all the time.  ;D I have a feeling he's going to be a big guy.  :yelcutelaugh:

I like this shot the best lol:
(http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x302/mylife_035/Rats/cages020.jpg)
He looks like such a gentleman. It shows his ears and how wonderful his fur has turned out very nicely.

This is a wonderful story with a beautiful ending! I remember once while growing up, my mother rescued a wild mouse from a glue trap. She carefully removed him the best she could and placed him in a 10 gallon aquarium, where he cleaned the glue from himself. She set him free after he recovered and grew his hair back.

You are such a great person to take Sticky on and give him a new life!

*loves Sticky*

Oh goodness, he looks so good!!!

I think its pretty fair to say that Sticky is an unofficial mascot of Goosemoose :bow: :BlueDumboSmile:. I personally think that his story is so touching, and I love that he has found such a wonderful hooman to live with. Please keep posting pics and stories...they make my day!! :wave2:

Don't worry there will be plenty of pictures and stories. Especially when I get to start intros.  ;D

He looks so handsome and grown up!  I'm so glad he made it! Hope he's enjoying his new nekkid friends!

*THUD*. He is so frickin cute!!!!

I just saw this thread for the first time. What a story! You rescued the poor little guy and nursed him back to health. He's special and you're special, too.

Oh, my, he's so handsome!  :love5:

At 150 posts and counting, I'd say this is true!

Sticky is a very handsome little fellow!

Well Sticky says he's honored.  :)

Awww, I bet Sticky is really saying "Honorifics are nice, but a years supply of yogies would be bettah!"

 :yelcutelaugh:

Sticky is soooo adoreable!!! ;D.. How is the mom to be?

Unfortunantly she had to be put to sleep.  :'(

OH!.....I'm so sorry! I didnt realize at first this was the same girl in the other post. :doh: I'm sorry for your loss :'(

It's okay.

oh no!  why?  she was so pretty too  :'(

as for sticcky, he reminds me of my little Smokey who passed away several years ago, he is to cute!  and hes lucky he found you!

If you read the other thread ("Sticky's friends...") you'll get the whole story.  It's not fair to make her tell the whole thing again.

i just finished reading that, Im so srry!   :'(

Hey there.  I know this post is kinda old but, I'm in Gardner, Illinois and I just have to know what pet shop that happened in.  I want to make sure that it's a pet shop that I will never go to and there aren't many in the area so I'm hoping that it's not one that I go to often!!

Ratty Crazy, I think it was called General petsupplies or pets. I'm not really sure I'll have to talk to my cousin. But you shouldn't have to worry he's up north.

This is an old thread, but I just want to post and bring it to the top again! It is such a touching story. I love watching sticky grow!  ;D and may I say you are an angel for rescuing him!  I bow to you. :bow:

-Mike

Thank you.

Do ya have any more recent Sticky pics?   ;D

There are a bunch of pictures of him here with his new friends.  :) http://www.goosemoose.com/component/option,com_smf/Itemid,118/forum,rat/topic,4033492.0
(http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x302/mylife_035/Rats/stickyfriends022.jpg)
I have to get some more just Sticky pictures.

for pete's sake what are you feeding that boy!!!! lol.  He is getting so big and of course is he is REALLY handsome. I never get tired of seeing Sticky!!

lol I swear I don't feed him THAT much. lol Just Subees, lab blocks, treats, baby cereal, canned baby food, fruit, veggies and my left overs. See I practically starve him, it's got to be something in the water.  :toothy11: I just took some pictures of just Sticky. Thought you guys could use a new picture of him in my hand. He's growing up WAY to fast. It's like I blinked and he went from a teeny tiny guy to a whole handful.
(http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x302/mylife_035/Rats/sticky004.jpg)
(http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x302/mylife_035/Rats/sticky003.jpg)
http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x302/mylife_035/Rats/sticky001.jpg
http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x302/mylife_035/Rats/sticky002.jpg
http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x302/mylife_035/Rats/sticky009.jpg
http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x302/mylife_035/Rats/sticky011.jpg
http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x302/mylife_035/Rats/sticky012.jpg

Wow, it's kinda hard to believe that he used to be a sticky spikey little guy!  He's a very beautiful smooth manrat now.

No, No, No, That cannot be the same rat! Your pulling our legs right? You swapped him out with a Sticky look-a-like some how, that must be it, rofl!
(http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x302/mylife_035/Rats/rattie010.jpg)

---

(http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x302/mylife_035/Rats/sticky012.jpg)

Shhhhh don't tell everyone. lol Nope that's my big handsome baby.  :-* (don't tell him I called him a baby)

Oh my  :BlueDumboBigEyes:

He's such a sweet heart  :BlueDumboBigEyes:

They grow far too quickly *sighs*

see
From this (http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s286/chaosbadgerling/Rats%20and%20cage-%20Chaos/Teh%20boys/cassspics022.jpg)


To this (http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s286/chaosbadgerling/Emeraldfloodo8040.jpg)

Yes they do.  :BlueDumboBigEyes:

Really should point out that while Bish wasn't too happy at the erm pose, he really wasn't hurt  :yelcutelaugh:

(edited cos cass realized it was the other brother ;)

Whenever I photograph myself holding a rat like that, it always looks like I'm squeezing them to death, even when it felt okay while I was holding them. I think it's because their bodies are flexible and they shrink down so much, hoping to slip out of your grasp. Amazing creatures they are...  :P

Obviously there is something in that water!!! why don't you feed that poor guy more  ;)  It's amazing how much they grow in such a short amount of time.  He is just so incredibly handsome and so healthy looking. 

I am a TRUE sticky fan!!!!!!!!!!!!

Aww they are all adorable and growing like mad!!!   ;D

What an amazing story! You are a hero!

It makes me so sad to think about all the rats and other critters who don't find people like you.

But happy endings like this kind of make up for it  :)

And he has quite the story too! I agree that he would be the unofficial mascot! LOL!

 :poke: i'm having Sticky withdrawal!!! :BlueDumboSmileTongue:

Agreed! =)

Annie

I'm so glad this thread was brought up again. I'm just reading it for the first time, and I'm glad I didn't see it before, it's so much better reading along after the happy ending has ousted the trials and tribulations. I'm officially a Sticky fan now  :bow:

More pics!  More pics!  :protest:   :cheeky:

Sticky!!!  :director: :toothy12: :toothy9: More pics please!  :BlueDumboBigEyes:

Wow, I can't believe how healthy he looks! What a lucky boy.  :heart:

Oh, yes, we need more pictures of Stocky Sticky!

 :laughing4:

So I heard that you guys wanted to see Sticky. lol Well, here are some pictures.
http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x302/mylife_035/Rats/rats020.jpg
(http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x302/mylife_035/Rats/rats017.jpg)
(http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x302/mylife_035/Rats/rats015.jpg)
(http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x302/mylife_035/Rats/rats013.jpg)
Hopefully that will tide you over for awhile.   ;)

WHAT! That's STICKY?????

Oh my goodness, how far he has come! Yay, Sticky!

Swoon....he's so handsome!! My girls just gussied themselves up when they saw his pics... :BlueDumboSmileTongue:

Oh my gosh! You saved his life. I think the rat was meant for you. How is he?

 :heart: He's grown into such a big, shiny, handsome boy! :heart:

 :heart: Sticky is HUGE!  Oh My!! Yay Sticky!!  :heart:

Yay! Sticky pictures! He looks grrrreat!

hoorayyyy

oh my he has grown!!!  what a cutie  :rattysmiley:  Give him lots of yogies for me...but then again, it looks like he gets LOTS of yogies!!!!!!!!!!!!

 :yelcutelaugh: Thanks guys. :) He's doing great, loving life with his friends. They are so frickin cute when they lay in a line on the coke box. It's also kind of funny cause Sticky's spot on the box kind of sags. lol Sticky's a weirdo though, he doesn't even like yogies. He'll eat them if I leave them in the cage and there is NOTHING else to eat. He's crazy or at least his brothers think so because they gobble them up. But he gets other treats as you can probably tell.  :yelcutelaugh:

I actually got a little teary looking at the comparison pics.  ::)  He just looked so tiny and traumatized before (can't BELIEVE how cruel people can be...  :angry4: ) and now he's SO HANDSOME and healthy looking!  What a lucky, lucky manrat to have been rescued and so well cared for - and how lucky for you, to get such a gorgeous little rattie!   :rattysmiley:  Give him scritches and compliemnts from me!  :heart:

YAY STICKY!

no YOGIES!!!! he is a little crazy, my son loves them...LOL.  I always have to tell him they are for the rats not for kids, crazy kid.  Anyway, Sticky is certainly handsome and growing like a weed!!! a handsome weed that is  :rattysmiley:

Eeehehehe, I love yogies..hehehe.

Sticky's an amazing little..erm, big, rat! I'm so happy you saved him  :thumbsup2:
I never got to read the artical about Sticky's friends, what're there names?

Maybe it's not a good idea, but it'd be interesting if the people who let you have the little rat on the glue trap got to see how handsome he is now. Maybe they'd feel bad and think more about glue traps in the future?

Aw, he looks so great!  I think we need some pictures of Sticky with his friends.  :poke:

 :director: Sticky and friends pics!! Pweese???

Okay, here you guys go they aren't great, but I'll get better pics sometime this week.
Here's Oliver
http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x302/mylife_035/Rats/stuff021.jpg
Huckleberry
http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x302/mylife_035/Rats/stuff024.jpg
No name (I know I'm terrible, but can't figure out a name...ideas?)
http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x302/mylife_035/Rats/stuff027.jpg
Simon
http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x302/mylife_035/Rats/stuff032.jpg
Templeton
http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x302/mylife_035/Rats/stuff035.jpg
And can't leave him out, Sticky
http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x302/mylife_035/Rats/stuff037.jpg

AWWW!!!!! Named him Harry!

How about Rufus?

 :poke: ahem.... How is our favorite lil Sticky man doing?

Yes Yes!  How is Sticky????

Sticky man is doing just fine.  ;D He has stopped growing and loves his friends.  :)

STICKY GOT BIG! Holy total! He looks so delicious and squishy! I can see "no name" being a William or Theodore, something classic and upscale so to speak. He looks like he's got the slick-back hair and could be wearing a suit! :P

MORE STICKY PICS PLEASE! and friends, what did ya name the nameless one?

I'm new here but I came across this story and I love it!  :heart: Good for you and Sticky!

Okay, I've been definantly slacking in Sticky updates and I'm sorry. I saw the other posts asking about Sticky so I went and took pictures a couple minutes ago. I did realize that the date was wrong when I uploaded them (it's got tomorrows date). Anyways here are a few pictures of the Sticky man.
Bruce on the left and Sticky to the right.
(http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x302/mylife_035/Rats/rats014-1.jpg)
Sticky and one of the "twins" I seriously can't tell the two pews apart at all I feel bad. Everytime I think I have it figured out there fuzz patches change (yup they are patchworks to an extent, face hairs and leg/belly hair changes all the time).
(http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x302/mylife_035/Rats/rats017-1.jpg)
Sticky, Tanner, Bruce and a "Twin"
http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x302/mylife_035/Rats/rats020-1.jpg
Tanner, Sticky and a "Twin"
http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x302/mylife_035/Rats/rats023-1.jpg
Cookie time!
http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x302/mylife_035/Rats/rats026.jpg
Fighting over a cookie that's what happens if I don't pass things out individually. lol
http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x302/mylife_035/Rats/rats027.jpg
Sticky trying to escape.
http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x302/mylife_035/Rats/rats024.jpg
This is my all time favorite of my manly rat pack. Yes, two boys have been added.... Tanner and Bruce the rexes.
(http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x302/mylife_035/Rats/babysitting020.jpg)

Sticky got huge!  He looks so happy with his family. :)

what an inspiring story.

I can't help but lol, thinking about how you were going to wait to get rats, and now see how many you have! lol

LOL Yeah I know, so much for waiting on getting rats again. I knew when I ended up with Sticky I'd have a bunch of rats again I can't help it they are so stinkin' cute.

Yay!!  I love seeing Sticky with all his boys.  What a great story!  :heart:

 :shocked2: Sticky is the commander of an army!! WOW do they look happy! And Sticky is freakin huge!! Thank you for the updates!! :bow:

oh my! He has gotten so big! Im so happy he has found such a wonderful home! It was amazing to remember the begining of you finding him...poor guy has grown wonderfully! many kisses to you all!

 :love5:  I am so happy for Sticky!  He has so many friends and such a wonderful momma!   :-* and  :cookie:  :cookie: for Sticky and his friends!!  :heart:

I just love this story!What great updates!The whole mischief is just adorable!Love those dark,hairless guys!