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Metsrock69 @Metsrock69 (3617) • United States 12 Nov 19

I was reading a story about a slumlord/landlord that owns an apartment building. The problem is it is infested with rodents and other things. A tenant asked them multiple times to take care of the issue and did not receive a...

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A case of mistaken identity - the capybara and the coypu

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382068) • Rockingham, Australia 27 Jun 19

I muddled my facts with my last discussion and accidentally posted a photo of a coypu saying it was a capybara. My apologies - and thanks to Owl About myLot(@owlwings) for pointing out the error. I thought I should give a few...

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December 28th, 2018

Katt Rocketman @PeachieMew (881) • Cleveland, Ohio 28 Dec 18

Today I learned that chinchillas need a lot of roughage in their diet, and hay is a good source of that. This is important to know since I plan on getting a chinchilla when I'm more financially stable. What did you learn today?

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Bella Has A New Job

Sherry Smith @morgoodie (2644) • United States 22 Jul 18

The other night, Bella was outside doing her business and just meandering around the yard. She had been out for quite a while and I told my daughter to check on her. Bella was in the flower bed which isn't used right now and she...

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February 2nd, 2018

Katt Rocketman @PeachieMew (881) • Cleveland, Ohio 2 Feb 18

Today I learned about an animal called the Patagonian mara, which looks like a cross between a capybara and a small deer. I love it. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patagonian_mara

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I Adore Rats!

Mandy @x0MandyLynn0x (1056) • Canada 1 Feb 18

Some people probably went "Eww" to my title. But truly, I do! I've had many rodents as pets in my life, and rats have been the best and sweetest ones to me so far! I've had rabbits, hamsters, guinea pigs, mice. Although some of...

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Rats are not welcomed here...

Teresa Trotter @teresatrotter (4073) • Jacksonville, Florida 12 Jan 18

Well... It was one of those man eating, ugly, nasty, creepy, rodents called rats, after-all. I had stored things under my bed, and found shredded crap everywhere. It ate through my boxes, and even through my body lotions....

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Dog Barks

Jazon @holdoors (2535) • Malaysia 2 Sep 17

We have some unvisited visitors around in the drainage area near the garden. The dogs are barking at these rodents. My parents woke up because of this. I hope they are gone for now. Otherwise, the dogs will bark again.

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Quick thoughts 10/5/16

Ms Rae @carebear29 (32002) • Wausau, Wisconsin 5 Oct 16

So I hung out with my neighbor for a bit again today. Also, I have a sale tomorrow and I have to give my husband half of it. Wow, a whole $15 each and I was going to put it towards either groceries or my fine but whatever. I got...

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Do You Know Where Hamsters Came From?

M. K. Albus @MKAlubs (455) • United States 25 Aug 16

No, I'm not talking about the pet store. I am talking about where they originally lived in the wild before being domesticated as pets. Do you know? Well, most pet hamsters in the world today are descended from wild hamsters...

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Do You See Many Squirrels Where You Live/

Barbara Radisavlejvic @bagarad (14283) • Paso Robles, California 28 Apr 16

On the California Central Coast we have a lot of squirrels. We have ground squirrels that beg for handouts on our beaches and eat our gardens. We also have tree squirrels that play in the trees and sometimes raid bird feeders....

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Living with Rats

angel_smiles @Lolaze (5092) • St. Louis, Missouri 28 Apr 16

No, not THAT kind of rat! I don't mean the pest that lurks in the basement and chews up your house. I mean pet rats! I have 3 pet rats – Apple, Bianca, and Everlee. They make awesome pets. They are very intelligent and loving...

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They're Baaaaaack!

patgalca @patgalca (18481) • Orangeville, Ontario 25 Apr 16

Do you know what I'm talking about? Have you been following me long enough to know what I'm referring to? My daughter was sitting in the family room on the arm of the love seat. She said, "Something smells in here." I walked over...

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El Chigüire (The Capybara)

Yuleima Gutierrez @YuleimaVzla (1857) • Maracaibo, Venezuela 14 Mar 16

You can see in the rainy western plains of Venezuela but center is found throughout Latin America. The capybara is the world's largest rodent species and belongs to the caviomorfos. Also called capybara rodent and weighs 50 kg but...

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This mouse had to go!

Ronald Franklin @RonElFran (1214) • Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania 18 Nov 15

One of the husbandly duties I particularly dislike is setting out mouse traps. In our neck of the woods, we can expect a steady stream of rodent visitors to our house as cold weather approaches. I understand that mice, like...

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which is which???

kaeirole @kaeirole (668) • Philippines 18 Oct 11

couple of months ago..i suddenly got some interest with rodents, specifically guine pigs and hamster.. i really find them so cute to have as a pet.. and now, my special someone is going to buy me a pair of the rodent i really...

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What motivates you to keep gardening if pests destroyed your last garden?

Barbara Radisavlejvic @bagarad (14283) • Paso Robles, California 8 Sep 11

I fought a colony or two of ground squirrels last year who destroyed almost everything I grew and I watched helplessly as each day I would find another tomato plant cut down at ground level. It seemed like senseless destruction,...

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Mutant Rodents?

skysuccess @skysuccess (8857) • Singapore 26 Aug 11

I have to wonder after reading an article on how a housing worker actually killed a mouse measuring 3 feet! I am really wondering how in the world did these rats actually grow to become this size and letting my imagination...

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rats chewing my wall!!

tigeraunt @tigeraunt (6326) • Philippines 26 Jan 11

hi mylotters, crawlers, insects, etc. are starting to invade my privacy due to constant rain and flash floods. well, i just dust and sweep them in the morning before i leave the house for the office and they are gone, but the...

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Does anyone own a hairless rat?

marie2052 @marie2052 (3691) • United States 15 Dec 10

A new pet shop has opened in my town and I happened to stop in and found they had one little male hairless rat in a tank. I went to play with him and scooped him up out of the tank and he ran up my shoulder to under my hair by my...

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