And Next Time I'm Taking Video

Things I learned about rats yesterday:

1. Rats hate baths.
2. Rats hate hair dryers more.
3. Rats have a vertical leap that puts Michael Jordan to shame.

I will leave the rest to your imagination.

Comments

[YewNorkBabe]

Oh my. My imagination is running wild....maybe I won't need to go to the gym this morning.

[karen]

umm...I think that's something I might pay to see.

[Jennifer]

I am standing on my chair as I read this. I hate rodents. No video needed.
Smiles!

[mimi2six]

When I was keeping the kids for you last night, I actually noticed that the rats seemed unusually quiet and inactive for that time of night! Guess they were in bath-shock. I am amazed that it entered your mind to give them a bath!!!

[Veronica Mitchell]

I wish I could have seen your face.

[pam]

I think I just got my ab work out this morning, just from the gales of laughter this caused. Too, too funny! I would have loved to have seen that video.

[jenni]

There are few things I'm really scared of. Rats would be one of them. I saw one once, while visiting in Florida, it was larger than my cat!

Do tell...

[bee]

I don't want to know. :-)

[Girlymom]

Ok, I don't get it, but ew on the rats.

[Sister Honey Bunch]

So, correct me if I'm wrong.

First you gave a rat a bath. Then, you wanted said rat to feel all pretty and gave him a blow-dry?

lol

[Beth]

So I guess now you know what a "drowned rat" really looks like? :-)

[Molly]

Oh, my toes are curled at the mere thought of rats... You're a more open-minded mom than I am!!!

[~Amy]

rats and cats have something in common.

my daughter thought it would be fun to bathe the cat...boy did he hate the blow dyer...he attacked it.

looking at it from a cats view....it was a big thing hissing at him.

~Amy

[Jeni]

Ha HA haha...just those three statements are making me laugh. You tried to use a hair dryer on a rat?? Ha ha ahahhhhaaaa....

[Nicki]

I'm picturing fluffy, flying rats. Too funny!

[lisa@take90west]

You are scarily too much into the whole rat thing now!
No video necessary :)

[Debby K.]

ew! ew! ew! ew! Gah, I don't know how you stand having those in your house. On purpose! But I do believe I would like to see that video.

[yarnigras]

I am cracking up. I had mice as a kid and we used to make them go swimming. It was a riot.
My mom made me get rid of them though because they kept having babies. Who knew, I got 2 females....but they were all already preggers...........hahahahaha I ended up with a kajillion mice........

[Dawn @ Baby Addiction]

Our pet rat, Mickey, loves the bath but also hates the drying part.

[lisa (lost pezhead)]

are you supposed to give rats a bath? we had hampsters growing up and i know you're not supposed to bathe them.

[Daiquiri]

Ha! Now that sounds like a good story! I'm impressed with your having rats at all. Yikes. I'm grossed out by my sweet dogs some days! Heck, I'm grossed out by my own children some days...

Have a good day:)

Daiquiri

[Elaine]

All I can picture in this little rat with a towel turban on it's head and rat-sized robe. Guess I have been watching too many kids animated movies lately, huh?

[Cathy]

Our rats bathe themselves, like a cat! Seriously, in 24 years plus of rat ownership, bathing and blow-drying is a new concept...maybe we should try it? ;)

[annette]

We need pictures of the rats! My cat loves the blow dryer, always has. He squints his eyes and leans right into it.

[Gego]

This post has me laughing til I cried. Did you really? Were the kids there? Who helped capture the athlete? Reminds me of trying to give three boys baths at the same time.But, I was the one that looked like a drowned rat! I have forgotten the one boy who decided to include Sydney the ancient Pom in the foray. Syd was willing to enjoy the shower until the water fight began. First one out was the dog and he was so happy to have the hair dryer that he was smiling.
Mimi2six, you are so brave to keep kids and rats. That totals 7 (seven) mammals and each and every one has the ability to shake up a household - a lot! Praises and prayers, Mimi!
Gego
Shan, you really bathed rats?????? Teeeeehaaaaa, gasping for breathe, hairdryer????? Fluffy rats????? Did their tails get fluffy, too?
Was this in the kitchen sink or the shower? More details, please! Laughs are always appreciated. GREAT VISUALS!!!!!!!
Love and hugs, Gego