Not a good day today...

courtneydayle said:

I found out what was killing the babies. We had a rat in the building and it was eating them. Actually it was one of my pet rats that had escaped from a hutch I was keepign them in outside. Needless to say, this rat won't live much longer. Next time dad goes outside he's going to take care of it.

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Am trying to think how to word this without seeming too harsh.

I would be totally distraught if a rat ate any of my buns, but it isn't really the rat's fault - he or she was just acting according to instinct. As the rat is a pet couldn't you just ensure the hutch s/he is in is escape proof so it doesn't happen again?

I don't have pet rats but killing a pet rat because s/he was just being 'a rat' made me feel really sad.

Please don't let your Dad kill the rat. He/She was only doing what is instinctive.

Instead why don't you capture it and either rehome it or put it in a secure cage and look after it as a pet rat again ?

It's not poor ratties fault

It hasn't been killed, but it will not continue to live here. I don't take care of animals that kill my other animals. I'm dropping it off at a pet store and they can rehome it along with the other 4.

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I'm speechless at this post. :shock:
I'm quite upset over the things you have said being a rabbit and rat lover you clearly have little understanding of both these animals.