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GrimVixen — Climbing Rat
Published: 2008-04-15 08:00:21 +0000 UTC; Views: 5226; Favourites: 56; Downloads: 0
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This is a desin for a tattoo I hope to get someday. The rat would be climbing up my left leg. I was born in the Year of the Rat, and I always seem to have a few for pets, darling little creatures that they are
Brush and ink, colored pencil and a sharpie on sketch paper. I think the tail needs more work.
Comments welcomed and appreciated
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Squee! It reminds me of my Mozart ('cept Mozzy has black eyes)
Mozart and Shakespeare are my first owned pets, and the first rats I've kept, and they're so awesome! I love rats, and I love this <3
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Actually untrue. BLUE capped rats usually only have black eyes, but lilac, tan and cream, or any of those dilutes (or double dilutes) can have ruby or red, depending on the mutation. I wanted my blue to have red eyes for effect, so I assumed it was a chimera mutation so I could get away with it. In such a case it is actually possible.
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i know i know. but this one is not lilac
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Your art is wonderful.
I am in love with this drawing.
It reminds my of one of my rats!
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Domestic rats are such great pets!
I have two myself. : D
Good luck in getting that tattooed, it looks really amazing!
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Thanks! Yes, they do make great pets-- I also have two
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thats cool, a guy that works at the tattooists i use has a rat climbing his leg, 
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i wish i could get a pet rat.
they're wonderful, good luck with the tatoo!
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That was supposed to be YES, rats rule. *sigh*
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my dad thinks they're dirty.
cause in russia they were, some of them even ate babies (im not joking!!)
so he won't let me have one.
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They CAN be dirty, if they live in dirty conditions. Kept as pets they're as clean as you keep their cage.
As far as eating babies, I don't doubt it. They are surprisingly intelligent for their size, and one of the most successful species as far as sheer survival instincts goes. I'm sure a wild rat would gladly take any potential food it finds, even if it's still alive. As pets they learn that humans are friends, and will treat you like a fellow rattie, even grooming you, following you around and playing tag with your hands! Of course every rat has its own unique personality, and not every one will grow to love humans, but if you interact with them every day, even the more suspicious ones will come to see you as a positive presence. The really good ones show interest in humans early on.
Just like wild dogs, wild rats can be dangerous, but domestic ones can be sweet, affectionate and loyal. I hope you get a chance to have one (or better yet, two) some day
More than you wanted to know? 
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no!
that's great info.
but it wont shake my dad.
it took me years to get a dog, so for now, i think ill stay rat-less.
my mother (back when she was living in russia) saw two rats steal an egg without breaking it. one lay on its back and cradled to egg between its four paws. the other took it's compainions tail between its teeth and dragged him to the rat hole next door. my mom was so amazed at this display of intellegence, she didn't even stop them from taking her egg.
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Thanks! You, rats rule. Such sweet, pure little souls.
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