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    well i decided to adopt 2 ratties, and found them on craigslist. the lady im getting them from decided to google me and found my yahoo account and was asking if it was me and that she just wanted to make sure the rats would not end up being feeders. well no shit lady, i dont want your rats to go to bad homes either, but i think googling me isnt going to give you any answers and its a little rude.

    is that rude or out of line? i told her if she didnt trust anyone to get her rats off craigslist she should have just given them to a rescue and she got all huffy about it.

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    It sounds a little overzealous, but she does have the right to Google you. Unfortunately for you, she has every right to use anything she finds dissatisfactory against you and not sell to you if she wants.

    I do however agree that it's going a little overboard.

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    well she agreed to let me have them so im getting them tomorrow evening i am so excited for them. poor things have no toys in their cage and dont get handled much.they are so cute!

    50 for the cage and rats a good deal i think!
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    Hey, that's a great deal! Congrats on the new additions to your family

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    Quote Originally Posted by i.breathe.in View Post
    well i decided to adopt 2 ratties, and found them on craigslist. the lady im getting them from decided to google me and found my yahoo account and was asking if it was me and that she just wanted to make sure the rats would not end up being feeders. well no shit lady, i dont want your rats to go to bad homes either, but i think googling me isnt going to give you any answers and its a little rude.

    is that rude or out of line? i told her if she didnt trust anyone to get her rats off craigslist she should have just given them to a rescue and she got all huffy about it.
    Nah, I don't think it's rude, or personal, or anything. She was trying to protect the rats as best she could which is understandable. Maybe there isn't a rescue there, or she wanted to make sure they went together, or she felt it was less traumatic to just go to one home before a rescue or something.

    I've known a rescue that advertises on Craigslist, and they do more invasive things like home visits and follow-ups.

    Sometimes people give up pets to individuals and they become feeder animals, bait animals for fighting, or lab animals. I can see why someone would be really careful.

    Congratulations.

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    I thought it wasn't really rude per se, just a little overboard.. until I read that they don't have any toys and don't get handled. That bitch needs to google herself.

    Congrats on the new family members!!

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    if shes this uppity wait till i show up at her house with my tattoos she will most likely think i worship satan or something.

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    I don't think it was rude either. She's just trying to make sure they go to the best person who can care for them. I'd let it go. You have new babies to snuggle tomorrow. Congrats.
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    I think it's perfectly normal.

    Craigslist is notoriously used my people looking for free feeders, or get animals and sell them for animal testing facilities. I think she has every right to be concerned, and do whatever research she can.

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    Eh, at this point even employers are googling potential employees, so i can see how a person about to give another living being to someone might want to make sure of things, etc.

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    well apparently i over reacted a bit, wouldnt be the firs ttime...

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    Quote Originally Posted by i.breathe.in View Post
    if shes this uppity wait till i show up at her house with my tattoos she will most likely think i worship satan or something.

    Reminds me of a chick in my nursing class who said she wouldn't care for a person who worshipped satan. She wouldn't even go in their hospital room. It's our fucking job to take care of people regardless.

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    Quote Originally Posted by loveandluxury View Post
    Reminds me of a chick in my nursing class who said she wouldn't care for a person who worshipped satan. She wouldn't even go in their hospital room. It's our fucking job to take care of people regardless.
    as a point of interest anton la vey the founder fo the church of satan died in a catholic hospital

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    Hmmm...I would be offended too, honestly. And maybe I shouldn't bust this card out, but if she's trying to make money selling them,she is trying to make money, not just give them to the best possible home. If by some freak weird horrible twist of fate I had to give my dog to a new home, no way would I ask for money! I would just try to find the best possible people to give her too. But then maybe I over react to shit too.
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    Quote Originally Posted by VegasPrincess View Post
    Hmmm...I would be offended too, honestly. And maybe I shouldn't bust this card out, but if she's trying to make money selling them,she is trying to make money, not just give them to the best possible home. If by some freak weird horrible twist of fate I had to give my dog to a new home, no way would I ask for money! I would just try to find the best possible people to give her too. But then maybe I over react to shit too.
    well i talked her down from 75 to 50 so i did good on that end, but i am the same way, if i ever had to part with my dog i would give her to the best home possible and money would be way down on my priority list.

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    Not rude... she obviously just loves her rats. Logically, someone would just go to a store and buy some rats if all they wanted was feeders since it's much easier than dealing with craigslist. But... yea... not rude, just a wee bit strange.
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    i doubt she loves them shes only had them for 3 months, and the reason she is getting them is her husband doesnt want them around.

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    I loved my ferret after three months. Meh, maybe she has too much time on her hands or something.
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    i think she has too much stupid on her hands...

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    Nah. I google everything- including people, so I wouldn't think it too abnormal. I use freecycle and craigslist extensively, and do check up on who is coming to my house for whatever reason. There's some crazy people that frequent those sorts of sites!

    That said- congrats on your new family members

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    Not that this woman was necessarily thinking of it in this way, but...

    sometimes it's better to charge money for pets that you need to rehome, not to get the money, but to ensure that it's not someone who just wants to collect free pets to sell to a lab or use as feeders. People can put on a really good front, but still have bad intentions.

    Sounds like they're going to have a much better home with you anyway, with toys and attention. Also, it's really great that you rescued them rather than buying from a store

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    why would someone pay $50 for feeders???

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    Sorry, I was responding to people saying that if she really cared about them, maybe she should have given them away for free. I was saying that it's generally better to charge; if someone charges rather than giving them away for free, then one pretty much is ensuring that they won't be initially used as feeders.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Corgan View Post
    why would someone pay $50 for feeders???
    thats what i said!

    i just went and picked them up i was too antsy they are so cute!!! they are faster then i thought they would be! they are scared and hiding in their wooden house at the moment.

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    She might just be a little odd. I would have just asked u directly if u wanted them as pets. Im glad she cared that they were going to a home to be pets.
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