Maybe find someone locally who has a pet rat then go and handle it and learn more about its care. You’ll have a better idea then if your girls are ready for this. Sean says: Sorry to hear this.

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I asked my husband to take a look at it, and he identified it immediately as rat poison ... had any complaints about the dogs. We don’t have any issues with anybody.” ...

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