nPostednon November 12, 2015
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n Aren“fancy” rats fancy because they are wearing formal gowns andntuxes?
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nAren“fancy” mice fancy because they have excellent table manners, ornbecause they host amazing parties?
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Nopen– the word fancy in “fancy rat and mouse” doesn’t meannelaborate, decorative, expensive, or well-dressed. Instead, it goesnto the meaning of fancy as a verb: “to like something ornsomeone.”
Nopen– the word fancy in “fancy rat and mouse” doesn’t meannelaborate, decorative, expensive, or well-dressed. Instead, it goesnto the meaning of fancy as a verb: “to like something ornsomeone.”n
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nInnother words, if you fancy rats and mice, you like them. And I’mnpretty sure that the rats and mice you fancy are the domesticatednones that people have as pets!
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| Well, some fancy mice really are…fancy! |
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nFancynrats are domesticated brown rats, the most common sort of pet rats,nand fancy mice are domesticated house mice. These creatures can benpurchased at a pet store or from a breeder. n
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nNotenthat domesticated rats and mice are very different from wild ones!nFor example, domesticated rats are not considered a plague threat,nand in fact pose no more of health risk than dogs or cats. Theynbehave quite differently, too; they are comfortable around humans,naffectionate to their owners, and tolerant of changes in food and thenenvironment.
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| This American Blue rat isn’t very, very blue. |
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nDifferentncolors of domesticated brown rats are still the same species – evennif they are not brown! Because color mutations have been carefullynbred together to create different “pretty” rats, fancy rats comenin colors as varied as white, cinnamon, and even blue! And fancynmice, too, vary in color and pattern, including black, chocolate,ncinnamon, fawn, champagne, blue, white, golden agouti, silver agouti,nsilver, and dove!
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nFindnout more…
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n…aboutnkeeping fancy rats and mice as pets fromnthis vet-run website.
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nAlsonon this date:
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nBirthnof Baha’u’llah
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nOvernand Under Day (a day to celebrate tunnels and bridges)
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nAnniversarynof the first salvage operation in space
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nAnniversarynof National Gaming Day
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