Sunday, September 18, 2011

After months Ratless - 2 New Rescue Additions

When Milly and Maggie past away around spring, they were the last of our nine rats we had. Willard and Legion who were blood brothers both passed at around 2 years from a pituitary tumor, Constantine from a severe Respiritory infection at 2 years 3 months, Maggie from a pituitary tumor and Milly from heart failure. We were bruised but not broken. The rest we received from being ratless was refreshing but we have been left with an emptyness. A friend that I had known since elementary school emailed me and asked me if I'd like her two male rats. She said she is rarely home because of school and her mother doesnt want to keep cleaning all the cages. See she's a perfectly nice girl but does have a habit of collecting animals and because she is not home often she is not dedicated to her animals. They are roughly a year and some old. I don't even think they have names =( Without toys and any out of cage time these boys are going to have to be severely spoiled by me to make up for lost time. I could not say no to rats in need, Im so sensitive that all it took was thinking about how much of a better life I could give them. I do not know about the condition I am going to get them in so I have vet money set up just in case. They are housed on pine and in a room filled with other cages of animals unfortionatly. Animals should not be treated as room accessories. Now they could be treated a lot worse mind you, the conditions are alright, but air quality is deffinatly an issue and the amount of human contact is very little so these boys MAY need a lot of extra attention which I am willing to offer. Its going to feel strange having rats again after so long without but Im excited to be able to hold rats in my arms once again. I will be getting the fuzzies early October and they will have a large 3 story cage with more toys and hammocks then they will know what to do with.

2 comments:

  1. Congrats on getting some new ratties! I haven't owned any rats, but I can't wait to get a pair. I've had all of the usual suspects (ie: hamsters, mice and a guinea pig). I've always wanted a rabbit, but then I discovered rats as pets, and here I am now. I'll be moving in the next month or two and once I'm settled I plan on getting a pair of boys, or maybe girls. I've read that you owned both males and females. Any advice on which sex makes a better pet?

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  2. Hello Roxy. Hopefully you get this message as Im not sure if there was a way to message you directly. So happy that you have considered bringing rats into your life. Rats make excellent pets and have huge personalities compared to other animals. Theres not too much of a difference in the sex but there is 1 notable difference. Male rats tend to be lazier and sleep more often. The males tend to be more willing to snuggle while females are the more active rats. They tend to be more hyper and they are not always as willing to stay in one spot and snuggle. But with old age most rats enjoy a nice snuggle. Thank you for wanting to have 2 rats instead of one, most people do not understand the importance of a companion for the wee ones. Thank you for reading my blog =)

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