Hello everyone,
I bought two bucks from a local pet shop (not a nice one, I couldn't leave them there). Well I have had these guys for about 9 months, not 100% sure how old they were when I bought them but I would guess about 6 months, so they are barely 1.5 years old. I very sadly had to put one of them down yesterday as he was really struggling from a zymbals gland tumour and despite pain relief I thought it unfair to make him carry on (R.I.P Ernie).
Unfortunately I now have just the one rat, Errol. He is such a sweet heart but my problem is I cannot get another rat, and I feel it is unfair for me to keep him as a solo rat considering he is about half way through his life if things go well. I can spend about 4-5 hours a day with him outside the cage but I feel like this isnt enough as I am not a rat substitute, however much I love him and he loves me.
So the question I am asking is whether or not you guys feel like it would be best for me to rehome him to a loving home where there would be other boys for him to be introduced to, I don't want him to have a sad rest of his life. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance and sorry for the long post!
I bought two bucks from a local pet shop (not a nice one, I couldn't leave them there). Well I have had these guys for about 9 months, not 100% sure how old they were when I bought them but I would guess about 6 months, so they are barely 1.5 years old. I very sadly had to put one of them down yesterday as he was really struggling from a zymbals gland tumour and despite pain relief I thought it unfair to make him carry on (R.I.P Ernie).
Unfortunately I now have just the one rat, Errol. He is such a sweet heart but my problem is I cannot get another rat, and I feel it is unfair for me to keep him as a solo rat considering he is about half way through his life if things go well. I can spend about 4-5 hours a day with him outside the cage but I feel like this isnt enough as I am not a rat substitute, however much I love him and he loves me.
So the question I am asking is whether or not you guys feel like it would be best for me to rehome him to a loving home where there would be other boys for him to be introduced to, I don't want him to have a sad rest of his life. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance and sorry for the long post!