trihkal
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This is Sativa. She'll be 28 months at the end of August. She's the oldest rat I have ever had. Sativa is my only remaining SITH girl and one of the sweetest rats I have ever known. Sativa is a little attention whore but she's so cute that she gets away with it. She's friendly to everyone she meets and I do mean everyone. We are cherishing her in her old age and of course she's loving it.
This is Orchid. Orchid and her sister Nisa had a tragic beginning. They were separated from their mom when they were around 3 weeks old and spent a considerable amount of time with a snake that refused to eat them prior to us rescuing them. Orchid is more friendly and confident than Nisa. Orchid loves Sativa and is protective of her sister. She is learning to love attention and has become pretty attached to us already.
This is Nisa. She's my little scaredy rat but with good reason so I sympathize. I have worked with Nisa very slowly over the past two months. I started with talking to her in soothing voice, then placing my hand in the cage, and eventually petting her inside the cage and offering treats. Over time Nisa and I have developed a bond and she has started to trust me. She will now come out of the cage and enjoys attention. It is clear she is still emotionally fragile and fearful but I am so proud of how far she has come.
So this is my rat family as of today. We are a growing family so I'm sure I'll be updating soon enough.