So we got three new girls about a week ago, that were being rehomed. Their exact age is still up in the air, but we're told the bigger two are 9 months old (or 7. Can't remember), and the baby is 3 months old. One of the older two, who is a Dumbo, is super sweet. We named her squid. The tiny baby is also super sweet (but much younger than 3 months, since she still has her baby fur), and we named her moose. The other big girl was a bitter. I've been working with her for a week now, and got her from lunging at my hand and biting (hard), to now putting one paw on my hand to gently take a treat. She seems SUPER hand shy, and her go to, was lunging and biting, or chasing you with her mouth open. She did a pretty good chomp on my finger Friday, but I had really pushed her boundaries. But I've been watching her body language, and she has really warmed up to me petting her now (I started by giving her a treat, holding it in my fingers a little longer than for her to grab and run, and I'd softly pet her with one finger), and now she will let me cup my hand on her back, and stroke her nose WHILE SHE'S EATING A TREAT! Which, if some of you know is a big deal, since most rats will take their treats, and run, or move away if touched. But she really comes running if I open her cage and make kissing noises at her (which used to scare her), and will tolerate a quick pet without a treat. I'm so happy for her, that she won't be locked in an unhappy, biting, scared place in her life. Her name is now sugar plum, or plum for short. I'll try to get better pics as soon as I can.
The gray girl with wheelie tail is plum.
The Dumbo girl is squid.
The precious little diamond head girl is moose!
The gray girl with wheelie tail is plum.
The Dumbo girl is squid.
The precious little diamond head girl is moose!
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