SugarAndSpice
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Sugar and Spice are almost 3 months old! Time flies!
We're still working on allowing us to hold them. It just seems like it's taking forever. They still reside very close to us. We do put our hands in their habitat. We usually put a few favorite treats in the palms of our hands. They will take the treats and come back for more. When they are out in free range, I'm their jungle gym. I can touch and pet them while they are on my shoulders. Spice will get on my hand to come down off of my shoulders. We're going to do free range time twice a day and increase the time they are out as well. Does anyone else have any other suggestions?
We are seeing more rattie type of behavior. They still aren't really chewing a whole lot. They will chew applewood sticks and their lava ledge. Could they just not be chewers? We've never had rats that didn't chew.
They bring us such joy!
We're still working on allowing us to hold them. It just seems like it's taking forever. They still reside very close to us. We do put our hands in their habitat. We usually put a few favorite treats in the palms of our hands. They will take the treats and come back for more. When they are out in free range, I'm their jungle gym. I can touch and pet them while they are on my shoulders. Spice will get on my hand to come down off of my shoulders. We're going to do free range time twice a day and increase the time they are out as well. Does anyone else have any other suggestions?
We are seeing more rattie type of behavior. They still aren't really chewing a whole lot. They will chew applewood sticks and their lava ledge. Could they just not be chewers? We've never had rats that didn't chew.
They bring us such joy!