Well, the general consensus is.... baby boy gets a neuter! I have the info from Joanne about her vet, so I just need to call and see how old he needs to be. She's been super helpful, and very nice, even though I am in this predicament because I got babies off Kijiji instead of taking hers :emb: The little guy is in our 'Pet Voyageur' case, I don't know if any of you have one of these, but it's like a cat/dog carrier for small animals, with a slide off locking top. It's really great, it's for vet trips, but it's been home now since yesterday for the little guy. Hopefully, tomorrow night I am getting a multilevel hamster cage from a lady on Kijiji that will house him until after his operation. I'm hoping it all goes well, because the sweetest rat I ever had was my Jazz, one of the only two boys I ever had.