Jack's_Girl
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Let me start with my soon to be pet rat. His name is Jack. What makes him interesting is that he is a lab rat. (A Long-Evans hooded rat acquired from Charles-Rivers laboratories) Let me explain. I am a psychology student and since I am finishing up my undergrad one of my courses requires me to teach a rat (Jack) to press a lever for food reward. Once the course is over I am free to keep him and bring him home. I am quite attached to him and plan to keep him.
But this poses many problems. I am a student and I do not want my poor Jack to be bored as I will only be able to spend an hour or so with him a day. A solution to this problem is to get him a buddy. This poses a problem. I am afraid of pet store diseases as Jack has been kept in near sterile conditions and would not have any natural defences.
Second of all, he would be close to five months of age when I bring him home.
Does anyone have any suggestions?
But this poses many problems. I am a student and I do not want my poor Jack to be bored as I will only be able to spend an hour or so with him a day. A solution to this problem is to get him a buddy. This poses a problem. I am afraid of pet store diseases as Jack has been kept in near sterile conditions and would not have any natural defences.
Second of all, he would be close to five months of age when I bring him home.
Does anyone have any suggestions?