jorats
Loving rats since 2002.
I adopted three males from Lilspaz68. They are older and intact. Ferdinand lived alone while Teddy and George lived together. I decided to intro these three to my colony and thought it was a great idea to take a video account of the process. Adding three different groups together, 3 of the males intact should have been the perfect opportunity to show what to look for, problem areas, puffy rats, the calming effect, the "do not touch" the romp issues... but nope. This group is so docile, I didn't get one reaction that I could use and document. I will still put up the videos just to give an idea.
But! my sister is also doing intros and hers are a little harder so I'll document that one as well.
Here are some pics!
Teddy! ...during the intros, I was taking multiple pics. As I was snapping away, Teddy walks up to me and starts to give me lots of kisses. lol
His buddy George... this guy was the happiest of the group. He generally hopped from one place to the other, making loads of new friends.
And Ferdinand. He's a hefty boy, big but not fat, a real doll. I'm not surprised that Bianca adores him. He was the only one to become puffy. But not out of aggression, only out of "fear for the unknown". It didn't take long for him to settle down and pee on all the rat buds, who frankly, didn't care. lol
A couple of intro pics:
Ferd and Teddy, eating the ten million cheerios I put down in anticipation of a confrontation. lol
And one of Doc with George in the back, Ferd and Teddy... all happy rats.
But! my sister is also doing intros and hers are a little harder so I'll document that one as well.
Here are some pics!
Teddy! ...during the intros, I was taking multiple pics. As I was snapping away, Teddy walks up to me and starts to give me lots of kisses. lol
His buddy George... this guy was the happiest of the group. He generally hopped from one place to the other, making loads of new friends.
And Ferdinand. He's a hefty boy, big but not fat, a real doll. I'm not surprised that Bianca adores him. He was the only one to become puffy. But not out of aggression, only out of "fear for the unknown". It didn't take long for him to settle down and pee on all the rat buds, who frankly, didn't care. lol
A couple of intro pics:
Ferd and Teddy, eating the ten million cheerios I put down in anticipation of a confrontation. lol
And one of Doc with George in the back, Ferd and Teddy... all happy rats.