Backround info:
We have 2 boys, Dom and Jacob, who are brothers and our first rats. They are slightly over a year old and are very much fun. They have recently gotten a new cage [used Marshall ferret cage for cheap] and we now have room to expand our fur family. They boys have always appeared to be in decent health.
Found 2 boys on Craigslist, they are 12 and 13 months old, purchased one and then another because it appeared lonely. They are from a Petco [sigh], but have been in a home environment ever since [although they will think they have died and gone to fuzzy heaven when the find their new cage, their current one is very cramped] and frequently handled and played with. The owner is rehoming them because her child has developed an allergy to them.
My question is what quarantine procedures do I need to take? Our boys have never been sick, and neither have the 2 we are looking at according to the seller. We live in an apartment complex, so a seperate airspace is not really possible. We can seperate them in different rooms, and wash hands between touching. What other steps would you suggest when introducing new adults into an environment?
We have 2 boys, Dom and Jacob, who are brothers and our first rats. They are slightly over a year old and are very much fun. They have recently gotten a new cage [used Marshall ferret cage for cheap] and we now have room to expand our fur family. They boys have always appeared to be in decent health.
Found 2 boys on Craigslist, they are 12 and 13 months old, purchased one and then another because it appeared lonely. They are from a Petco [sigh], but have been in a home environment ever since [although they will think they have died and gone to fuzzy heaven when the find their new cage, their current one is very cramped] and frequently handled and played with. The owner is rehoming them because her child has developed an allergy to them.
My question is what quarantine procedures do I need to take? Our boys have never been sick, and neither have the 2 we are looking at according to the seller. We live in an apartment complex, so a seperate airspace is not really possible. We can seperate them in different rooms, and wash hands between touching. What other steps would you suggest when introducing new adults into an environment?
