RatDad2017
New Member
Hello everyone!
It’s been an interesting year for my rats. From having to euthanize one of my rats, to one having a seizure, and then two dying of old age (at least they went quick and didn’t have a drawn out death), and now I have one female left.
Oddly enough, this female I have left is the first rat I got (I used to have rats growing up, but I started a new clan of my own a few years ago). I play with her every day, take her out of the cage, and I completely spoil her. My question is, what can I do to prevent her from getting lonely? Is playing with her every day enough? I would LOVE to adopt some older females for her to have as roommates, but I sadly have discovered (through lots of allergy testing), that the horrible allergies I’ve been having for about two years is due to my rats. So, I don’t want to adopt her out, and I can’t adopt another female, so I’m just not sure what to do.
I had to make the difficult decision of having no more rats after my last girl passes. She’s so sweet, fun, and friendly... I just want her to be happy! Any thoughts/advice would be greatly appreciated!
It’s been an interesting year for my rats. From having to euthanize one of my rats, to one having a seizure, and then two dying of old age (at least they went quick and didn’t have a drawn out death), and now I have one female left.
Oddly enough, this female I have left is the first rat I got (I used to have rats growing up, but I started a new clan of my own a few years ago). I play with her every day, take her out of the cage, and I completely spoil her. My question is, what can I do to prevent her from getting lonely? Is playing with her every day enough? I would LOVE to adopt some older females for her to have as roommates, but I sadly have discovered (through lots of allergy testing), that the horrible allergies I’ve been having for about two years is due to my rats. So, I don’t want to adopt her out, and I can’t adopt another female, so I’m just not sure what to do.
I had to make the difficult decision of having no more rats after my last girl passes. She’s so sweet, fun, and friendly... I just want her to be happy! Any thoughts/advice would be greatly appreciated!