KristyR
Well-Known Member
I had the big boys out playing, and they were all having a marvelous time. The usual here and there scuffles were going on, but nothing major. As it turns out, at least on neutral ground, Larry is far more a submissive than an aggressive rat, but then he and Cyril decided to square off. It started as Larry on his hind legs, mouth open, squeaking a series of squeaks, and half the other guys ran over to look on. I was keeping a close eye on things. Cyril and Larry did a little pushing and shoving and boxing, and then it turned into screeching ball of rat. Split-second decision...stuck my hand in between them and pushed top rat (Cyril) off bottom rat (Larry). Larry took off. Cyril turned around and sunk his teeth into my index finger, right at the first knuckle joint! As soon as I pried his teeth out of my finger, he kind of looked like, "oh, mom, didn't realize that was you." Holy crap-a-freaking-moly that hurts!!!!!!!! And wow, did it ever bleed! I had my hand in a fist trying to stop the bleeding with blood running out between my fingers, while trying to gather rats and stick them back into their cages left handed.
My finger is swollen and pretty painful. Got it cleaned up just fine, and have a band-aid on it. Haven't been able to locate my tube of neosporin just yet. If I can't find it, I'll get some from work tomorrow night.
My finger is swollen and pretty painful. Got it cleaned up just fine, and have a band-aid on it. Haven't been able to locate my tube of neosporin just yet. If I can't find it, I'll get some from work tomorrow night.