Rescued older agouti boy

[dingosm8]

I've rescued an older (2+) male agouti with a not-so-great past.
He has been in a small travel sized cage his whole life.
At the beginning he had a brother, but "small cage fever" must have affected them, because the owners came home one day to find one and a half rats. Since then, he has not been handled and was named sharkey/jaws.
I've been taking things slow with him. He has not shown any signs of aggression and this morning he was a super licky boy.

Here he is exploring his new home:

He's been a loner for quite awhile. He looks small and lonely in his new home.
I hope to introduce him to his potential cagemates Zeddy and Roo in the future:

I'm thinking about naming him either Vitas (after the russian singer) or Besra (a small asian bird of prey).

 

[Godmother]

I'm so glad you got him!! Poor little guy, having to live in a travel cage. He must not know what to do with all that nice clean cage with toys and wheel... but he'll figure it out!

 

[LA]

I'm so glad you have him now. Poor boy. He's so handsome. :heart:

 

[Dahlas]

He is so handsome.......

 

[jorats]

Look at his new home now! What a lucky boy! He's really beautiful too. I love agoutis!!
I bet his cagemate had died and then he started to dispose of the body.

 

[Dewi]

He is handsome. How is he settling in?

 

[MumsyRat]

:thumbup: Good for you for taking this sweet old guy. I'm like Jo, I love agouti's. He's a beauty and I'm glad he gets to retire in comfort and care!

 

[Squeak]

What a handsome agouti boy! :heart:

 

[mamarat]

He's gorgeous. I'm so glad he found his way to you.

 

[lilspaz68]

he has an incredibly sweet face, I am sure you will reach him quickly...he's just at the phase of "THIS is ALL for me???"

 

[skinnyhippiechick]

He is certainly a handsome fellow! Great choice of names - have you decided on one yet?

dl

 

[Lina]

what a lovely boy.

 

[wonderrodent]

Congrats on your new addition. He sure is a lucky boy! I hope the intro will work. I love the sleeping picture :heart:

 

[Delaney9940]

awww he is soo cute i am soo happy u got him.
and he probably started to eat him because
they try to keep there area clean

 

[lj]

Such a cutie. Glad you took him in.