lilspaz68
Well-Known Member
I have a sweet old girl I took in last April from Notamuised, who is a passive loving but timid girl with other rats. She had a special cagemate that came with her, but sadly my sweet Maddie was only with us for a short while, and after a battle with a throat abscess she left us. After that Shadow wanted to be loved by other rats but they didn't seem to want to oblige. She was fine with Selene and Portia but they passed on one by one and she was left with Rennie, the Wildling's mom who is a bit "wired-wrong" and would regularly pin Shadow and stamp on her and make her scream. There was no grooming or cuddling in hammocks...but Shadow just took what she could.
I took in sweet little old Mattie from bruxxy after her cagemate passed, and bruxxy was soo concerned at how depressed and lonely she was. Mattie is very sweet but hasn't quite bonded with Shadow plus she is having her own issues right now. Mattie would sleep at the bottom of the cage, sometimes with Shadow, and Rennie would sleep up top. After the move to the new cage Rennie got even worse and had to be removed. I finally decided Shadow at 28 months didn't need to put up with that anymore.
I decided to be really crazy and intro'd the 2 older gals to my neutered boys Wilbur and Otto and it was wonderful.
Shadow is finally truly happy again.
Shadow, Wilbur and Otto
Wilbur, Shadow and tilty wee Mattie
and this is the scene I woke up to yesterday
Look Lori!!!
Shadow is happy again. :grouphug:
I took in sweet little old Mattie from bruxxy after her cagemate passed, and bruxxy was soo concerned at how depressed and lonely she was. Mattie is very sweet but hasn't quite bonded with Shadow plus she is having her own issues right now. Mattie would sleep at the bottom of the cage, sometimes with Shadow, and Rennie would sleep up top. After the move to the new cage Rennie got even worse and had to be removed. I finally decided Shadow at 28 months didn't need to put up with that anymore.
I decided to be really crazy and intro'd the 2 older gals to my neutered boys Wilbur and Otto and it was wonderful.
Shadow is finally truly happy again.
Shadow, Wilbur and Otto
Wilbur, Shadow and tilty wee Mattie
and this is the scene I woke up to yesterday
Look Lori!!!
Shadow is happy again. :grouphug: