FattoRatto
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When my rat's sister died I decided at the time that I really couldn't take in another rat. I think her death was really painful for me and I thought if I got another rat the cycle of death and grief would never end. Eventually someone's going to end up alone again, you know? Also I am worried about the process of introducing another rat to the one I have left. What if it doesn't go well and I am now stuck with two rats who have to live separately? Will I even have the time it takes to properly introduce two rats? (I don't know anything about the process as I've never done it before)
My rat is almost 2 years old, she's 1 year and 8 months. Her sister died when she was 1 year and 6 months so she's been living alone 2 months now....she took it really hard at first and would not come out of her cage at all, was incredibly timid and acted like how they were when I first brought them home (they were rescued from a lab and poorly socialized). But after that first month she's been acting totally normal again except that she is not very good at grooming herself (usually her sister groomed her like all the time forcibly) and she's actually gained weight because her sister used to eat all the food lol, but what if she lives until 3 years?? Will that be really hard on her to live alone that long? I don't know what to do
My rat is almost 2 years old, she's 1 year and 8 months. Her sister died when she was 1 year and 6 months so she's been living alone 2 months now....she took it really hard at first and would not come out of her cage at all, was incredibly timid and acted like how they were when I first brought them home (they were rescued from a lab and poorly socialized). But after that first month she's been acting totally normal again except that she is not very good at grooming herself (usually her sister groomed her like all the time forcibly) and she's actually gained weight because her sister used to eat all the food lol, but what if she lives until 3 years?? Will that be really hard on her to live alone that long? I don't know what to do
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