Evermore
Active Member
Hey all. After a couple of years lurking The Rat Shack forums, I finally decided to join. It's a great community with loads of experience, resources, and anecdotes from what I've seen. Now that I feel more experienced in terms of rat kinship, I'm hoping to offer what help or useful tidbits I can. I'm pretty obsessed with rats now, honestly, and highly recommend them as companions. In addition to 3 rats currently (and 5 over the years), my husband and I also have a black cat named Toothless, who is one of the most loyal critters ever (especially to my husband).
From left to right or top to bottom:
Mercy [deceased, kidney/respiratory failure] - May 2017 to October 1, 2019
Luka [deceased, cancer] - May 2017 to August 28, 2019
Bianca - Unknown birthday, approximately 3 years old. Likes to sleep in odd positions.
Ripley (formerly Squeak) - Born August 17/19, 2019. Adopted from the Ottawa Pet Rat Rescue.
Pidge (formerly Cricket) - Born August 17/19, 2019. Also adopted from the Ottawa Pet Rat Rescue.
We've had Ripley and Pidge for just under a week, and they're already adjusting beautifully. The moments Bianca has had with the two young ones are already beyond what we expected - she adores them, and their playfulness is rubbing off on her. Even for an old lady, she's eager to squirrel-hop and run around with the babies. Though she only spent one week alone after Mercy passed, the toll of losing her cagemate definitely showed.
From left to right or top to bottom:
Mercy [deceased, kidney/respiratory failure] - May 2017 to October 1, 2019
Luka [deceased, cancer] - May 2017 to August 28, 2019
Bianca - Unknown birthday, approximately 3 years old. Likes to sleep in odd positions.
Ripley (formerly Squeak) - Born August 17/19, 2019. Adopted from the Ottawa Pet Rat Rescue.
Pidge (formerly Cricket) - Born August 17/19, 2019. Also adopted from the Ottawa Pet Rat Rescue.
We've had Ripley and Pidge for just under a week, and they're already adjusting beautifully. The moments Bianca has had with the two young ones are already beyond what we expected - she adores them, and their playfulness is rubbing off on her. Even for an old lady, she's eager to squirrel-hop and run around with the babies. Though she only spent one week alone after Mercy passed, the toll of losing her cagemate definitely showed.