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Hello, I just bought two baby boy dumbos yesterday from a breeder. They're my very first rats I've ever owned, they were weaned just a few days ago. They're very small, both fit in one hand. I've fallen in love with them already, and I think they like me, too; they keep licking me, bruxing, and climbing on me or they'll just curl up together in my hands.
One is berkshire and the other is hooded with an offset blaze. I can't tell exactly what color they are, both seem dark greyish, but the berkshire seems slightly brownish and the hooded one looks a little bluish, but they're both still very fuzzy so I suppose it will be easier to tell when they get bigger?
I haven't thought of names, yet. Right now they're in the living room, I had them in my room, but then I read that it would be better for them to see and hear all the sights and sounds of a busy house so I brought them out and took their hiding box away, but now they're just hiding under a sock I have in there, with their little heads poking out... I plan on buying some fleece to make hammocks for them sometime in the next week.
Any advice would be appreciated, even with all the studying I did I'm still a bit unsure, I just don't want to get anything wrong. And I'm not entirely sure how I should go about handling them? I tried holding them both but it's difficult to keep hold of both of them when they crawl all over me, so now I hold them one at a time and talk to them, pet them, ect.
Also, they are sneezing a bit, but seem fine with clear noses and bright eyes and they don't make any noise other than the sneezing, I heard it's common for them to sneeze for the first few days, but how long until I should be concerned if they continue? Their bedding a shredded paper type, I didn't notice any dust in it.
Thanks.
One is berkshire and the other is hooded with an offset blaze. I can't tell exactly what color they are, both seem dark greyish, but the berkshire seems slightly brownish and the hooded one looks a little bluish, but they're both still very fuzzy so I suppose it will be easier to tell when they get bigger?
I haven't thought of names, yet. Right now they're in the living room, I had them in my room, but then I read that it would be better for them to see and hear all the sights and sounds of a busy house so I brought them out and took their hiding box away, but now they're just hiding under a sock I have in there, with their little heads poking out... I plan on buying some fleece to make hammocks for them sometime in the next week.
Any advice would be appreciated, even with all the studying I did I'm still a bit unsure, I just don't want to get anything wrong. And I'm not entirely sure how I should go about handling them? I tried holding them both but it's difficult to keep hold of both of them when they crawl all over me, so now I hold them one at a time and talk to them, pet them, ect.
Also, they are sneezing a bit, but seem fine with clear noses and bright eyes and they don't make any noise other than the sneezing, I heard it's common for them to sneeze for the first few days, but how long until I should be concerned if they continue? Their bedding a shredded paper type, I didn't notice any dust in it.
Thanks.