I finally got a rat~! I got him last weeked off of craigslist for free. They had him as a lone rat and didn't have the time for him anymore, I guess... So he ended up with me. He's still all by himself right now, so I'm hoping to get him a companion eventually.
He was handled a lot, so he's really hand tame. He hasn't bit me or anything. He loves to jump up on my shoulder and sleep in my hood if I'm wearing a hoodie. I hope to get him to ride on my shoulder soon. He also loves sweatshirt pockets.
She said he was almost a year old. And he's huge in my opinion! :3 I love it! He's a big squishy boy, and a little overweight I think haha. I read about male's smell, but it's not too bad in my opinion. And overall he's pretty clean. He's never pooped anywhere while I've had him out. (Which is new to me and awesome, considering I've primarily had Syrian Hamsters who poop and pee all over you and all over everything all of the time.)
And he seems pretty healthy. He hasn't been sneezing or anything. They fed him all regular food instead of rat food. Like whatever they were cooking, they would put some aside for him and feed him that, but of course there were some foods she didn't feed him like oranges and sweets. Is that okay to do? (I've mainly had hamsters in the past, so I don't know much about feeding rats.) He's healthy, just a bit chubby.
As for what type and color he is~ I'm not actually sure haha. xD I was hoping I could get your guys' input on this. They said he was black, but he has lighter ticks/hairs in his fur. And I don't know about his ears. I think he might be dumbo? I don't know~ Haha.
The attached pictures are a couple I took the day after I got him. They're not very good, but I can get better ones later.
He was handled a lot, so he's really hand tame. He hasn't bit me or anything. He loves to jump up on my shoulder and sleep in my hood if I'm wearing a hoodie. I hope to get him to ride on my shoulder soon. He also loves sweatshirt pockets.
She said he was almost a year old. And he's huge in my opinion! :3 I love it! He's a big squishy boy, and a little overweight I think haha. I read about male's smell, but it's not too bad in my opinion. And overall he's pretty clean. He's never pooped anywhere while I've had him out. (Which is new to me and awesome, considering I've primarily had Syrian Hamsters who poop and pee all over you and all over everything all of the time.)
And he seems pretty healthy. He hasn't been sneezing or anything. They fed him all regular food instead of rat food. Like whatever they were cooking, they would put some aside for him and feed him that, but of course there were some foods she didn't feed him like oranges and sweets. Is that okay to do? (I've mainly had hamsters in the past, so I don't know much about feeding rats.) He's healthy, just a bit chubby.
As for what type and color he is~ I'm not actually sure haha. xD I was hoping I could get your guys' input on this. They said he was black, but he has lighter ticks/hairs in his fur. And I don't know about his ears. I think he might be dumbo? I don't know~ Haha.
The attached pictures are a couple I took the day after I got him. They're not very good, but I can get better ones later.
