Hi, you can all call me ******, and I'm a first time rat owner. I only yesterday adopted three rats from Petco (which I've heard is actually not the best place to buy from but...) and I'm already in love with all of them. I was originally only going to get two, but the three boys that they had there were all very sweet when I held them and it was love at first nibble (on their part, not mine). They were really shy when I brought them home, but they're getting warmed up to me pretty fast (I think).
As I mentioned before, I've got three boy rats (large ones). They are Jellybean, Romeo (who is sitting on my shoulder grooming my hair as I'm posting this), and Biscuit. Romeo is the only one of the three that's let me handle him for longer than a few minutes without trying to run away, and none of the boys have done anything to me other then nibble a bit and pull on my fingernails a little. I've picked them all up no problem, even though the manager I talked to at the store said that they hadn't been handled much. So far so good, right?
Here's a picture of them (Biscuit is the one on the left, Romeo is in the middle, and Jellybean is on the right):
Their current cage is only temporary, I've already ordered a much larger one that should be here within a few days. Any advice that might help a newbie like me?
As I mentioned before, I've got three boy rats (large ones). They are Jellybean, Romeo (who is sitting on my shoulder grooming my hair as I'm posting this), and Biscuit. Romeo is the only one of the three that's let me handle him for longer than a few minutes without trying to run away, and none of the boys have done anything to me other then nibble a bit and pull on my fingernails a little. I've picked them all up no problem, even though the manager I talked to at the store said that they hadn't been handled much. So far so good, right?
Here's a picture of them (Biscuit is the one on the left, Romeo is in the middle, and Jellybean is on the right):
Their current cage is only temporary, I've already ordered a much larger one that should be here within a few days. Any advice that might help a newbie like me?