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Hello everyone!
My story is.. somewhat complicated, is what most people would say.
I am originally from Croatia but a year ago I have moved into Czech because of my girlfriend. (We were tired of online relationship and I decided to make a big step
)
I left everything in Croatia, including my very own Guinea Pig. I was working hard to get him into Czech, but it was almost near to impossible. And now that I finally had the chance to bring him... My sister told me that my family gave him away. Worst thing is, they gave him away on my birthday.
Well, since my girlfriend knows how much I love my rodent, she told me she wants to gift me a new one, as an extra birthday gift. We live on a farm and she has a lot of guinea pigs so obtaining one of those wouldn't be an issue, BUT...
I have never seen a pet rat in my life until about 6 months ago, when I saw one at the vet. And I immediately fell in love. It was large and fluffy, especially the type of animal i love. So today my girl said "i'd love to get you a pet rat." So I started browsing a bit online to see if I can actually have a pet rat.
Currently i am working at a horrible job. Luckily I am leaving that and getting a new job in less than a month. After I settle into a new, better house, and get that new job, I would most likely get that rat from my girlfriend. I don't know all the specifics of the new job yet, but I am sure I will be there around 8 hours a day, and it would take me about an hour all together to get to work and home. So I would be away from home for 9 hours. I would have the rest of the day to be with my pet rat. I would buy one, and ONLY one rat, even though I know I should get two. There is also a possibility that my girlfriend will move in with me, and she would bring her dog with her (her dog is a very tiny dog that we carry on trips with us. She's a 4 month old puppy
) and I don't know how would that affect the rat. Dog has been living in a village so she is used to seeing reddens all over the place.
I do not know how big of a place will I have for my rat's cage, but I know that the rat would mainly be closed when I am asleep and / or at work. All other time (most likely including traveling) he would be with me, possibly on my shoulder
To put it blunt: I am not sure if I should get a rat or not. Taking care of it will be no issue at all, but I can't have two rats. Should I get a rat, or should I rather skip it?
Also, please do elaborate your answers since I still do not know much about pet rats. As I said, I have never even seen one until like 6 months ago, and I have started looking into pet rats today, three hours ago to be more exact. But the "shoulder pet" part won over me. I've always wanted a shoulder pet, hence I wanted to buy an Ara. But that's entirely a different topic.
Thank you all for your responses! I'm looking forward to reading your opinions.
My story is.. somewhat complicated, is what most people would say.
I am originally from Croatia but a year ago I have moved into Czech because of my girlfriend. (We were tired of online relationship and I decided to make a big step
I left everything in Croatia, including my very own Guinea Pig. I was working hard to get him into Czech, but it was almost near to impossible. And now that I finally had the chance to bring him... My sister told me that my family gave him away. Worst thing is, they gave him away on my birthday.
Well, since my girlfriend knows how much I love my rodent, she told me she wants to gift me a new one, as an extra birthday gift. We live on a farm and she has a lot of guinea pigs so obtaining one of those wouldn't be an issue, BUT...
I have never seen a pet rat in my life until about 6 months ago, when I saw one at the vet. And I immediately fell in love. It was large and fluffy, especially the type of animal i love. So today my girl said "i'd love to get you a pet rat." So I started browsing a bit online to see if I can actually have a pet rat.
Currently i am working at a horrible job. Luckily I am leaving that and getting a new job in less than a month. After I settle into a new, better house, and get that new job, I would most likely get that rat from my girlfriend. I don't know all the specifics of the new job yet, but I am sure I will be there around 8 hours a day, and it would take me about an hour all together to get to work and home. So I would be away from home for 9 hours. I would have the rest of the day to be with my pet rat. I would buy one, and ONLY one rat, even though I know I should get two. There is also a possibility that my girlfriend will move in with me, and she would bring her dog with her (her dog is a very tiny dog that we carry on trips with us. She's a 4 month old puppy
I do not know how big of a place will I have for my rat's cage, but I know that the rat would mainly be closed when I am asleep and / or at work. All other time (most likely including traveling) he would be with me, possibly on my shoulder
To put it blunt: I am not sure if I should get a rat or not. Taking care of it will be no issue at all, but I can't have two rats. Should I get a rat, or should I rather skip it?
Also, please do elaborate your answers since I still do not know much about pet rats. As I said, I have never even seen one until like 6 months ago, and I have started looking into pet rats today, three hours ago to be more exact. But the "shoulder pet" part won over me. I've always wanted a shoulder pet, hence I wanted to buy an Ara. But that's entirely a different topic.
Thank you all for your responses! I'm looking forward to reading your opinions.