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Ok... right now I have 1 female rat, Kane. She was a baby in July when I got her. She has been a loner and is doing just fine. She is great.
Just a bit ago, I saw that the pet store has Dumbo fancy rat babies. They said they just got them in yesterday from a breeder. There are a couple black capped males, and one beige capped female. The female caught my eye. I handled her and she is great. She sniffed the air and crawled around my hands and shirt slow and carefully. She is $16.00 for sale as a pet fancy rat and not a feeder, the store has no feeder rats. I worked for this shop briefly, cleaning the puppy cages and know they go over the top with care for the puppies. They refuse to get puppies from states where puppy mills are common.
She seems like a sweetie and all I could think is that I should get her for my fiance since he adored his rat Naru who passed away Dec. '06. He has a soft spot for white - inclined ratties, Naru was Himalayan and his Yuki was pew. He does not care to ever own a male, he likes females a lot more. I ran it by him, and he said If I would be willing to take the heat from my mother, who we live with. Also that I would be spending more time with this rat than him because of his work schedule. We had 3 female rats a few times.. Mika, Naru, and Maya.. and then Mika, Maya, and Kane.
My mom is a bit of a pushover but she also could throw a fit... which would blow over in no time. My father might lecture me whenever he would find out.
This would be beneficial for Kane, right now her cage according to the calculator would be 2 females max. I have never had 2 rats share a cage yet. So I am nervous about the whole thing. We tried to have Mika and Naru share a cage but they scuffled a little over dominance.. I didnt think there was danger, but they made the most awful sounds and my fiance refused to try anymore. They played real nicely outside their cages all the time though. I am just kinda nervous and concerned since this baby is smaller than Kane.. Should I try to introduce them asap after quarantine?
Also, what about quarantine? How long for and etc.
I do not know... I really would like Kane to have a friend rattie companion and I want my fiance to enjoy having his own rat again. He is still hurting from Naru in a way, he is a little stand-offish with Kane.. I know he will dive right in and be happy with his own little fuzlet. I have never ever seen a dumbo rat in person, nor any cap marked ratties. We mostly have pew and black hooded rats common in our area. The only thing would be upsetting my parents briefly and nervous about introductions. I am such a sucker!
What do you guys think???
Just a bit ago, I saw that the pet store has Dumbo fancy rat babies. They said they just got them in yesterday from a breeder. There are a couple black capped males, and one beige capped female. The female caught my eye. I handled her and she is great. She sniffed the air and crawled around my hands and shirt slow and carefully. She is $16.00 for sale as a pet fancy rat and not a feeder, the store has no feeder rats. I worked for this shop briefly, cleaning the puppy cages and know they go over the top with care for the puppies. They refuse to get puppies from states where puppy mills are common.
She seems like a sweetie and all I could think is that I should get her for my fiance since he adored his rat Naru who passed away Dec. '06. He has a soft spot for white - inclined ratties, Naru was Himalayan and his Yuki was pew. He does not care to ever own a male, he likes females a lot more. I ran it by him, and he said If I would be willing to take the heat from my mother, who we live with. Also that I would be spending more time with this rat than him because of his work schedule. We had 3 female rats a few times.. Mika, Naru, and Maya.. and then Mika, Maya, and Kane.
My mom is a bit of a pushover but she also could throw a fit... which would blow over in no time. My father might lecture me whenever he would find out.
This would be beneficial for Kane, right now her cage according to the calculator would be 2 females max. I have never had 2 rats share a cage yet. So I am nervous about the whole thing. We tried to have Mika and Naru share a cage but they scuffled a little over dominance.. I didnt think there was danger, but they made the most awful sounds and my fiance refused to try anymore. They played real nicely outside their cages all the time though. I am just kinda nervous and concerned since this baby is smaller than Kane.. Should I try to introduce them asap after quarantine?
Also, what about quarantine? How long for and etc.
I do not know... I really would like Kane to have a friend rattie companion and I want my fiance to enjoy having his own rat again. He is still hurting from Naru in a way, he is a little stand-offish with Kane.. I know he will dive right in and be happy with his own little fuzlet. I have never ever seen a dumbo rat in person, nor any cap marked ratties. We mostly have pew and black hooded rats common in our area. The only thing would be upsetting my parents briefly and nervous about introductions. I am such a sucker!
What do you guys think???