I had rats when I was younger. I LOVED them, such sweet loving animals. One was extra special. His name was Fritz, he was so super friendly and did tricks (for peas!). He'd have done the tricks for kisses though. He was pretty awesome.
I hadn't had rats for years, so when my dwarf hamster died a couple years ago, I got 2 rats. They were rescues, one was aggressive, one was just timid. Nothing I did would get them out of their shells. It wasn't until he was near the end of his life that Ted stopped biting me when I cleaned his cage. I didn't like these rats. I tried, but it's hard when they don't like you. I took care of them, their cage was clean, they were fed, watered, had a big cage with toys and houses and boxes to shred, but I didn't like them.
I wasn't going to get more.
Pretty much ever.
Then this new pet store opened here. The owner is a rat freak like I was at one time. She loves them, spoils them rotten. So when I went up to the cage and one of the boys was standing at the door wanting out, I opened it up and picked him up. Oh, wow, he was so friendly! He reminded me immediately of Fritz.
And Ned and Ted's cage is still up (I'd clean it).
But I so don't need a rat.
Right?
I hadn't had rats for years, so when my dwarf hamster died a couple years ago, I got 2 rats. They were rescues, one was aggressive, one was just timid. Nothing I did would get them out of their shells. It wasn't until he was near the end of his life that Ted stopped biting me when I cleaned his cage. I didn't like these rats. I tried, but it's hard when they don't like you. I took care of them, their cage was clean, they were fed, watered, had a big cage with toys and houses and boxes to shred, but I didn't like them.
I wasn't going to get more.
Pretty much ever.
Then this new pet store opened here. The owner is a rat freak like I was at one time. She loves them, spoils them rotten. So when I went up to the cage and one of the boys was standing at the door wanting out, I opened it up and picked him up. Oh, wow, he was so friendly! He reminded me immediately of Fritz.
And Ned and Ted's cage is still up (I'd clean it).
But I so don't need a rat.
Right?