Last Wednesday I adopted three sweet rattie boys and I am so glad I did! It's been years since I've had pet rats. I used to have six girls back in the day and always knew that one day I wanted to have rats again. They make such great pets and are a real pleasure to have in your life. Because rats are so intelligent, curious, and very loving, they can find their way into the hearts of even the most grossed out humans they come across.
I remember when I just had my first two girls, Penelope and Tank. While at Towson I was rooming with a sweet girl from Queens and she was not too thrilled when my furry guest arrived. I promised her I would only let them out when I was alone so she wouldn't have to worry about a surprise scare when she came home from classes. You see, my dorm mate was terrified of rats. She was generally creeped out by them but because we got along so well, and she was just such a nice person, she let me keep them at school. As the months passed, she became more and more curious about the rats. She would ask me about their tails, and what they ate, and was pretty impressed by how sweet they were...contrary to the images most un-rat friendly folks tend to picture when thinking of a rat.
The more she got to know the rats, the less she was afraid of them, and before you know it she had Tank riding around on her shoulder in the dorm. This made me so happy! When I moved into my first apartment with two of my closest girlfriends, I would show off the rats anytime we had a party. I wanted people to know that they were great! Seeing people come in feeling nervous and weary of touching them, to walking around the apartment showing them off to the rest of our guests was just awesome.
So two weeks ago when I discovered there were three boys that had been at the shelter for almost 8 months, I felt like it was meant to be that I bring them home and give them a happy and comfortable life with some humans they could get to know and love. Just how we feel hesitant to get to know rats, these rats were hesitant to get to know humans. But in just 1 week from bringing them home, I have them running up to the front of the cage, eating good foods, having treats, climbing around on top of their cage, and coming up and licking my hands and sniffing my face. I am overjoyed with how far they've come in such a short amount of time. They have inspired me to talk about how much I love rats and so I am trying to make some YouTube videos that will go over basic care and just how to trust train your rats.
I look forward to what the next few months brings for these sweet sweet boys! I'll be keeping you posted!
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