I hope this is an ok board to post in, but I thought I'd introduce you to my other pets now too! At the minute I have 7 rats, all of whom are relatively young as the older ones died in the tail end of last year. It feels a bit weird to not have anyone over 2yrs old.
First up are Lanorial (black hooded) and Amdridh (agouti hooded) who're about 20 months old and sisters/ cousins. They were part of a large rescue of ~40 severly malnourished rats at the end of August 2010, and so are both really rather dinky people. dridh is manically very naughty and is always somewhere she's not meant to be, while Norey is calmer and loves cuddles (but still naughty at times!).
Then we have Zephyr Arkiadera (chocolate agouti), who is, unashamedly, the love of my life. As a result, I find it incredibly difficult to put her character into words. She's 16.5 months old, alpha of the group, and rather brick shaped. Arky is very loving and also very bright - we do clicker training together. A few weeks ago her sister died in horribly sudden circumstances and Arky became incredibly depressed. But I think we're out the other side now as she's almost back to her old self
Next up are Hawthorn Larka (agouti) and Hawthorn Foxtrot (silver fawn) who're 9.5 months old. Larka used to be naughty, in-your-face and a ball of fun, but she had a bad fall in early December and has withdrawn into herself. We're not sure if this is physical or psychological, but she seems happy enough. My housemate calls Foxtrot "Foxblob" because, well, she looks like one. She's not overweight, but her back end grew while her front end didn't - no idea why not! She's a very calm and stoic person, but can be a right pain at the end of free range.
Last but not least are Honeyduke Merrow (black dumbo) and Honeyduke Cerridwen (black) who are 5.5 months old. They are both currently growth spurting and look like sausage-dog-rats. Merrow is a lovely little person, however although she really wants to relax into life, there's always the fear that things (not nesc. new things either) might eat her up. She's got loads better of late and I have high hopes for her as she matures. Wen is one of the most fearless rats I've ever met - always the first to explore anything new, while madly pinging anywhere and everywhere. They are both incredibly human-oritentated, but haven't quite grown into their personalities yet.
If desired, you can read far too much on everything about them on [
my website]
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