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Rat Pictures
Apr. 17th, 2024 07:27 pmHere are my first pictures of the rats. Had to let them settle in, which they now have, gaining enough confidence to venture out of the cage on to the couch! I am getting a larger new cage but there's been delays with that, so this cage will do for now and will then become the holiday/hospital cage as required. I know somebody kindly gave me info on inserting images but haven't had time to properly read that yet.
The beige hooded at the front of the cage is Griffin. He seems to be the boss rat; is the most confident and appears to be the spokesman for his brothers. He also tries out everything first. The dove hooded up front but behind the bars [I believe that's what rat fanciers call that dusty brown] hooded is Ajax, as in the Greek hero, not the cleaning powder. And the one in the litter tray who didn't want to come forward is Frederik, as in [former] Prince of Denmark. The two dove hoodeds are very alike but I believe I've now got the different back patterns sorted out. Also Ajax has an extra brown smudge on his side that looks like he hasn't washed properly. I need to know these things if one of those two needs medicating in the future, because rats lie. You get meds into them inside a tasty treat and so everybody wants it.
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The boys are now eight weeks old, having been born on 22 February. They were taken away from their mother at five weeks, having been weaned and to prevent any more rats happening. They then stayed with the breeder until they were judged big enough to leave home at seven and a half weeks. It's quite an adjustment for little creatures, to suddenly be the only three rats in a place and not to have their other four brothers with them, but I think they like the setup. They've started running and playing with each other on the couch and have incredible energy.
The beige hooded at the front of the cage is Griffin. He seems to be the boss rat; is the most confident and appears to be the spokesman for his brothers. He also tries out everything first. The dove hooded up front but behind the bars [I believe that's what rat fanciers call that dusty brown] hooded is Ajax, as in the Greek hero, not the cleaning powder. And the one in the litter tray who didn't want to come forward is Frederik, as in [former] Prince of Denmark. The two dove hoodeds are very alike but I believe I've now got the different back patterns sorted out. Also Ajax has an extra brown smudge on his side that looks like he hasn't washed properly. I need to know these things if one of those two needs medicating in the future, because rats lie. You get meds into them inside a tasty treat and so everybody wants it.
photos.google.com/share/AF1QipNJMTB35YXYd0cKRpLOD0OtPN6WUzEd8Ov0uu1UkDIiZ0y1-L2kv8ciEMTNH4wNxg
The boys are now eight weeks old, having been born on 22 February. They were taken away from their mother at five weeks, having been weaned and to prevent any more rats happening. They then stayed with the breeder until they were judged big enough to leave home at seven and a half weeks. It's quite an adjustment for little creatures, to suddenly be the only three rats in a place and not to have their other four brothers with them, but I think they like the setup. They've started running and playing with each other on the couch and have incredible energy.