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nilchanceMy coworker's son bought a rat about two weeks ago. His mom freaked, threatened to kill rat. I stepped in all aflail and offered to save rat. Rat had babies (MAMA RAT) and it seemed that all would be okay, because the rats went back to the petstore.
Whew! Off the hook.
... Except two days later, Coworker's Kid had a new pretty rat for Mom to threaten to kill. Again.
Long story short:
This is Mercy. My coworker left her in a car with the windows rolled down, after keeping her in a garage for about a week with little contact. They had down pine chips (argh, respiratory issues!) and hamster food (not quite enough for a growing rat baby), so we had to leave her at home and run off to get new digs and noms for her.
She is very shy so far, but pretty and sweet-natured. She was curious about the cage cleaning, and chased our hands, and did an excited wee rat dance when I gently tossed some cage carpet at her. She's letting T pet her and pick her up, already!
She is not quite ready for her close-up.
Whew! Off the hook.
... Except two days later, Coworker's Kid had a new pretty rat for Mom to threaten to kill. Again.
Long story short:
This is Mercy. My coworker left her in a car with the windows rolled down, after keeping her in a garage for about a week with little contact. They had down pine chips (argh, respiratory issues!) and hamster food (not quite enough for a growing rat baby), so we had to leave her at home and run off to get new digs and noms for her.
She is very shy so far, but pretty and sweet-natured. She was curious about the cage cleaning, and chased our hands, and did an excited wee rat dance when I gently tossed some cage carpet at her. She's letting T pet her and pick her up, already!
She is not quite ready for her close-up.
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Date: 2009-06-27 07:05 pm (UTC)