I would be afraid for a rat picked up on the road. My family had a pair of rats a while ago but they never moved past the get out the cage stage, one was incredibly skittish and was visibly stressed when we had to leave him with a relative, the other more active but then became too calm and you could sense him slowly fading away, got a big lump on his arse and if we'd have taken him to the vet they would have recommended him put down, so we just kept him but it still was distressing to see him barely moving most of the time and with respiratory problems. We weren't very good hosts.
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After my previous puzzle-discussion i thought it would be nice to share some stories about pets...
Please, post your stories...
One of my rats wasn't just bought or gifted, but found on a street. One sunny spring day started for me with a call from friend.
His GF was going to work, when saw some strange tiny white spot moving in a grass. Surprisingly, that spot turned out to be a little fancy rat.
Knowing that number of roaming cats in that area goes through the roof, she tried catching poor fella to save him from tragic end.
Fur-ball wasn't thinking he could stumble upon such a kind heart (after probably being thrown away by his previous owners), and bite her finger to blood. After that furious resistance he was "imprisoned" in a small birdcage and handed to me the next day!
He had some scratches on the back of his feet and a bite on the end of tail, so we visited a clinic to ensure he doesn't have other, more serious problems. Thus, i ended up being an owner of approx. 4 weeks old rat, afraid of everything but food.
For the few weeks he was like - gimme food and keep your filthy hands off me. But after several months we became real friends.
For me that friendship best described as being a scratching machine. For him - constantly trying to steal something tasty from my plate, but in return grooming and licking my hands. Sometimes he liked to climb on me and watch how i play PC from a shoulder.
If i was away from town for more than a day he greeted me with an accusing look and picturesque view of his butt.
Unfortunately on one of checkups doctor found a tumor and after a month of struggle to save him he passed away.
He wasn't the most affectionate rat of mine, but the most unique-tempered for sure.
Some photos of Senya
plus a jigidi puzzle for Homeworld Remastered Collection (lvl5+)
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