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Pet Forum / Mammals / Rats / November 2005Beau & Sebastian Piccies!!
Evening Everyone! Just wanted to pop in and let you all have a gander at my new boys!! :-) I went and collected them this afternoon, and the previous owners very kindly let me have their cage so I have re-vamped it a little as it was pretty dirty and just bars as floors so I popped out and got them some lino and some new cage furniture and now I will let them get used to their new home, and me for a few days before I try to introduce them to my old boys. Have any of you introduced boys between 15-18 months? I've only ever introduced old rats to babies, so I shall do this slowly and gradually :-) I'd love to see them in with my other boys in the 6ft bookcase so fingers crossed! They are so friendly and curious - They have settled in very well already and I adore them!! Enjoy :-)  SignatureTarn ............... Barney, Yoda, Yogi, Beau & Sebastian <:3_)~~~ At Rainbow Bridge: Buttons, Patch, Cookie, Fudge, Apollo, Zeus,Ben, Neptune, Morpheus,Ulysses, Pluto, Jerry & Smokie <:3__) ~~~ http://community.webshots.com/user/tarn75 > Evening Everyone! > [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > > Enjoy :-) Looks like these little guys will be quite spoiled in their new home. I have introduced older rats before. It takes time but it can be done. Just take it slow. Start with cages side by side and then meeting on neutral ground, I like the bathtub cause it can be a scary place for the rats and that's when they start to bond. Joanne Owned by 17 rats Asking a mad question Joanne! I know you actually bath your clan .. Must confess your bathtime pic was my desktop wallpaper for awhile!! But, did you do introductions in a dry bath, or wet? The bath would definately be neutral ground, my old ones have never seen a bath! SignatureTarn ............... Barney, Yoda, Yogi, Beau & Sebastian <:3_)~~~ At Rainbow Bridge: Buttons, Patch, Cookie, Fudge, Apollo, Zeus,Ben, Neptune, Morpheus,Ulysses, Pluto, Jerry & Smokie <:3__) ~~~ http://community.webshots.com/user/tarn75 >> Evening Everyone! >> [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] > Joanne > Owned by 17 rats > Asking a mad question Joanne! I know you actually bath your clan .. Must > confess your bathtime pic was my desktop wallpaper for awhile!! But, did you > do introductions in a dry bath, or wet? The bath would definately be neutral > ground, my old ones have never seen a bath! I don't do intros in the water, although, when you think about it, it's not a bad idea. But still, try in a dry bathtub first. Joanne Owned by 17 rats > Evening Everyone! > [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > > Enjoy :-) They look very content :-) You made the right choice to adopt them. They look very much like 2 boys I used to have , funnily enough there everyday names were Beau and Zeph :-) > Evening Everyone! > [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > > Enjoy :-) They cetainly look like happy boys now :o) I once introduced a year old rescue rat to a 15 months male and I couldn't have asked for it to go any better. After only a few intros on neutral ground (settee and bed) they settled into the same cage quite happily, and before long became the best of friends. I know you already know all the tricks and tips like dabbing with vanilla if there do seem to be problems. Good luck with it! Btw, who built your bookcase cage? - It looks fab! Tracey It was a mixture of me and Al, but Al did do most of it! We took a jigsaw to all the levels and cut holes, brought some wood and made ladders (there is even one that goes to the floor for them to please themselves during free time! We also brought some rabbit hutch mesh and made a door!! The little hole at the side used to be for wire cages that we used when we had a bigger brood! It's now got a metal grid blocking it but it's proved handy for the boys to sniff the new ones through it! There has been a little hissing! It was Beau too!! LOL We are proud of our DIY-ness - It's the only thing Al has ever done! LOL - We haven't done anything else in the flat!! :-) SignatureTarn ............... Barney, Yoda, Yogi, Beau & Sebastian <:3_)~~~ At Rainbow Bridge: Buttons, Patch, Cookie, Fudge, Apollo, Zeus,Ben, Neptune, Morpheus,Ulysses, Pluto, Jerry & Smokie <:3__) ~~~ http://community.webshots.com/user/tarn75 >> Evening Everyone! >> [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] > > Tracey |
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