There are also active Rat Rescue organizations, dedicated folks who probably hear the same lame excuses that we do when people no longer want the pets we groom. My kids won t take care of it. I m going to have a baby. I ve been transferred overseas and my rat can t get a visa. According to a rat information sheet I downloaded from the Net, Nigel probably felt socially deprived.
Solitary rats can become clingy, introverted and neurotic.
Rats kept in pairs or groups are happier and more confident. It suggested a trip to a Rat Show where one can observe plenty of extroverted members of the species enjoying the company of their ratty friends. It made me wonder if they have dating services for rats. A Significant Other for Nigel might be just what the doctor ordered - as long as he s sterilized. According to this fact sheet, male rats are hot-blooded.