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Phoebe the Mouse
Oct. 17th, 2017 11:54 amThis is Phoebe, my wonderful old lady mouse! I adopted her and her litter of three girls from a pet store last February. This pet store chain by rule can only sell animals of one sex from their stores; this store only sells males. They got Phoebe by mistake, and of course she ended up pregnant, so they couldn't sell her or her female babies. So that's why they were adoptable.
Unfortunately, not long after I took them in, two of the babies (Lydia and Junia) got sick and passed away. The only survivor (Priscilla) grew up very small/stunted and had a lifelong constant respiratory issue as a result of being sick as a baby. And she ended up living only half her normal lifespan, leaving Phoebe.
Phoebe was infected too, but survived just fine, probably because she's an adult. She gets occasional breathing sounds like Priscilla had, but it's just occasional and doesn't seem to bother her. She's a hardy lil gal, and a sweet one too. She's not affectionate like the rats, but most mice aren't. What she is is amazingly calm, which is super cool for a mouse since they're more high-strung than rats. But I can scoop her out of her bed when she's sleeping and she's completely chill (I generally don't do this because she's an old lady who wants to sleep but I CAN and she tolerates it) I also trust her with my four year old niece (I don't always trust the niece with her though!)
Because her cage is small and she can't kick bedding out of it, she gets to be the only rodent who lives in my room, and I really enjoy having her there :) She's fun to watch when she's awake, and she doesn't make noise at night either. Just some rustling around sometimes when she makes a nest but I don't find that bothersome, it's actually kind of soothing :)
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Unfortunately, not long after I took them in, two of the babies (Lydia and Junia) got sick and passed away. The only survivor (Priscilla) grew up very small/stunted and had a lifelong constant respiratory issue as a result of being sick as a baby. And she ended up living only half her normal lifespan, leaving Phoebe.
Phoebe was infected too, but survived just fine, probably because she's an adult. She gets occasional breathing sounds like Priscilla had, but it's just occasional and doesn't seem to bother her. She's a hardy lil gal, and a sweet one too. She's not affectionate like the rats, but most mice aren't. What she is is amazingly calm, which is super cool for a mouse since they're more high-strung than rats. But I can scoop her out of her bed when she's sleeping and she's completely chill (I generally don't do this because she's an old lady who wants to sleep but I CAN and she tolerates it) I also trust her with my four year old niece (I don't always trust the niece with her though!)
Because her cage is small and she can't kick bedding out of it, she gets to be the only rodent who lives in my room, and I really enjoy having her there :) She's fun to watch when she's awake, and she doesn't make noise at night either. Just some rustling around sometimes when she makes a nest but I don't find that bothersome, it's actually kind of soothing :)
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This Rocket, as mentioned in my previous post! He is a big sturdy boy (or at least, he was) who thinks he's a wild rat. He loves exploring and trying to escape! He and his brother Blaze were at the pet store for SIX MONTHS and no one wanted them. There wasn't anything wrong with them, they were sweet healthy boys with good behavior, just rats weren't selling. So an employee there who knows me and knows I have a lot of rodents and take care of them well let me adopt them for free this February! Til this recent illness they've both been great :C Rooting for Rocket!
This handsome fellow is Darcy. He and all his cagemates--Dorian and the late Dodger---are named after characters from English literature whose names start with D. Why? I wanted a theme, and I had settled on Dorian for the gray and white one (get it?)
Darcy is a nice boy, he doesn't bite or anything, but he is rather high-strung and can get nervous over nothing. He also seems to think he's a wild rat!
Unfortunately, after Dodger died of respiratory illness earlier this year, I started seeing the same signs in Darcy, so his time is limited. But that doesn't stop him from being a sweet boy!
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Darcy is a nice boy, he doesn't bite or anything, but he is rather high-strung and can get nervous over nothing. He also seems to think he's a wild rat!
Unfortunately, after Dodger died of respiratory illness earlier this year, I started seeing the same signs in Darcy, so his time is limited. But that doesn't stop him from being a sweet boy!
( More cuteness under the cut! )
Pearl Pictures
Aug. 13th, 2017 03:50 pmThis is my fat ratty, Pearl! I got her and her cagemate Topaz to be friends for Amethyst, but Pearl chewed up Amethyst's ears so that didn't work out. She and Topaz lived together just fine though, until Topaz passed away not long ago. Pearl's become really needy since, and always wants cuddles now!
This is my beautiful rat Amethyst! As you can see, she is a blue (gray) dumbo with a white belly. I got her last February from a previous owner, who could no longer give her enough attention since her partner and her were no longer together, and Amethyst's own cagemate had died.
I bought Amethyst two small females to be friends with, Topaz and Pearl, but when Pearl got big she chewed up Amethyst's ears (hence why they look kinda odd) and now Amethyst lives alone. This may be why she's such a huge attention hog! You can't walk by her cage without her running up to the door demanding that you pet her!
She's become my dad's SUPER FAVORITE, he always gives her pats when he sees her, and he puts food aside for her--JUST HER---from his dinner plate!
More ratties to come after every spork!
I bought Amethyst two small females to be friends with, Topaz and Pearl, but when Pearl got big she chewed up Amethyst's ears (hence why they look kinda odd) and now Amethyst lives alone. This may be why she's such a huge attention hog! You can't walk by her cage without her running up to the door demanding that you pet her!
She's become my dad's SUPER FAVORITE, he always gives her pats when he sees her, and he puts food aside for her--JUST HER---from his dinner plate!
More ratties to come after every spork!
