April 09, 2006
Bandit makes new friends
Finally some good news today...Bandit had his first introduction to Oliver, Neiko, and Roo. We did them fairly early this morning, figuring sleepy rats should be calmer rats. We started with Bandit and Oliver, both dabbed with vanilla extract so they'd smell the same.
Neither boy was puffy or hissy. Bandit was definitely the one putting on the dominance moves, but they weren't particularly aggressive behaviors (just grooming and a little peeing on Oliver's head). Oliver sqeeked and took the insults like a good boy.
We brought out Neiko next, and it was pretty much the same, then we added Roo. About the only glitch was that Bandit sort of bit Roo...not like attacking bites, and he didn't break the skin...we are speculating that he's not sure how to go about grooming a rat with no fur.
Hopefully we'll have many more successful play dates this week!
Posted by Abita at April 9, 2006 10:56 AMgud boy bandet, thassaway to do it! furst u make em fink your a good boy an sneek yourself in in fals pretenses, then naughtiness abounds!
Posted by: Riff at April 9, 2006 03:53 PMSweet!! That Bandit should enter a rattie beauty contest--he is just too, too photogenic!! (no offense to the other guys...)
Posted by: Eanna at April 9, 2006 05:40 PMhey this is looking promising... they all just look so great together...
just a big bunch of cute!!!
Glad Bandit now has rattie friends
colleen
Posted by: colleen at April 9, 2006 09:50 PMWhat great pictures! Are these the last of your babies? Hopefully, they'll all get along and be one big happy rat-group. Hooray!
Posted by: Lynn at April 9, 2006 11:22 PMPS- Roo is too cute!
Posted by: Lynn at April 9, 2006 11:23 PMthat last picture... it honestly looks like bandit is saying "whoa! have you ever seen such a big butt?!!" i think he is a little jealous of oliver's squishiness. and to be honest, i am a little jealous that you have sueh a gorgeous orange fellow.
Posted by: angelratgirl at April 12, 2006 01:40 AM