I thought of posting here.. then I didn't want to.. now I will. I feel that I am going through a pet identity crisis. I love my BPs, but their rack is taking up much of our studio apartment.. I only have 6 snakes left and am not using the whole rack, and can't afford to take on any more snakes..

Life in Cali is awesome. I am very busy but also have my free time; new friends, etc. But I am left feeling a bit unfulfilled..

Long story short, I want a pet rat again. Or two, to be exact (so that they'd have a friend.) I miss my ratties that I used to breed in NY. And while I fully appreciate my snakes and don't ever want to rid myself of them all.. they are not as interactive and cuddly as a rat could be.

Thing is: in order to have space for a rat cage; I would have to sell my rack. I can not fit anything more in here.. and there is no way around that at all. Now I don't want to get rid of my snakes; there are two that, no matter what, I always want to keep. I am thinking that if we sold the 4 other snakes and the rack, that I could just keep my 2 big girls in tubs stacked, and be able to arrange things so that I could fit a rattie cage in here.

I just ache for a pet that is more mammalian, more interactive. My cat is kewl, but he has really bonded more with my husband, and not me as much.. and we cannot get another cat because he is a one-cat cat. No dogs either. I love rats, and visioned myself adopting some from the SPCA with a cage and everything.

I had visions of big BP breeding dreams, but I can't breed anytime soon for space and money reasons.. so what are your thoughts on this? It is a tough time mentally for me and I hope that you have not lost faith in me as a snake keeper or a person in general.