]I got 2 new ratties in the past few days. First off, this lovely female that I picked up from a friend that breeds. She is out of a black berk mom and himi dad. She is so hand-tame already! At my friend's store, they often handle the rats.. I can easily pick her up and pet her even now.
After the 5-minute drive from the store home: "new in box "



Home, she is so handleable!


And this new boy. I got him from Petco, but it is a good location where they seperate their rats by sex and size; and use good bedding (no pine; aspen, like I use.) My current male breeder is getting on in age so I figure I wanted a new boy to mix into things.
It kills me to have to quarantine them in seperate tanks; but of course they are too young to breed.. and can't put them with the same sex anyway until they clear QT. So I plan on socializing with her a lot; it will help in making her a nice, handleable girl down the road. He, is a bit standoffish; never been handled is my guess, save for when they clean cages.