Hi all,

I have a chance to adopt a hairless male.

I have always liked these guys, but am not finding much beyond pet store care sheets on them.

I have heard that they can have liver, skin, and vision issues, and are more suspectible to colds, etc.

He is currently living by himself, the owner only has one rat. I have had males that lived alone and never acclimated to other rats in the past (fighting,etc.).

Any tips or good sites that anyone can recommend?

I have sent a laundry list of questions to the keeper regarding his health and socialization, and will probably go and have a look at him this weekend.

I did meet him briefly (but I was there to pick up mouses for the hatchlings - so he was just a really cute aside at the time).

And allergies... my partner and I are both allergic to our rats, so since our pet of all pets Ginger passed we have not had any of our rats are free roamers. Is there less chance of allergies with this guy?

We would really like to have another lap rat... it has been too long.

Thanks in advance,
Bruce