refusal; now what with the rat?

[rabernet]

So we tried feeding the rat again, and to my boyfriends disbelief it seems like my bp and the rat are bffs. they just sat there face to face doing absolutely nothing. when we took the rat out finally, the rat started talking to us! i've never heard a rat make so much conversation and actually seem likeable. I might just have to keep this one..

but he's sneezing a lot so i dunno what that means. i hope he's not sick. he seems otherwise okay, minus the fact he's completely unattractive to a hungry python.

You offered again too soon. Don't offer the rat again for another week. Offering food daily after refusal will just lead to more refusals.

I WAS about to warn you about getting to attached to the rat over the next week. If you decide to keep him/her as a pet - be sure to get it a same sexed buddy - rats do better in pairs.