Quote Originally Posted by marmie View Post
She is pretty! I got mine as a surprise in one of my litters.

I'm so afraid to bring in a new rat. I'm scared that it might make everyone sick. Am I being paranoid?
Not in the least. Having a small but thriving colony myself, I worry constantly about even coming home from stores that have rats. I dont go into the rat room after I've been to the store, and the strictest quarantine is observed if I do bring a new rat home.

It would be a disaster if my colony got sick. Complete and utter disaster.