On Saturday (6/27) with lots of driving and going back and forth and details I don’t care to recap right now, we said one last goodbye to our ratties. Gadget, Atari, and Binary all went to their new home. I drove an hour to meet their new owner half-way, and we were emailed later that night to be told they were doing great in bigger cages with new cage mates.
Gadget had been alone in his cage since 8-Bit died, and we couldn’t give him enough time to make up for not having a cage mate. All three of the ratties deserve a home where they can get more attention, bigger homes, etc. and that’s exactly what they got. We sent them off to live better lives, and we did it out of love for them.
Here are some pictures from Saturday:
Gadget:
Atari (black fur) Binary (brown fur):
We saw you born and we watched you grow. We love you and we miss you. We want you to live happy and healthy in your new home! Be as amazing for them as you were for us.
Well I can’t remember her name, but isn’t she gorgeous?
Here he is holding her:
LIVE ACTION SHOTS:
I held her a few days ago, and he brought her over to show her off because she just finished shedding today. Lynn held her this time, and of course Noah was really interested. The idea of him holding her gave the mental image of somebody slinging a whip around. That just didn’t seem like a good idea!
This week has been rough over here. We’ve been sick, we lost Terabyte, and now we’ve lost 8-Bit. I discovered him in the cage this afternoon, and when my usual "make the rats excited" play voice didn’t wake him up, I knew something wasn’t right.
When we first got our ratties we picked out 8-Bit for his unique coloring. He was a gorgeous brown with kind of dark speckles in his fur. He was one of our first two rats.
8-Bit was the father of 16 rat babies (what a guy)! He handled life LIKE A BOSS.
The first two pictures are of him when we first got him. The last picture is a picture of him and Gadget, one of his boys.
There is one thing in life that will get you every time, and that is old age. Unfortunately old age for rats comes a lot sooner than it does for us humans.
8-Bit, you were amazing. You bit me a few times, but it was rare and there was usually a reason. I know I’m tasty, so I can’t blame you. You were great little buddy, and we love you and we’ll miss you.
I can’t say that this is how I wanted to kick off the month of June. I am going to try to post daily this month but I don’t have the happiest post out there for the beginning of a new month. :(
I would like to both introduce Terabyte, and say goodbye to her. We found her this morning at the bottom of her cage. It was hard (and still is), and with us being sick getting things straightened out was less than fun. Right now her sisters are in the spare cage while I work on the main one slowly.
A little while back she developed a growth under her that two vets were unable to diagnose, and without getting into too many details (I’m trying to avoid those who feel the need to debate over other peoples’ pets) she lived longer than we thought she would, but shorter than we thought she would. I guess you can never really be ready for the passing of a pet, can you?
Terabyte was one of 16 babies (one of Binary’s sisters), and turned out to be a very sweet girl. She was showing signs of looking better, and thus she spent her last days in the cage with her sisters, rather than isolated in a tank. I only hope that it was painless for her.
Terabyte, you will be missed. R.I.P. little one. We love you.
No, this isn’t a post about Binary (01101100 01101111 01101100) as a language, but about Binary, our pet rat. We actually have 5 pet rats right now, and I plan on introducing them one by one.
Say hello!
Yeah, she’s enjoying some cheerios in Aithyne’s lap. She’s too busy to say hello back to you.
Off to explore!
Nublet loves the ratties. He loves anything with fur that isn’t bigger than he is really, but he does love them and he knows them. He’s watched them grow up alongside him! Binary was one of sixteen babies (ZOMG).
And so Binary went back into her cage after some fun time eating cheerios, exploring, and being pet… and we all washed our hands. I made sure to give all of the ratties some fresh food to enjoy tonight. Fact: rats eat and poop a lot.
Meet Adrenaline Rush (yes, yes I do like the drink), otherwise known as A.R. — She’s been with us for around 4 years. She’s a Leopard Gecko. Google it.
I cleaned her tank today. I walked into the room and she was just kind of sitting there in the corner… posing? The lighting was poor so I did some editing, but here she is:
I can’t say that this is how I wanted to kick off the month of June. I am going to try to post daily this month but I don’t have the happiest post out there for the beginning of a new month. :(
