Jr. le Fuzzy

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#1

I got one! I finally got

one! (snigger)

Cody Reginald Biggs:

So I walked into the pet store, marched in an orderly and well-worn path to the rat section of the

shop, sat on my haunches, and attempted to sketch out this little brown-hooded rascal that had taken a liking to

the smell of my fingers against the side of the glass enclosure, not expecting much but to gain a few minutes of

skill via a pencil and my trusty sketchbook…

Now, the unusual thing about this is that our pet store

hardly ever gets in an “order” of brown-hooded rats, or any other color besides the usual black-hooded,

for that matter. Knowing my mom liked the little “brown dudes”, I pointed out to her the petite brown

and white captive whom I was using as a model for my rat picture. Needless to say, mom’s heart was stolen, but I

sure didn’t expect her to say that I could have him after holding the munchkin for about three seconds.

I really need to give my mom a bigger hug when she comes back home from her “daily duties” this

afternoon. I’m so…happy! Heheh. Seriously, I haven’t felt more at home in my house than the last time I owned

a rat, and that was a year or two ago…

I’ve decided to name the little guy either “Jr.” or

“Reggie”. I didn’t want to pick the obvious title of “Remy” because it sounded too redundant

and because he’s not blue. He also doesn’t speak French, as I’ve found out… (snigger)
But seriously, we

couldn’t have got a sweeter first-timer. He must be only two or three months old and he’s already pretty

friendly! Has to be a new record…

The only problem is how we’re gonna pay for the vet bills and

stuff, but I trust my good Father that we’ll get through it. Yay for rats! :mrgreen:

–

Mitch

P.S. Sorry the picture isn’t very adequate. The little bum was playing

a “game” with me it seemed: every time I tried to get his picture he’d “psych” me and dart

back into his igloo. :stuck_out_tongue:

#2

Yay for you Mitch! He’s way to cute

and looks a lot like my rat. I love the name you picked out for him. :smiley:

Yeah, I have two rats named

Linguini and Remy (mine speak French). I did go for the obvious. :wink:

#3

Thanks, sharpie! :wink:

Puh-ha! “Linguini and Remy”. That’s hilarious. What colors are they? :smiley:

#4

Linguini is an ex-school rat and he has a white body and a black head. He’s

also chunky and his hobbys include long walks on the beach and eating everything in sight.

Remy is the

same color as yours is, but he has a little white spot on his chest. He’s not as big as Linguini, but he’s

getting bigger.

Sorry, I’m hijacking your topic, Mitch. By the way, if you

have any tips for me, that would be great, because I’m a first timer with rats. :wink:

#5

sharpie - Oh no – hijack

away! I love any subject that has to do with rats. :wink:

Heheh – yours sound very cute. I’m sure

“Linguini” is happy to be out of school. (snigger)

And sure – ask away! Is there anything in

particular that you would like to know?

#6

Very neat! And I want one! :stuck_out_tongue:

How many rats have you had?

#7

Mitch- Thank you. Yeah,

Linguini is happy to be out of school because when I first got him, he bit people and was really

mean.

What brand of food do you give your rats? Linguini and Remy will eat the food I give them, but they

pick out certain things. Also, what are good toys to give them to play with?

#8

Congrats Mitch!!! :wink: It

kind of reminds me of how Remy looks. :slight_smile:

#9

Aww, he ish so cuute!! x3 I want a rat so bad but apparently we have too many

animals in this little zoo of mine. =P

Some day … some day … :wink:

#10

Gasduude - Cha – you should

get one someday! They’re really quite sweet and are smarter than you think…

I have owned nine rats in

my lifetime, and I am proud to say that little “Reggie” is number ten on the list. :wink:

sharpie - Heh – one of my rats (Suki) used to bite everyone when I first

got her, as she was handled very poorly in the pet store I bought her from. After a week of love and attention,

however, she became as sweet as honey. Heheh. :slight_smile:

In answer to your questions:

Food: My mom and I always give our rats a brand of food entitled

“Reggie Rat Food”. It contains all the essentials that are required to

give your rat a happy and healthy life…as far as nuitrition goes. You can learn more about it via this link:

[url=http://exoticpets.about.com/cs/careofrats/gr/prreggierat.htm]Reggie Rat

Food[/url]

Toys: Rats are curious, mischievous little things, and will play

with just about anything you give them. Very small rats may enjoy crawling through those cardboard toilet paper

tubes (as long as the tube itself is large enough so that the rat will not get stuck in it). I used to let mine

play in such things as tissue boxes and ferret tubes (the latter being very expensive; I wouldn’t recommend

buying them unless you’ve got the dough for it). It’s also a good idea to give your fuzzies a bit of a

challenge every once in a while… I would, for example, place a couple of treats in a paper cup, punch a hole

into the side of the cup, tie a string around the hole, and then attatch it to the cage in such a way that the

cup is hanging down from a ledge/platform in the cage. The rats will have to use their ingenuity and logic to

pull the cup up by the string in order to access the hidden treats inside.

Be creative! You can even use

your hand as a toy and play the “tag” game, in which you let your rat chase your hand around as if it

were a playmate.

I hope those tips were of some help to

you!

Spider-Man and FONY - Thanks, guys! :wink:

#11

Mitch- What do rats like to eat? Is it fun having rats? How

many rats do you have? Do any of them look like Remy or

Emile? :confused:

#12

Wow – lots of questions! (snigger)

Spider-Man - Viola’:

Eating Habits -

Anything and everything: that’s what rats like to eat. Being omnivorous, rats will indulge in pretty much

anything that comes within range of their highly-sensitive whiskers. Basically, they’ll devour any food – be it

animal or vegetable – that is edible. I’ve even heard of rats chewing on pipes and plastic…

However,

if you are referring to what a basic diet of a rat is and should be like, I would

say that such things as vegetation and fruit, grains and nuts, and other similar nutrients would most likely be

on the menu.

Number of Rats I Own = one…at the moment. I used to own eight

at one time, but that was years ago. (snigger)

[b]Have/Do Any of My Rats Looked/Look Like Remy

or Emile[/b]? As a matter of fact, yes! One of my previous rats – who went by the name of Miki – was

extremely obese and would eat anything and everything in site. Although she was not brown in color (rather tan

and white in “pigmentation”), Miki did resemble Emile in posture. I also owned two other male rats

(Brownie and Ben) who were pretty much the same color as Remy’s pudgy brother.

I don’t think I’ve ever

owned any rats who look or act like Remy, unless you count Suki…who was rather skinny and was quite picky about

what she liked to eat.

:wink:

#13

Mitch- Thank you, thank

you, thank you! You have been so helpful. Is that food brand where you got the name for your rat? I like it.

Again thank you. :smiley:

#14

sharpie - Haha – you are

most welcome! :wink:

Actually, I had the name “Reggie” in my head before I even remembered that

brand of rat food. I was trying to think of a name that sounded like “Remy”, so I picked

“Reggie”.

So far, the name doesn’t seem to fit the little rascal, though. I’m gonna have to

ask my sister for some alternate names…

#15

Aww, Reggie is so cute!

:loves:

But about me, I’ve never had any rats. The only pets I’ve ever had were a black cat, a dog and (lots of!)

parakeets. But a friend of mine once had a little rat, that I suppose that was only a few days or weeks old. It

was one of the cutest fluff balls I’ve ever seen in my entire life!

#16

I want a rat… :cry: That’ll have to be my next

priority! :smiley:

#17

Wonderful! My congratulations, to you

and Junior le Fuzzy.

#18

Aw, it looks so

cute.

#19

Heheh – thank you all! :wink:

Udpate: After minutes and minutes of “careful” contemplating, my

mom, sister, and I finally agreed on a good, solid (albeit a little unusual)

name:

Cody Reginald Biggs

My sister likes the name ‘Cody’, my mom

likes the name I originally thought for him (which is “Reggie”, short for ‘Reginald’), and I like the

name ‘Biggs’ (which just so happens to be the name of a character in Star Wars).

Voila’! There you have it. :stuck_out_tongue:

#20

Oh thanks for telling me all of

that stuff Mitch!!! :wink: