Goodnight, Sylvan
I brought him home March 12, 2008. I think he was only 3-4 months old. He lived with Basil for a little while, but I never introduced him to other males after that as he was kinda bossy.
He's the first rat I've had live beyond two years. It took a long time for him to boggle for me; perhaps within the last three months he finally relaxed. These last few weeks he got downright mushy, pushing his head under my head for loving.
He probably had a stroke as he could not regain his balance. He was also succumbing to the myco that all rats have, which I expected as he was very old and I could hear his lungs were congested. We made a trip to Eastern Exotic (I was surprised they were open on a Sunday) so he wouldn't suffer any more.
He's the first rat I've had live beyond two years. It took a long time for him to boggle for me; perhaps within the last three months he finally relaxed. These last few weeks he got downright mushy, pushing his head under my head for loving.
He probably had a stroke as he could not regain his balance. He was also succumbing to the myco that all rats have, which I expected as he was very old and I could hear his lungs were congested. We made a trip to Eastern Exotic (I was surprised they were open on a Sunday) so he wouldn't suffer any more.