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So Excited~Picking up 3 girls tommorrow!

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Sarah
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Unfortunately I had to have little Tilah pts yesterday(See Rainbow Bridge) as her myco turned into pneumonia.
Luckily my friends were down to help me through it and drive me to the nearest Vets Now place.Whilst in the waiting room my mates hubby was flicking through a folder and he saw an ad for '3 Jumbo Rats need a home'
I rang the number when I got home and of course the lady had got her words wrong and she meant dumbo!Luckily they are all girls and they are a year old.It sounds as if they are well cared for.She is rehoming due to the fact that she has 3 dogs and she feels guilty about not free ranging the rats enough.
I'm going to pick them up tomorrow at 5:30-can't wait!One is white and the other 2 are variegated.Its funny how things work out.I had to get more as I'm left with 2 now who have very different personalities and although they get on,they don't interact much.

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Well,as of 9 am this

Well,as of 9 am this morning,they are all in together.I had to wait until they were all in the big cage as I still can't pick them up easily.I'm hoping that Nixie and Chi will quickly teach them that I'm not a big scary ogre!
The only spanner in the works would of been Chi but they have managed to butter her up with lots of grooming and they've brought out her softer side.
I've been keeping an eagle eye on her and she only attacks them when they hump her,which is fair enough,but she never bites them she sidles,kick boxes and then squashes them under her impressive bulk. They are all peacefully piled up in the igloo now,I am sure that despite inevitable scuffles,they will be safe and happy.
Phew!!

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Aw, Sarah, a big welcome to

Aw, Sarah, a big welcome to Tippi, Teazle and Tansy :) It sounds like the intros are going well. It's just important not to rush things with intros. I've made my mistakes in the past and moved them into shared territory/cage too soon, but your girlies sound like they all will be snuggled up in a hammock pretty soon :D

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Well,I'm chuffed,as the

Well,I'm chuffed,as the intro's are going very well.
I've had them free ranging with my two for a couple of hours a day and placing their cages up against each others.
Nixie,who is so easy going,loved them and they were all over her kissing and fussing her.
Chi,ha!....she's a huffy puffy moo and had to start chucking her weight around.Theres been no blood drawn though,just squealing,boxing and nipping.Not as much as I expected though and Chi even laid back in a hammock in the newbies cage and let them groom her yesterday!Good on her!I think thats her way of accepting them.She'll always be a bit moody and I'm sure they'll get to know and love her funny ways,just like I have.
When I clean out Nixie and Chi's cage on Saturday,I'm going to have a go at putting them all in together.

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Ah that's great, they sound

Ah that's great, they sound lovely. I've has a Tansy & Teasles in the past so if they are half as nice as my old girls, you'll love them to bits!

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Theyre here!! White,which

Theyre here!!
White,which turned out to be Siamese,a real beauty~Tippi
Variegated brown hoodie~Teazle
Variegated black hoodie~Tansy....I couldn't believe it when I saw her,she has the exact same markings and colouring of Tilah!
These are names I've given them they were all called Rat-Rats!
The hoodies are a bit skittish and nippy but they all look very lively and healthy.
I bruxed and fooffed at them gently for a while(Haven't quite mastered the art of boggling yet though :P !)and they took a piece of chicken from my fingers which is a good start.
I'm so excited \\(^o^)/ !!and I've never done adult intros before so I'm looking forward to the challenge.

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