I am considering adopting out Katie to a new home.
Let me say that I love Katie. She is sweet, but she is very shy. When I got her, I got her as a companion to Sophie because when I came on here I learned rats should not be along. But Katie was never outgoing like Sophie.
I think she is unhappy. I have another rat Thirteen who is also very shy, but I can see her happy with the other girls, her toys, etc. She plays and runs on the wheel. Katie just sleeps or stares. She does not seem happy. I think she is a good rat. I have seen her be happy a few times on her own. She doesn't seem to like being with other rats. I don't know if it's my other rats or she's just a loner if that's even possible.
I think I would like to find someone who might want to try to give Katie a better home. I have seen her be sweet and happy, but I feel like she isn't. On another thread I had posted that you have to keep your animals healthy and happy and I feel I am not caring for Katie, she is just not happy here.
She bit me once, I had scared her. She is not aggressive, she has never attacked or bit me again but we have never been able to bond because of this. I can pick her up and bathe her - but she doesn't like me! She has never bitten anyone else again, she did fine with our rat-sitter, but doesn't do anything but sit and watch.
I don't have room to put her in a separate cage or keep her with another rat or anything. I have an FN but she doesn't seem to like any of my girls and I can't get more right now.
What I am saying is if anyone is interested in trying to give this little girl a home where she will be happy and like her family, I want to try to make her happy. It's very hard for me to consider this but I am trying to do what is right for my girl. I also am not going to get any more rats for a while and I want her to enjoy her life. She is about 1 year old. She is clean and pretty, and smells like lumber. She has NEVER had a URI or any symptoms, has clean feet and fur. Her tail is pigmented but clean, I wash the rats when they need it.
(This last pic was before she had a bath, her tail is not that dirty. She is a pretty girl.)
No rehoming fee or anything, she will be a great pet for someone.
I can travel a bit to give her a chance at a happy home. If it doesn't work out, I will take her back and q-tine her and try again with my home.
I think she is a very smart girl, she is special and she deserves something which I cannot seem to give her.
