I don't mind PEWs, but I'd have to say my first experience with them (I have one) has not been that good.  He's not a mean boy, but he's really not friendly or adventurous at all!  Which is slightly discouraging considering my other hoodie is very adventurous and loves to play and be around me.  JubJub (PEW) would much rather get a treat and stay in his cage to run in his wheel then be touched by me at all.  I'm not sure what I've ever done wrong with this little guy (I'm likely to blame myself for his anti social behavior), but it's a bit discouraging.  At least he loves his adopted brother, right?  I just wish he didn't hate being handled by me
p.s. do all PEWS sway?  My hoodie hardly ever does, but my PEW got "snake" as his nickname cuz he sways SO much.

@Koala
I've had him since mid January and I'm new to rats so I have NO idea how old he was.  Though I'm guessing he wasn't that old cuz he was a small guy.  I got him from a pet store (I know ... I didn't know better, until now) and had a hard time bonding with him right from the start.  Even had a bit of a hard time bonding with his adopted brother, but they bonded quickly after about a month.  He comes up to the top of the cage when I come over.  He's always curious what I'm doing when I'm over there.  He just HATES being picked up (Is never mean about it, he just struggles a lot) and doesn't really play with me at all.  He's SUPER skittish too.  Way more so then his brother.  Although I've found he LOVES to jump up my back or front onto my shoulder sometimes.  He just hates my hands...odd huh. 

@kita Thank you for the encouragement.  I don't hate him for being anti-social its just a bit hard to keep up the attention with him when he doesn't seem to respond.  Oyie I sound like a bad rat mommy    But I still give him scritchers and kisses hoping one day he'll return the favor

Kristy don't give up. I have a rat Katie who is very anti-social. To the point where I had considered adopting her out because I felt so bad about her, I felt like I wasn't taking good care of her. I had someone come over to take a look at her, and that day she let me pick her up with NO trouble THREE TIMES. Ever since then she has been getting better and better. We've done a TON of trust training and she still does not like to be picked up but with time it has gotten better.

Even if he doesn't ever come out of his shell more, at least he is with someone who cares and tries instead of with someone who might ignore him for being shy. Don't be too hard on yourself.

my pink eyed himi hated being handled, i think she was just scared cuz she couldn't see very well.

my ruby eyed rat is the only one who sways though.

I adore my PEWs and black hoodies - who cares if they are boring or a dime a dozen?

My only "thing" now - I swear, the next rat group I get, I'm going to a breeder and getting a well bred baby or pair.  I'm tired of sick rats or ones with weird problems, I'd just like ONE time to have normal rats   I love 'em all, but geesh kids, let's at least pretend to be normal for a day?

And the only reason I didn't get me some PEWY goodness from CCRR (who has XRC girlies) is because Apiro and Tula came back AGAIN and 3 homes, plus 2 trips to rescue, in about a year?  I couldn't leave them behind again.  So no PEWY girls with some bratty babies for me.....

My only "PEW" turned into a himalayan  , but my platinum boy is fading into a "PEW" as he gets older   .

I feel the need to elaborate on the "scared-y rat" comment now that I have just read the post by Kristy R.

My Zeus is the same way. If I want to pick him up from the cage, I have to open his hands and feet up and scoop him up by the bottom with one hand and the front with my other, otherwise he will grab onto anything he can to stay put. I feel so bad. He does give me kisses, once hes on me, and while in the cage, but he is just so scared of being picked up. His brother, Poly (polydectes) will now come when I call them, or tap down on the floor and say "come here boy" or "come here poly", but Zeus will just look at me and stay in his little hiding space as if to say "are you crazy? I'm not coming over there"

my first rat was a pew. well, is. he's still alive and going to be a year old in September!

i wanted a pew to be my first rat. there's something special to me about albino animals, and i've always loved the white rats i saw in the stores. even though there were oodles of them and always looked sad. Ian was one of two PEWs in the tank when i bought him. the girl set him in my arms and he immediatly nosed into my elbow and relaxed. i knew he was the one. all the way home he sat on my shoulder and bruxed in my ear.

he's still me little fat, food-loving sweetheart. everyone who meets him has their opinon of rats changed completely. he loves people, scritches, wrestling with his cagemate and of course, food. he's the only rat i've ever known to actually wag his tail when scratched behind the ears :P

pews ftw <3

my first rat was a PEW with the inspired name of Ratty....LOL
My namesake was the sweetest PEW girl named Spaz

I only have 5 PEW's in my Crew right now and was hoping for PEW's and Hoodies to come my way from the Moncton Rescue, but only got hoodies (which I still adore).  PEW's are my First Love...males, females, babies...I don't understand how people can mistake Jewel Eyes as demon eyes.  A good PEW is a often a "better" rat than a great Other Colour.

Bronwen is my  PEW. I hate how she is almost 27 months old and starting to age a little.   




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Ohh I love those banners!! Great idea =)

This topic is going to have every body running out to get PEWs with all of these cute pics!! 

Wanted to post a pic of my Jed, like I said he isn't completely a PEW, but he would be if it wasn't for his light beige hood, but he is still gorgeous

He is probably my most playful rat out of the two older ones, he loves a good hand wrestle

The funny thing is...I never really though of Mad-Eye as a PEW. When I found him, in the shape he was in, he was just a sweet rat that needed me. The only time I really thought about his "pewness" was when I had to write down what he was for the vet lol. He was always the sweete