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Offline Dany.M

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Goodbye dear baby
« on: September 15, 2012, 09:23:18 PM »
So, very sadly, one of my girls passed away last night.. The other one, Bunnie, didn't seem to be too bothered by it. She seems a little sad today... My question is, how long should I wait before trying to introduce her to a new buddy? I've read that I should probably give her some time to miss Spaz, but how do I know when it's been long enough? Thanks.

Offline Annahra

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Re: Goodbye dear baby
« Reply #1 on: September 15, 2012, 11:13:04 PM »
I don't think there's any reason to delay--I mean, if you had one friend in the whole world and he/she was suddenly gone, would you want to be alone for a while or have someone else to take up your time?

Offline Dany.M

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Re: Goodbye dear baby
« Reply #2 on: September 16, 2012, 05:21:52 PM »
Yeah.. I get what you mean.. And she tried looking for last night.

Offline RattiesSix

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Re: Goodbye dear baby
« Reply #3 on: September 16, 2012, 08:21:54 PM »
I would consider looking for a new rat immediately. Remember that you need to quarantine a new rat for a minimum of three weeks in a separate air space from your current rat. If your house shares air vents, you'll need to QT at a friend's or something.

Offline Dany.M

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Re: Goodbye dear baby
« Reply #4 on: September 18, 2012, 11:29:36 AM »
I have a 1 bedroom apartment and Bunnie is supposed to be having surgery next Tuesday to remove a lump... I MIGHT be able to have someone look after her once she's healed up a bit.. Just dont know what else i can do. I hang out with Bunnie a while everyday so she's not by herself all day long.

Offline Dany.M

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Re: Goodbye dear baby
« Reply #5 on: September 18, 2012, 11:30:23 AM »
I have a 1 bedroom apartment and Bunnie is supposed to be having surgery next Tuesday to remove a lump... I MIGHT be able to have someone look after her once she's healed up a bit.. Just dont know what else i can do. I hang out with Bunnie a while everyday so she's not by herself all day long.

Offline Annahra

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Re: Goodbye dear baby
« Reply #6 on: September 18, 2012, 12:06:48 PM »
If you don't have space to quarantine, sometimes you can find a rat who has been solo for a while, or who has been quarantined by the rescue.

Offline Dany.M

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Re: Goodbye dear baby
« Reply #7 on: September 18, 2012, 10:03:30 PM »
If only it were that easy...

Offline AlexP

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Re: Goodbye dear baby
« Reply #8 on: September 18, 2012, 10:08:24 PM »
Where do you live? If you tell us that, I bet someone on here knows a rescue at least somewhat near there, and a lot of rescues will try and help with transport :).

Offline Dany.M

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Re: Goodbye dear baby
« Reply #9 on: September 18, 2012, 11:11:42 PM »
Grand Rapids, Michigan South area.. I saw there's a rescue place near Detroit, but I really don't want to travel more than like maybe half an hour away.... Thanks.
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Offline AlexP

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Re: Goodbye dear baby
« Reply #10 on: September 19, 2012, 12:54:51 AM »
Have you tried contacting Northern Michigan Rat Rescue? https://www.facebook.com/pages/Northern-Michigan-Rat-Rescue/126882040759352?ref=ts They're up in Traverse City, but I know Erin (the one who runs the rescue) has done transport to get rats before so I'm sure transport to get one from her might also be possible. You'd have to meet her partway I'm sure, but you two would have to figure out exactly how far. She has foster homes too I think, but I don't know where those are. I definitely think it's worth it to look into NMRR and I urge you to at least talk to her and see what the transport possibilities are, even if you're not making a decision yet. Bunnie will be too lonely by herself and it's not fair to her to be alone the rest of her life. Erin is on her honeymoon right now so probably won't respond right away, but she'll be back soon I believe.

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Re: Goodbye dear baby
« Reply #11 on: September 19, 2012, 06:35:30 AM »
I've found that by the time QT is over, the rat is a little bit lonely and maybe more accepting.  (Though it's not like it's possible to live in their heads!)  Back in the day, before I did QT, it still worked out, though!

- Raaz.

Offline Dany.M

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Re: Goodbye dear baby
« Reply #12 on: September 19, 2012, 11:59:09 AM »
I may have found a 1 year old to adopt.. What exactly would I have to do if I got her?

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Re: Goodbye dear baby
« Reply #13 on: September 19, 2012, 03:53:02 PM »
There are a lot of threads on intros if you do a search (it acts up and doesn't want to work sometimes, but it's working right now). What's the potential new girl's story? Like is she a lone rat, why are they getting rid of her, etc. You still should probably QT even if she's been solo for the length of time a QT lasts or longer, just because if you've never met this person, putting that level of trust in them that they haven't been anywhere that they could have picked something up and brought home to the rat is generally not recommended because you don't know them and you can't really trust someone you know nothing about. It's possible you wouldn't have to QT, but knowing the details would help. With a good, reputable, rescue it's different because they're trustworthy (if they're good and reputable, which NMRR is).