Thank you for your response, much appreciated! Well, I guess I am a little impatient. They have already progressed so much since I got them. I bought them from a 'good' Pet Shop. They had not been handled since their arrival at the pet shop, but when I watched them in their cage, they seemed healthy, playful and curious enough. They just needed to get used to humans. They have become quite independant I suppose. Since they gained confindence, and since I have become more confident in them, they have been 'free-range' rats really. Baloo is quite the adventurer. He runs upstairs, snoops around, but always comes back downstairs, to where we are and where his comfy cage is. Mogli seems more 'introverted', keeps to himslef quite a bit, but at the same time, he will not venture far from us. Sometimes I get the feeling that there is a bit of jealousy between the two, like they compete for our attention or something. They each prefer to have all of our attention. They seem to take it in turns. Mogli approaches us when Baloo is running around. When Baloo comes onto the seen, Mogli dissapears. Baloo tries to bully Moglie, but Mogli always pins him onto his back and puts him in his place. Baloo is a bit batty I think. He keeps on grabbing onto Mogli from behind,...you know. Will he outgrow this? Do you think he is playing and does not quite know what he is doing to poor old Mog's?
Lila, it has been a pleasure to talk with someone who shares a passion for rats. It is interesting and refreshing to hear from other rat owners. I feel like I am bragging about my little kids...
