Mite Boy + Faux Couple UNITE!

SOOO much has happened since my last update. And this is LOOOONG overdue.

It's been almost exactly 3 weeks since I took in Louis. His scabs are now completely gone, his fur is nice and soft, and his bad case of ratty dry skin and bleeding blisters has become a merely annoying case of rump dandruff XD

Missing progress pictures:

Week 2

Yesterday

Since he's so much better, I also started intro-ing him to the "Faux Couple", known as Gamer and Clancy, the albino pair from a few posts ago. Well, so much for being incredibly aggressive with other rats! The intro took a grant total of 5 days.

Yummy veggie/out-time together now :)

Night-Time Scare

Got up in the middle of the night to use the bathroom.
Stepped on something slimy and wet.
Nearly had a HEART ATTACK.

Fumbled on the lights and found...

A slice of half-eaten banana.

-__-

Only when you have free-ranged rats. Only then.
XD

MITES

Some people are just ... so IGNORANT. Or just willingly blind.


I just took in a 6 month old male rat this afternoon. After nearly 3 weeks of negotiations and organizing transportation, I FINALLY got my hands on "Louie". He was supposed to be "friendly with humans", hates other rats, and "healthy".

And THIS is what I'm dealing with right now:

Poor boy's sides and even under his forearms are COVERED in scabs and gaping holes that were self-inflicted due to the tremendous discomfort he must have been forced to live in for weeks.

I bathed him in baby shampoo and tea tree oil right away, hopefully smothering most of the mites currently infecting him. He's also been given a dose of Ivermectin. A treatment that will last 3 weeks, but hopefully get rid of the mite problem for good.

HOW could ANYONE not notice this?!