I need to keep Theo from getting lonely

dan2333 · Apr 23, 2012

As many of you may know by now. Jasper has passed away. Now Theo is alone and even though I have been spending lots of time with him, it may not be enough.

I do not want to give him away because I love him too much. But at the same time I am hesitant to get new rats because I don't want the added responsibility.

I don't want Theo to be lonely.

So I would be willing to foster a rat or two temporarily while I still have Theo and then give them away back to that person or a responsible, experienced rat owner later.

Is this possible? Can someone give me some suggestions?

The thing is, when I had Skittle and his brother Scooter died, Skittle got lonely. He did adjust after like 2-3 weeks and I spent lots of time with him. However I still felt bad so I ended up getting 2 baby rats (Jasper and Theo) but Skittle did not like them very much and he was not interested in interacting with them. When I let them play with him, he was so old and tired that he just ignored them and they ran circles around him as he tried to smell them. It didn't really do him any good. I think he just would have wanted his brother back.

So I don't really know what to do yet.

mamarat · Apr 23, 2012

You could maybe try to foster a few the same age as Theo. Poor baby.

dan2333 · Apr 24, 2012

Yeah, I've been checking on him every now and then just to let him know I'm here for him and that he's not alone. I spend about an hour with him in the morning and then I let him go to sleep and then at night I've been spending about 2 hours with him. I put him under a blanket and make it into a fort so that he can hide and peek out at us. And I just pet him and talk to him and tell him that everything will be okay.

dan2333 · Apr 24, 2012

I found this ad for a rat in Burlington. I wonder if Chelle's Critter Haven could check him out and foster him to me if he's still available. Also I feel bad for him being all alone. Though he's really young he might be too much for Theo to keep up with. Theo is about 1 year and 10 months now.

http://toronto.kijiji.ca/c-pets-other-p ... Z375643913

These rats are on kijiji too:

http://toronto.kijiji.ca/c-pets-other-P ... Z363816289

mamarat · Apr 24, 2012

The second ad the female could be pregnant. It looks like they're housed together.

jorats · Apr 25, 2012

There is also Henry's Haven, they are in Peterborough. Lyndsy has some rats. Is that too far from you?

dan2333 · Apr 25, 2012

Ya it's a bit too far for me. I emailed the person in the first ad last night but no response yet. I hope to find Theo a friend soon. Theo is not the bully type. He should get along with almost any rat. But he will stand up for himself and not let other rats pick on him.