Scary Sound Sleeping

[Asheka]

Okay, Trouble's been scaring the daylights out of me twice this week.
Twice now, not in a row, I've found him fast asleep on the highest level, but not in the hammock above it, and I spoke, tapped the bottom of the cage, and even opened the door without waking him. The first time I panicked and touched him and got a good nip for it since I scared him. The second time I spoke and gently touched him, after checking he was breathing, and aroused him a little less suddenly....but it's still got me worried.

Both days this has happened it's been muggy and icky in my room. There's not a ton I can do about that unfortunately as the A/C here is central air and we're trying to use it sparingly until it's unavoidable because their hydro bill is nasty at the moment. I always keep a large fan running and trying and keep the window open if there's a good enough breeze coming through. I've put tera-cotta (sp?) pots in their cages and am thinking of freezing a couple water bottles to lay against the outside by the pots type a deal...but that's another issue...I'm just wondering if it's the heat causing him to sleep so soundly, or his age (19months) - which when he's outside of the cage you'd never know - or possibly something else?

 

[hopefloats]

You have seen the pictures of my boys sleeping with their family jewels exposed, I can poke them a few times and they just lay there. My nervous rats will jump ten feet if i startle them. I think it might depend on the nature of the rat sometimes. I can see my easy going rats, will let me poke them to death before they finally move from being annoyed.
My girls get wheezy with hot weather. Other than that I haven't really seen much about sound sleeping like that. Most of mine willl sleep through anything but a treat bag rattling.

 

[henry's_mum]

lol, Trouble has always slept SO soundly!
This actually doesn't suprise me one bit hun.
I wouldn't worry, his mom is the exact same! I can always find her in a tunnel, on her back, sound asleep.
and yeah, the only time Trouby ever bit me was when I woke him up.... so don't do that~
lmao!

 

[Asheka]

You have seen the pictures of my boys sleeping with their family jewels exposed, I can poke them a few times and they just lay there. My nervous rats will jump ten feet if i startle them. I think it might depend on the nature of the rat sometimes. I can see my easy going rats, will let me poke them to death before they finally move from being annoyed.
My girls get wheezy with hot weather. Other than that I haven't really seen much about sound sleeping like that. Most of mine willl sleep through anything but a treat bag rattling.

haha Those are some good pictures LOL I have never had a rat sleep quite so soundly. Every one I have had always wakes up to most small noises and is definitely up and running if I open the cage door LOL Guess one upside is I'll probably be able to get some good pictures once they're in the CN :giggle: hmmm He hasn't been wheezy too much, but the porph on his one eye has definitely increased when it's too warm

lol, Trouble has always slept SO soundly!
This actually doesn't suprise me one bit hun.
I wouldn't worry, his mom is the exact same! I can always find her in a tunnel, on her back, sound asleep.
and yeah, the only time Trouby ever bit me was when I woke him up.... so don't do that~
lmao!

LMAO Guess I should've come to you first on this, he's just never slept like that before that I've seen.
That's very good to know though and eases my instant heart attack reaction to seeing him like that LOL

 

[henry's_mum]

lol, oh yeah many times i've thought he was dead... instant panic set it, only to poke him and see he's still warm, and squishy, OH and latched onto my fingure for scaring the crap outa him too!

 

[Asheka]

lol, oh yeah many times i've thought he was dead... instant panic set it, only to poke him and see he's still warm, and squishy, OH and latched onto my fingure for scaring the crap outa him too!

:laugh4: Yup! First time It was instant turn and munch and then look at me like "wtf was that for?" :giggle: Second time I lightly petted his back and he twitched cuz I tickled him so then O just spoke and petted a couple times and he roused a little calmer LOL