My son, who is 11, got a pet rat for his birthday last week. It is a male rat. The store said he is about a year old.
He seems quite happy and is given tons of attention during the day, but we are not always home or awake.
So it's all day on weekends, but only after school till about 10 pm on weekdays.
So I would like to buy him another male so they could play together when he is at school or sleeping.
I love him to death already and I am so scared something will happen when I introduce another one!
I've read some tips, like scenting with vanilla and cleaning out the cage first, but has anyone got anymore? They won't go mental and kill each other will they? Or do I just have to wait and see if their personalities mesh? Thanks in advance for any advice!
He seems quite happy and is given tons of attention during the day, but we are not always home or awake.
So it's all day on weekends, but only after school till about 10 pm on weekdays.
So I would like to buy him another male so they could play together when he is at school or sleeping.
I love him to death already and I am so scared something will happen when I introduce another one!
I've read some tips, like scenting with vanilla and cleaning out the cage first, but has anyone got anymore? They won't go mental and kill each other will they? Or do I just have to wait and see if their personalities mesh? Thanks in advance for any advice!