That's what I was afraid of. I didn't think about getting another rat when Gwynnie died, and, when I finally started thinking it wouldn't be such a bad idea, I thought it might be too late as far as Luli liking a new companion. I take her out every day and she sits with me at the computer and when I do housechores. She swats at the kitten and at the puppy from inside her cage, too. She's funny. I don't think I'll get any more small animals when Luli leaves me, though. Not for awhile anyway. If anything, I'll get fish again. They're cool. I already have a hard time giving all the little ones the attention they deserve. I never play with the hamster I have, just because he has never been pleasant. I figure they're generally loners anyway, so, i just feed him and clean his cage and give him water. He is cute, though. And, I have a kitten and a puppy, as I stated...and, my boyfriend has a ball python. So, we're full!