The rat left the day this happened and so did the other three that came with her. Now, the others are semi tame, allowing you to pick them up but bite through the bars as I am assuming they were fed that way with treats before making it over to our house. They were not handled as babies which is why they are skittish etc. Now, of course I did not expect for something like this to happen, but it did and now I know that there are people out there without young children who would be better suited for rehabbing these type of rats.
My babies stayed here with me.They have been handled since birth so are very tame and sweet. I was encouraged by many many many people to euthanize the doe. I almost did, but decided that I will give her and the others a chance with my friend, whos children are older and who could spend more time trying to tame these animals. I have had skittish rats before, but none that were this way. Socialization at a young age makes a big difference. So now I have people angry at me for even thinking about putting the doe down, and others who think I am crazy for not euthanizing her that night. So it's a toss up. But if they can be rehabbed and able to live then I feel that is the best thing for them. After all, it's not their fault that their breeder did not spend any time with them while they were babies. So they are getting a second chance with someone a little more experienced with taming.
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