Lol... I'm not bumping my own thread up... I have more info on my "plan of attack"... or so you'd say.

Today at our humane society, there is an open house, where they have a "pet rummage sale", obviously a fundraiser, there's going to be food, and tours, hopefully there won't be many people there, I wanted to go somewhat alone and have time to bond, I guess.

I plan on talking to my dad in private. I want to ask him to take me to the Humane Society, and if he agrees, which is a big factor in this...! lmao... but if he agrees, I plan to talk to him alone in the car. I want to tell him that since they've split, he knows it's been hard on me, and having more animals around keeps me sane, in a way. It is 100% true, and I love Abby to death, but I want a pet(s) that are totally MY responsibility, ya know? I want a pet that is mine, for me to love, for me to take care of... I sound kind of selfish, but I hope we've all had that feeling, and with Abby it IS that way, but everyone takes care of her, and she has a more special bond with my mom, or my brother and I want that special pet that has a bond with me. I hope no one takes this the wrong way. Abby is my life and soul... she just doesn't take a tendency to listen to me sometimes.

Anyway, again, I hope you all agree with me on trying to get these poor ratties. I want to tell my dad that he would be saving two lives if we took in these babies, and maybe he will realize how much I want them. (If you can't tell from the lengths of these posts... I am really serious about trying to get these ratties!)

As for money: I gave my last $10 to my dad, because he is afraid he bounced a check when me went and paid for my mom's $60 medication... So I gave him the last of my money. Don't think we are poor and can't afford to care for any new pets, I would do this all myself with the help of babysitting money, etc. Since mom moved out, we have been a little tighter on $$. But this week was hard because my mom wanted US to get her meds AND do the grocery shopping, which was another $60, and we went for dinner Friday night. My job (tutoring session) ends this week, so I get $34 on Friday. That's barely enough to get the cage I want yet, which is this one:

But, I don't plan on getting these ratties right away either. I want to be fully prepared and be able to bring them home to a nice home, not a half finished home. That cage is $40, and I hope to soon upgrade to a bigger one as soon as I get more $$... summer means babysitting, babysitting = $$.

I clicked on all the items I would need to start off for the two rattie babies. I have a shopping cart at PetCo, and I have the following:
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8 in 1 Yogies Fruit Flavor Hamster, Gerbil, Rat Treats
net wt. 3.5 oz.; Fruit
$3.49 each

$3.49


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Small Animal High Rise
21.5"W x 11.75"D x 18"H
$39.99 each

$39.99


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Super Pet Mini Igloo
mini; 6.5"wx7"dx3.5"h
$3.99 each

$3.99


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Super Pet Little John Mini Hi-Corner Litter Pan
5.75"W x 4.5"D x 3"H; assorted
$1.99 each

$1.99


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Lee's Kritter Krawler
diameter 6.5"; standard; transparent
$5.99 each SALE $5.39 each

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And I think on Cass's site it said it was okay to use shreded black and white newspaper as bedding? If so, we have TONS of shredable newspaper.

Okay, enough rambling for a while, but I REALLY hope this works out because of all the planning I've put into this! And I hope no one adopts my lil ratties!