Roscoe says goodbye

Sadly Roscoe left us today.  Roscoe was the third of my rats to meet my Grandma Peggy and the second rat that has ever stayed at my parents house.  His favorite food was, everything, but he LOVED french fries.  His nickname was #FrenchFryShark because he'd "break" up the cage to get one.  They were fried but usually unsalted.  :*)

I will miss this gregarious little soul that had horrible beginnings and still came to be a loving rat.

Rest in peace little Roscoe.

Roscoe and Bartholomew

These boys don't live together, they didn't even come in together, but I did take pictures of them today so I thought I'd throw them up.

Bartholomew is happy because he has a nice clean cage and a new box to shred.  I swear he is part gerbil! He just loves to shred.

Roscoe, aka French Fry Shark, was happy to have his litter box cleaned.  He is exceptionally fastidious and uses his box.  I didn't have to train him.  He's the second boy I've had that just used it.

This is him "breaking," like he does for french fries, hence the nickname, French Fry Shark.

Rosco and the Village

A co-worker, Marilyn H., contacted me, asking if I knew of a rescue that would helps rats.  :)

After getting a bit of background, I arranged to pick up little Rosco. 

The Good Samaritan that rescued him from being tossed away kept him safe until I was able to get him.  She told me that he'd previously lived "loose" in a bathroom that was never cleaned and then in a bucket until the young lady took him in when the original owner was going to throw him away. I'm not sure how my co-worker got involved, but Rosco has come here to live!

I've been working on his socialization and he has come a long way in the week I've had him. He runs to greet me at the door and is so anxious to be worked with. I'm thinking he will be ready by March, so if he continues with his smashing progress, he's been entered in the rat show in Seattle, Ratapalooza 2013. I've entered him in Best Rescue Story and Best Costume (We will work on wearing the tuxedo in another week or two). 

Welcome Roscoe!