These 3 little ladies came into my life as rats I was supposed to rehome for a rescue friend. They were skittish, almost unhandleable, but I had one boy who needed friends who was really bad with intros. Believe it or not, it was Goliath! I tried him with these 3 ladies and he fell in love…sigh…3 more rats. I called them the Black Hellions as they were horrible with everyone including me, but eventually Goliath got them to accept others.
Mira became incredibly sweet and eventually Chara settled down as well, but Maaz…never let go of her stand-offish self until a couple of months ago at 23 months of age. It was wonderful to cuddle my girl finally, to stroke her head and realized she enjoyed it and trusted me. Maaz had a teeny inguinal tumor that sadly abscessed and became a mess and wouldn’t be cured. She was starting to feel unwell and I let her go with dignity.
Jan. 30, 2010…finally let me pick her up without stressing.
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