Owning rats, or as some say, being owned by rats, is a journey. For me it began with being intensely rat-phobic to where I am now, rat-obsessed (ok, i admit it).
I never really paid tribute to Bon yet.The little pic is her baby pic and she truly did look like a fat little bon-bon. I never had an adult picture of her but I believe the picture with the dark blue background is very close to how she looked. She was quite a beautiful rat with a tail that was patterned like shifting sand.
Here is something I wrote shortly after she died. In the little rat kingdom she was Queen. Penelope was her Merlin secretly running things and Dinky, the little Court Jester.
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sooo beautiful
thank you. I learn so much from each rat. John, my husband, says that this is the silver lining (for us) of ratties' short lifespans. That we get to meet so many interesting rattie personalities. Many more times what you have the opportunity to experience with longer-lived types of pets.
That's a great way of looking at it. I've only been keeping rats for 2 years and I'm finding it so hard to deal with the short lifespans ~ I lost one boy at 18 months, and one at 25 months, it's so tough :(
I think that's why so many rat people are members of online lists. You really need the support of other ratlovers who understand the devastation you feel when you lose your little friends.
Oh Eileen... This was beautiful! The rat breeder/lover who I adopted my girls from forwarded me your blog, and I am grateful. I lost my Yubee and Zippee last year and I still hurt from that loss, wild free spirited girls! Digger and Helix now share my life, and I theirs. Thank you for sharing your story in such a beautiful way, it made me cry...but it feels good to know that others understand! Thank you!
Thanks for your kind words. I'm glad I could help a little with your healing. I think without other rat lovers I might not be able to withstand the pain when they leave. Just having someone who understands helps alot.