My Zoo

My new baby rat, Cindy

Can you believe Kathleen was opposed to me rescuing this little creature?  She was crowded in with a bunch of other rats, and she showed the most spirit by trying to get away the hardest.  So I figured she could join Nancy and Hillary in the rat house.  She’s named Cindy, in honor of a certain war protesting harpy’s retirement.   I also snapped a nice picture of Jack Jr. while I was clearing out some cricket corpses in his jar.  I’m not sure on gender yet, since this one hasn’t molted, soA. avicularia, Jack Jr. I defaulted to male for now.  So that makes two cats, three rats, three tarantulas, and a small colony of B. dubia roaches in a big Rubbermaid tub in the basement.  I have a small aquarium I’m meaning to get set up again too, once I’ve made a dent in the bedroom re-organization project. 

Anyway, I’m excited to see how Cindy fits in.  She’s just a baby, so it’ll be fun to watch her grow.  Rats are bright, curious, active little creatures, so there’s a lot to enjoy there.