So the cage arrived yesterday, and today, the hammock arrived. It really is cute. It's leopard print which I think is a whole lot better than zebra print. Austin thinks my babies are going to be spoiled rotten, and he's probably right ;) The wheel left the warehouse tonight, so it should be here either tomorrow or Friday. I can't wait. I emailed Keith Worstell, who runs the Carolina Blue Rattery, and I am all set up to adopt two of the male rats from Sphinx's litter. Keith said he would email me as soon as the pups are born, and then it's only 4 weeks until I can go and pick them up. I've decided to wait on setting the cage up. I'm going to take the levels home for Spring Break and see if my mom can help me fashion some covers for them. I'd like to use something washable, and also to make two sets for each level. That way I can wash them between cleanings. That will also help when it comes to cage cleaning because then I won't actually have to wash the wire mesh protion of the cage which was a headache with Petey's cage. Also, being able to remove the wheel will be amazing as well. So much easier to clean and everything. I feel like I'm sitting on pins and needles right now, just waiting to hear. It's a relief to know that I will be able to get two rats from Sphinx's litter though. I was worried I hadn't submitted the adoption form early enough or that I didn't have enough information. Oh, and if my parents still have our old hamster cage, I'm going to use it as a travel cage as well as somewhere I can put the boys while I'm cleaning their cage. I think it will make it a lot less stressful when I'm cleaning because the boys won't be running free without supervision. I'm still concerned about Rambo, my parents Siamese cat. His hunting skills will be pretty sharp, and I don't want him to accidently hurt one of the boys. Oh well, I have other things to deal with now, that's further on down the road...
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