Eevee
Eevee is a special girl. Not long after I got my first group of rats ever, I frequented Petco. There was this stunning agouti veriberk there... several times I went, in fact. She was always there. After a month or so of seeing her, I had to meet her. I put her on my shoulder and walked around the store with her there. She was mine, no doubt. I was in love.
Now, Eevee didn't stay a shoulder rat. She hasn't ridden on my shoulder like that since. She doesn't really understand the concept, which is fine. She loved being carried in her younger days, seeing everything there was to see. Eevee is now old, however, and her original cagemates have already passed. Riddled in tumors, she doesn't like being touched by people, but takes comfort in her new companions, Pooka, Monkey, and Anya... but especially Pooka. H is good to her and understands she needs gentle treatment.
Eevee was always special in that she never "marked" me. Where the other three girls she lived with would dribble on everything they walked over, Eevee never did. She also was one of the calmest girls I had at the time and also very friendly. She got along with the other three instantly when I first brought her home. They accepted her without question and there was never an issue between them. Eevee was just always... there. Unobtrusive, but perfect for a companion.
Now, Eevee didn't stay a shoulder rat. She hasn't ridden on my shoulder like that since. She doesn't really understand the concept, which is fine. She loved being carried in her younger days, seeing everything there was to see. Eevee is now old, however, and her original cagemates have already passed. Riddled in tumors, she doesn't like being touched by people, but takes comfort in her new companions, Pooka, Monkey, and Anya... but especially Pooka. H is good to her and understands she needs gentle treatment.
Eevee was always special in that she never "marked" me. Where the other three girls she lived with would dribble on everything they walked over, Eevee never did. She also was one of the calmest girls I had at the time and also very friendly. She got along with the other three instantly when I first brought her home. They accepted her without question and there was never an issue between them. Eevee was just always... there. Unobtrusive, but perfect for a companion.