Our household grows AGAIN!

[pandasheart]

Yesterday we adopted a new furry addition to our household. Our new furry does not yet have a name but she is certainly a little cutie. She has a cream-colored head & a white body with a few little stray cream spots, a long tail, perky little ears. She likes very much to hang out wrapped around our necks.

<< evil grin >>

For the curious, our new pet is a rat. Yes, you read correctly, a rat. Before you get all crazy on me, please note that domestic rats & wild rats are very different. I had a pet rat when I was younger. She was an "Irish Hooded" named Patty-Rat. And, yes there are different species of rats with distinct colors, color patterns & fur varieties. There are rat shows, much like dog shows where they are judged on confirmation & such.

After a bit of checking, it seems our nameless rodent is a Beige Barebacked Standard in rat breed-speak.

Comments

rat and barfi

[tempest-nc.livejournal.com]

Did you ever name the new dog?
Barfi is a sweet dish with the consistancy of fudge, but it is not chocolate.
I suggest the name, "Barfi" for the rat.

Re: rat and barfi

[pandasheart]

<<< bow >>>

Thanks Tempest! I knew you would be able to clear up the barfi mystery!

Barfi the Rat ... sounds much more like a male name than a female name. hehe

As an aside, most of my ferrets have had diety-based/Celtic names ... Loki, Tango, Zephyr, etc.