Thanks you for my new ratlet!
I promise to take good care of him. (here's his info for later use)
Username: The Backwards Book
Ratlet Number: #3
Why do you want to adopt? I just love how he looks. Plane, simple, timid, but able to open up to people they know, and become comfortable with them. Afraid of too much change, but willing to take on the challenge when given support. Thats what I see when I look at him. I see a person, like I do with all of the animals I have in real life. I see his personality, and how he could grow. Thats why I want to adopt him.
Rat Name: Basil
Personality: Basil is a very timid ratlet, so he enjoys time spent in the company of his "Person," more than the company of other rats and people he doesn't know. He is a naturally sweet and caring rat, and he's very sensitive to emotion and to the feelings of people and rats around him. Basil has a natural talent for comforting people and easily over comes his slyness when someone else is in distress and could use his comfort.
Likes:
Basil has an expansive cage, room to roam, places to move around and do what ever he pleases. Toys, like a zebra stuffed animal of mine that he enjoys, a wheal, and many other rat toys. But, all he really does is curl up with that zebra stuffed animal. Most of the time, when I have him out, I'm reading, and he likes to curl up in front of the book, and I swear he's reading along with me. Basil also enjoys watermelon. I find that when ever I'm eating it, he's stolen it when I'm not looking.
Dislikes:
Basil has few "dislikes", but one of hie biggest dislikes is rap music. He'll listen to any kind of music, (Mozart is his favorite XD), but he will screech his little head off if rap music even comes on the radio.
Reaction to other rats and most people:
Basil tends to shy away from most people and rats,(it took forever to get him to trust me), he is more of a follower than a leader and will submit to more dominant rats easily. For people, unless I, literally, pry him off of my shoulder, he'll stay far away.
Quirks: Basil likes to suck on the tip of his tail when he gets nervous and I, or his stuffed zebra, are not around. He also has the bad habit of chewing up my pencils.
What do you plan on doing with your rat? I'll probably order some art of him, if I can find a suitable Rat Rp, then i'll rp him. I will probably doodle him on paper, and color him in when I see editable I like.
If you feel you can no longer care for your Rat, will you return it here to find a new home? Yes.
Fuzzy
Story:
“Hm...maybe I should just move this a bit...” I said, fretting over every detail of my new ratlet's cage. Making sure that his water bottle was full, a nicely topped off food dish, and an un-squeeky wheel. I pulled my hands out of the cage and rested them on my hips. With a discerning eye, I looked over every inch of his cage. Just a few moments ago I had come home from my trip to the Chitter Squeak Rattery, and in my possession, a small brown ratlet. He had had so much character potential, all wrapped into one little rat, that I applied for him immediately. I was lucky enough to hear back from them later that my application had been excepted, and that my new ratlet was waiting for me. I knew I would have a challenge ahead of me, for he was a timid little thing. It would take time, but I was certain that he would warm up to me soon enough. I turned around a looked at the little cardboard box that sat on my desk, threw one of the little holes in the side, I could see him peaking his head out, my new best friend. Basil.
I flopped down on my bed with a huff about half an hour later. It had taken me that long to finally coax him into my hand to take him to his cage, and then coax him into staying in the cage without freaking out. Eventually, I had just decided to try something a bit unorthodox, and put one of my stuffed animals into the cage. That calmed him down. I warily turned my head to look at the cage. Basil was still there, curled up on top of the stuffy. Groaning I got to my feet and walked over to the cage, tapping the bars a bit to get his attention. Basil looked up at me, he was wary, but curious. Giving him an encouraging smile, I pulled a little treat out of my pocket, bell pepper, and slid it through the bars. Slinking over, he sniffed at the treat, took a little bit, looked like he was in deep though and then took it hole, into his wide mouth. He munched thoughtfully, and his expression made me laugh.
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It's been almost three months, Basil has settled right into my little family. He actually spends more time on my shoulder than in his cage. He'll sit and read with me, go outside on nice days to enjoy the sun with me, and steal my snacks. He's even adjusted enough to create his own bad habit of chewing up my pencil's. We enjoy many of the same tastes and only disagree in the area of bed time. He's almost like a small child, sometimes I find myself forgetting that he's a rat and not a person, all the personality I first saw in this guy is all that, and more.
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