I want readers and Rizzle Rat Rattery fans to meet each of my rats, and not just those who are with me as potential mothers or fathers to the next generation of Rizzle Rats. In fact, only five of my 13 rat kids are with me on breeding contracts. Today, I’d like you to meet one of my eight pet-only rats.

 

Crimp is a beige rex, although most of her rexing has faded as she has grown. She was born in my home on March 10, 2007, as part of a litter I fostered in preparation for starting my rattery. Crimp was to have been adopted by a nice couple with two sons, as a companion for a ratty they’d rescued from abandonment at a local pet store. Things fell through with the adopters, however, and while she’d been waiting for her forever home, my SO’s brother had become very attached to Crimp. We decided to keep her, and have never regretted it!

 Crimp is posing on top of a Wonderrodent Cube.