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Betty and Wilma .
This is Betty and Wilma. Darla, Ozy, Luna and Spring's friends, owned by my boyfriend Ben. Ben got them from a pet shop and they where very hard to tame, he had to work really hard and only recently have they become really friendly. They are coming on for a year and love destroying Ben's bedroom where they live, with 23 stick insects and 4 giant African land snails.
Betty is the hooded and her nickname is "Betty bitch!" because she still sometimes bites. Wilma is the black/dark chocolate in the photo above right, her nickname is "Wilma witch!" because she escapes a lot and tends to chew more then Betty. Wilma is a kamikaze suicidal stunt rat who likes to jump from units about 5ft high !!! (although she always lands safely).
They both live in a Super pet ferretrail 4 storey cage like my adult rats and hope to be joined by two does from Luna's litter near the end of the year.
Betty and Wilma's chew list of destruction . . .
Back of a small cupboard.
Compacted bandage.
Water proof trousers.
Window blind cord.
T.V. cable.
Stick of camouflage cream.
Rubber window sealing.
Frill on bottom of bed.
Straps on college bag.
Wire holding their water bottle.
Geography folder.
Stickers.
Kinder egg toy.
Sim card.
Rubber/Eraser.
Mobile phone case.
Mobile phone charger.
Plastic frog.
Other destructional features of these rats ....... They both enjoy collecting the glow in the dark stars stuck around Ben's room and collecting Tazos/milkcaps from the desk. They also love to dig in the cacti and succulent pots around the room and occasionally dig up and steal some of the smaller cacti !
Ben would like me, to point out that he does give his rats suitable toys to chew on, but they prefer more exotic things from time to time, not to mention the stick insects Wilma has just discovered, in the tank next to her cage !
Last updated
22nd August 2001.
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