no update pics today for the little baby rat but i do have text updates!!
she is incredibly active now and her little radar ears pick up everything, she tends to be startled but sounds and movements that aren't made by me, but if I'm talking softly or at normal volume she is totally calm and continues doing her little rat things like sniffing around or grooming herself. Also today after i fed her, i was holding her in my hand and she started licking my hand all over, like every little spot, and when she got to one of my rings she tried to chew on it and then went back to licking me all over my hand really throughly. it was really cute so i pet her cheeks and even as i was petting her she was grooming my hand and it was adorable. She also got really kinda distressed when i put her away, which usually she is excited to go in her cage and hide in her little bed but she kept running around and going up to the little bars and sniffing around, so i was talking softly and put my hand up to the cage and she put her little paws on my hand and started licking me again and sniffing and stuff, i was eventually able to coax her into her bed spot by opening the cage and picking her up and putting her there and then she ran under and his in it which was good.
She's been really active and she loves to climb all over my arms and shoulders and my ears (she will literally climb 100% onto my ear and sniff around and then hop back to my shoulder and run around) and ill hold my hand in a little cave shape on my shoulder and she will consistently run over to hide in my hand and its just really darling.
she's got such a cute little personality, but is still very flightily and bolts to ‘safe spots’ if she hear anything or sees any unexpected movement, so that is good.
she also comes out of her hiding spot/bed spot if i walk up to the cage and talk softly and put my hand up to the cage, which is pretty cool, though she usually gets all hyper trying to get to me and i gotta comfort her and get her to go back to her bed spot and calm down, the good thing is she is still kinda frightened by other people and movement.