new rats!

I have two new little rats, a brown-black one whom I named Ignatz, and a russian blue one whom I named Emil. They and Krümel have met about two hours ago and so far it has been going reasonably well, i.e. they sniffed each other, Krümel turned them on their back, they did the submission squeak thing and had to hold still for a while, but no bloodshed or murderous urges (*knocks on wood*). I'm still a nervous wreck at every squeak, though. But it seems as if Krümel is okay with them for now. Cross your fingers and send good vibes that it stays that way... I'm going to take some photos of them later.

ETA: Now they're all sleeping. Not in an idyllic snuggled together way, but in three separate spots, but still. Also, I just noticed that I forgot some stuff when I did my grocery shopping yesterday, but I don't really dare to leave them alone yet.

On a completely unrelated note, I'd like to know how the wasps are getting into my apartment (that's the third in two days), when the windows I open all have insect screens because my issues with mosquitoes (not to mention that I know the wasps usually have a nest somewhere around here).

two pictures

I got a good picture of Emil, but Ignatz still hasn't come out of the tube he's been hiding and sleeping in, so the photo isn't that great. ( Still, cute ratties behind the cut... )

ETA: I actually got the photos switched around, the one in the house is Emil, so I corrected the entry. *headdesk*