Rat In My Lap

I've got a rat on my lap. His name is Chilly. His buddy's name is Silly. And the big guy in charge, his name is Willy. They live in a pretty cool cage that my girlfriend bought me for them. They're awesome. But there's a bit of tragedy involved.

On September 4th, I bought Willy and Lilly. They were best buddies. But a couple days ago, Lilly died. She had been since since I brought her home from the pet shop. I didn't realize she was sick until I was home though. So after Lilly died, I went to guy buy Willy a new girlfriend. He was pretty depressed. I couldn't fine a medium sized female that wasn't mean.

So I bought 2 babies. A pure white rat, with a freakishly small tail and an undersized head. He was very calm and sweet. So I named him Chilly. He's on my lap right now. I then picked another baby that is white with a brown head. That one was also nice, but a little more active. So I named it Silly. So after some careful planning and patience, I introduced Willy to the new guys. It's a very delicate process. Willy continues to declare dominance over Chilly and Silly, but he mainly does it with Silly. Chilly just doesn't give a shit. He stays out of that bullshit.

They're gonna be a happy family. I just worry because I'm unsure of the gender of Chilly and Silly. I suspect Silly is a male. We'll see how it goes.