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In the Hindu religion, rats represent foresight and prudence, and white ones are very lucky. Mooshika is the name of the steed that Ganesh - god of new beginnings and of fire, knowledge, wisdom, literature and worldly success - rides upon. The steed, of course, is the intelligent and gentle rat. “Mooshika” means “little hoarder.”


Dans la religion hindoue, les rats représentent la prévoyance et la prudence, les blancs étant considérés comme particulièrement chanceux. Mooshika est le nom du destrier de Ganesh – dieu des nouveaux départs, du feu, du savoir, de la sagesse, de la littérature et du succès matériel. Ce destrier, bien sûr, est un digne représentant de la race douce et intelligente des rats. Le nom ''Mooshika'' signifie petit amasseur.

Thursday, November 04, 2010

The baby foster boys have grown up!

Not so long ago, I helped out the Monteregie SPCA with looking after and then rehoming a mamma rat and her litter of 5 babies. Two of the boys went back to the SPCA, but after a month of no inquiries, and after my own foster bunny being adopted, I opened my home to them again. We are still looking for a good home for them, but in the meantime, my two tough boys think they're all right and there hasn't been a skirmish yet (today is their first day living in the same cage, after several days of shared "out" time).

Because they arrived at my home the day before Hallowe'en, I thought of naming them Igor and Frankenstein. But the names haven't stuck.

Here are the before and after pics:



The boys have settled in nicely, and my former Mr. Tough Guys have not stomped on them yet - so I've opened up the trap door between their condos. They didn't mingle for long, each keeping to their condo, but also, no squabbles or screaming!