Old age final caught up with Raleigh. Our oldest rat ever, he was with us for 30 wonderful months. From the cheeky we rat with massive paws to a massive cuddly adult.
He wasn't the most social of rats, every other day he would opt to remain in the cage rather than coming to get a hug. Though in the last few months he's enjoyed his daily grooming and in particular ear rubs.
Raleigh managed to outlive five other rats and as a result often found himself with younger cage mates. On the plus side he was very tolerant of the others - regularly finding himself at the bottom of a rat pile or acting as a comfy pillow.
He was a a real foodie - never one to turn down the opportunity to try something new and as a result he was the biggest rat we've had at an impressive 840g!
Much loved and now much missed our old man is now resting beside his brother - just like old times.
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