Pringle

Gender: buck

Variety: cinnamon pearl rex

Known genetics: A/- m/m Pe/pe Re/re

Born: 5th August 2007

Age:

Origin: Asbru Rattery

Litter mates: Diggory

Health: No problems.

Temperament: A little shy, nervous in new situations. Friendly and surprisingly naughty at times.

About Pringle

Pringle was very unsettled by the move to Ratty Corner, and spent the first ten days feeling quite nervous about his new world. Then suddenly he realised that it was all OK, and joined in the fun at playtime with the other rats. He's still quite strangely unpredictable. He can be sitting in my arms letting me stroke him, then all of a sudden he gets spooked and panics. He's an exceptionally vocal rat, squeaking to let you know when he's not happy.

We're beginning to adapt to each other. Pringle isn't happy with being stroked on the back unless he's given plenty of warning. Some of it is possibly down to poor eyesight, as he really jumps if you touch him unexpectedly. I've also learnt never to move him last from cage to playpen or back again. If there's someone else waiting to be picked up alongside him, he will let me pick him up, but if I leave him to last he panics and runs away.

Pringle's cinnamon pearl colour is really striking and beautiful. I love the contrast between his dark eyes and his golden fur. He really is Pringle coloured, complete with the wave in his fur.

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