So, I got a pet rat today :D

He's a rescue from the lab where my sister works; he was an extra, and they have to kill them, but he's lucky and gets to have a cushy life with me instead.

My sister (who's a vet tech, and has kept and worked with all kinds of animal, including rats) bought me a huge cage (like a luxury 4-level rat condo) and bedding and food and stuff as a Christmas present.

He's a hooded rat, with a brown front and white behind, brown splotches on his back and a pink nose. He's a real sweetie, gentle and curious. He nibbles and licks fingers but never bites, and loves to hide in towels and get his cheeks rubbed. He got used to me really quickly and played in a bunched-up sheet on my lap, then fell asleep in the crook of my arm <:3

I'll post pictures as soon as he's confident enough to come out and pose.

I'm not sure what to call him. Some ideas:

Lucky
Felix (Latin for 'lucky', also for 'happy', which the Romans felt was the same thing)
David, after  thecruelseasons' mouse character
Rosco(e)
Roscuro or Botticelli, after my favourite characters from The Tale of Despereaux
Professor Ratigan :3
Samuel
Biscuit, after  Biscuits, the sexiest rat boy on FA XD

Oop! He's discovered I've left the cage door open and is peeping out. I better go play with him :3