aww cool

Squeakersnacks! D'aww ratties.

Andromeda like the galaxy?

Yep, and like the Greek myth :)

I mostly picked it because it was pretty, though.

Rats are fantastic pets! I have two of my own. One albino with a brown spot on her nose. Her name is Katara. The other is a brown-gray with a white belly and a white dot on her forehead. We figure she has some dumbo rat in her on account of her larger-than-average ears. Her name is Mopsie.

Cute! You should post pictures. I've only had them for a day and a half so far, but they are pretty awesome. I'm hoping they get more attached to me after a while, and that Andromeda will come out of her shell.

I really should...

She should warm up to you soon. Most rats take between a few days and a couple weeks to get accustomed to their new environment and people. Just keep socializing with her and feed her treats ours love Yogies treats, banana chips, and blueberries

Blueberries! I've got some in the freezer. They seem to be happy and healthy, just wary. I'm buttering them up with snacks. So far they're pretty excited about peanut butter, apple pieces, and peas.

the only one of those I'd be wary of is peanut butter. That can get sticky and block their air passage if they try to eat too much at once. Same goes for honey

Thanks for the tip!