Hi Hearthope,
I have no idea if the 2 of them are living together now but yes, the boyfriend is the one who bought the rat in the first place and left him.
I was feeding the rat a couple of hours ago and then tried to pet him and he bit me--it really hurt. I had been reconsidering giving him back to the boyfriend but now I don't feel so bad. He really needs to be tamed again (if he ever was). I did tell Emily I will help with rat rescue in the future if needed so they don't need to just abandon him.
I really hope this is the last I will hear of the rat once he goes to his "dad"--I mean, I feel sorry for it but I really don't want to keep him. I'm a cat person, not a rat person!
Jane
