Lisa and Marie
Two adorable rodents
There are more than sixty species of rats worldwide, most of them in Southeast Asia, New Guinea and Australia. The animals that are kept as pets in our country are so-called color rats. Lisa and Marie, for example, also belong to these color rats.
Gray and white Lisa and black and white Marie were literally rescued from a pet shop by their previous owners. It was felt that they did not have a nice life in the pet shop. Both were already full grown and they could not be sold. They were bitey and rather shy. The family felt compassion for the two little animals and decided to take Marie and Lisa with them to at least give them a chance for a better life.
Lisa and Marie should definitely not have to end up as snake food
In the wild, for example, the snake feeds on rats and mice - the family did not want to imagine in detail the idea that Lisa and Marie had been fed snakes.
With a lot of love and patience, the two rodents became animals that even ate out of their humans' hands and no longer bit.
However, Lisa and Marie did not want to be petted and held in their arms. Lisa and Marie were also able to move freely in the apartment on a regular basis. But they sometimes thought long and hard about whether they wanted to leave the cage or not. If they did leave the cage, they hid and sought shelter again by their cage. A larger cage might have been a solution, but the family's living situation did not allow it.
The family that had taken Lisa and Marie in have been Aiderbichlers for years, and this now brought the two rodents to Gut Aiderbichl in Henndorf.
"Lisa and Marie are two good little animals ..."
Aiderbichler employee Anna and our vet are quite happy with them. Anna loves all her ferrets, chinchillas, rats and mice and her foxes Elli and Stella. They are stroked, cuddled, the cage is cleaned or, when everything in the cage is criss-crossed due to the animals' play instinct, tidied up and rearranged. Anna takes a lot of time for each of her furry animals and so we also notice that Lisa and Marie are arriving more and more in their new home and are gaining trust.
Interest in animals is inherent in humans as an evolutionary heritage
Everyone who owns a pet confirms the idea that pets have a positive effect on the psyche. Meanwhile, it is also proven that the mere presence of animals and especially petting them greatly help to lower blood pressure and heart rate of people. It doesn't matter whether it's a dog, cat, rat or horse - animals do us humans good. We have always had the need to be in contact with nature. Even small children of all cultures are intensely interested in animals. And: Those who love animals also love people.
