more than just a rat

More Than Just a Rat…More Than Just a Rat…

SnowflakeSnowflake

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She was our spunky She was our spunky rat…the one who rat…the one who

probably instigated the probably instigated the great escape of 2009.great escape of 2009.

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That was two days of That was two days of nervous teachers…and nervous teachers…and many curious kids that many curious kids that stopped by our room.stopped by our room.

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Shadow just jumped Shadow just jumped back in her cage…back in her cage…

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but we had to search a but we had to search a little for Snowflake. She little for Snowflake. She

was hanging out in a was hanging out in a book bin…devouring book bin…devouring

some books.some books.

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What Snowflake liked What Snowflake liked the most was hanging the most was hanging

out in the back of out in the back of hooded jackets or the hooded jackets or the pockets of a jacket.pockets of a jacket.

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She also loved being She also loved being held by students. She’d held by students. She’d

happily hang out on happily hang out on your shoulder or lap, if your shoulder or lap, if

you’d let her.you’d let her.

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She was very active. She She was very active. She could run a marathon on could run a marathon on

the wheel. the wheel.

When we noticed she When we noticed she wasn’t using it anymore…wasn’t using it anymore…

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……we were worried. We we were worried. We knew something was knew something was

wrong.wrong.

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Even with a trip to the vets Even with a trip to the vets by Ryan’s mother, we by Ryan’s mother, we received bad news on received bad news on

March 24, 2010. March 24, 2010. Snowflake had passed Snowflake had passed

away.away.

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We will never forget her. We will never forget her. She was more than just She was more than just a rat. Our class wants a rat. Our class wants

you to know that. you to know that.

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Here are some photos… Here are some photos…

Snowflake (L) and Shadow (R): Purchase day in June 2009. Snowflake (L) and Shadow (R): Purchase day in June 2009.

On On ValentineValentine’s Day, ’s Day, our little our little rats were rats were not not forgottenforgotten. . P.S. Rats P.S. Rats can have can have tiny tiny amounts amounts of of chocolatchocolate.e.

It was It was SnowflakSnowflake that e that tried tried opening opening their their card first. card first. We We always always thought thought she was she was the the smart smart one.one.

An action photo…An action photo…

Sneaking a little snack in…Sneaking a little snack in…

Snowflake’s last school day Snowflake’s last school day photophoto

Snowflake: June 2009- March 24, Snowflake: June 2009- March 24, 20102010