Mr. Scout (Oct 1, 2008 – March 2, 2011)

- The little brother of Boone and Smoky
- Friend and companion to all
- Peacemaker
- Content and confident
- Veggie lover
- Neat freak
- Soft and clean
- Polite and gentle
- Water rat
- Hamper napper
- Oatmeal lover
- Spoiled old rat

This week we said goodbye to our last boy rat, Scout. He had been the lone rat in our home for the last 4 months, and we had enjoyed spoiling him with oatmeal for breakfast and lots of hamper time. Since he was the littlest of the three boys that we had, his personality was often overshadowed by his bigger brothers, but he always had a sweet and gentle disposition. He loved playing and snuggling with his brothers, but also enjoyed some quiet hammock time on his own. He tried to stay out of fights, but he could stand up to the other bigger boys, if necessary. He loved investigating new things and was very intelligent. He always watched what he ate and preferred vegetables over junk food. We believe that contributed to his longer life. He was also very neat and clean. His fur coat was very soft and well groomed, and he often took care of grooming his brothers as well. After his brothers passed away, Scout started to get into a regular routine. He would wake up in the morning and beg to come out of the cage. He might snuggle under a blanket for a little bit, but then he would head to his favorite place to sleep, the rat hamper. He knew the sound of an almost empty bowl, and would come running over to us as we finished our meals. He especially loved the end of Ben’s oatmeal in the morning, and he looked forward to it every morning. He was a sweet old rat and he is missed.