Born at Sweet Muffins Rattery in Seattle WA,  Uno was a charcoal, possum faced, dalmatian, velveteen, dumbo.  It was amazing how very quickly Uno rose to power and was crowned Emperor of the Evil SITH Ratty Empire, and ruler of my heart...

He even had the outfit to prove it!

above photos by April

I have really been struggling with this page because it seems there just aren't words to explain how very special this boy was or how much I loved him.  Let's just say that I've had plenty of favorite rats over the years, but it's been a very long time since I was this utterly, entirely, madly in love.  I think I really have to admit that Uno was my all time favorite ratty out of the 148 rats I've had so far - yes, even edging out the late great Darth Darby by a curly whisker or two!  Uno was everything anyone could want in a rat, calm, laid back, squishy, bruxy, extremely licky, kissy and affectionate.  Either he thought humans were the most dirty disgusting things in the universe, and must therefore be cleaned up immediately, or this boy lived to give kisses.  He easily won the title for "Kissiest Rat" at Ratstravaganza 2006! after much kissing up to the judges.

Uno was the perfect gentleman with his cagemates, yet he truly liked nothing better than to be with people (as anyone attending one of my rat social events will attest).  I would open the door to offer treats but Uno would snub them and beg to come and hang out with me.  I would put him and his cagemates out on the playground and 2 seconds later he would jump the barrier to come and see what I was doing. Uno loved to ride around on a shoulder or curl up for a nap in your lap.  He was a perfect ambassador to introduce to anyone who was not entirely sure they liked rats very much.  Five minutes with Uno and they'd turn into true believers!  As his name implied, Uno was truly number one!

Uno's babies with CWRD Yoda

Uno's baby with CWRD Xena

Uno's babies with ROUS April

Past SITH Ratties