oh, rats!

So....Emily (my 14 year old) has been bugging asking me for some time to get some kind of small animal.  I've always said NO, because I remember clearly that when I was a kid and we had lots of different small animals, my mom was always the one who ended up taking care of them. Plus, we already have 2 obnoxious dogs.  Also....do you know how much it costs to set up housing for a rat, guinea pig, or hamster these days???? omg!  Anyway, Emily was telling me just the other day that she was going to save up her $ for a hamster and I was all "I don't think so".  And then yesterday the stars must have aligned in her favor, because I got a message on facebook from a friend of mine saying "Any chance you want 2 sweet rats?? I will give you all their stuff too."  Well, you can guess what happened from there.  We're now the owners of 2 cute little girl rats!  Rats have always been my favorite rodent. We had lots of them growing up.  How could I say no???  I've been trying to get some good pictures of them, but they're in constant motion so I'm not having much luck.  The white one is Amelia and the black and white one is Renfield (that's what happen when an 11 year old boy names a rat).  Aren't they the cutest??? :)