Update: so much for that...

I'm going to be an adoptive rat mommy! I pick these two up on Sunday. (Yes, I've been feeling lonely a lot lately.)

Since inspections are coming up, I figured I'd better ask the apartment building management about pets. Their response: no rodents, under any conditions, end of story. I'm very disappointed and saddened, not to mention irritated that my neighbours are allowed to neglect their cat for days at a time while I'm not trusted to supervise two rats.