Thank you for the advice, I am getting a second rat - I should probably have made that clearer in my original post, she's coming from a breeder so I've just been waiting until she's old enough to come home. I figured as far as travelling with them, whatever counted for the one would count for the both & as she isn't here yet - although it's just days now - I didn't mention her. But thank you. I've just discovered that I can't take her, sorry, them on the coaches that go over so I guess it'll have to be the train & ferry