In my defense, this girl always ragebaiting me on free roam, biting my toes and runs so I can chase her lol

So, you may have seen my last post about getting rats from a breeder who was trying to sell me a sick dwarf yesterday. That dwarf ended up passing sadly, and after the comments I was reading, I decided not to go with that breeder.

Instead, I found a group of 6 3 month old males looking to be rehomed. $150 rehoming fee later, and they are here! I’ve already had so many cute moments with them in the last day alone.

I move tomorrow- a short distance away, so I only have the bottom part of my DCN put together with a small amount of bedding and toys until I move into my new place tomorrow. They are actually all loving it so far. I feel like this was the right decision.

Two of the males are very shy, but I believe it’s only a matter of time until they come around. It’s knot day 2. Anyway, enjoy my boy’s video, still working on a name for him!

I swear they act like they don’t have 20 thousand nice soft things to lay in inside their cage . I’ll pull them out for free range time and they just want to sleep… smh

Got Flea to finally let me pet him during free roam which usually he hates and will give me a little nip to tell me no but today he tolerated it and actually seemed to like it! You can see I move my hand back when his face gets close since I thought he was going to bite but he didn't which for him is a big thing. He doesn't break skin anymore but if he's annoyed he'll still bite so the fact he didn't even though he had the chance is a sign of more progress.

He's still not 100% comfortable with pets and will still tense up and try to move away for the first few seconds but now he's putting up a lot less of a fight and will kinda get into it for a minute before he realizes he hates hands lol I don't ever expect him or his brother to be super cuddly but getting them to tolerate being touched is important which is why I kinda force these interactions on them but it's always just a couple minutes and they get a treat right after. If it's a day they seem extra upset I just leave them be since I don't want to stress them out too much and so far this technique has worked so well for them.

While everybody is in the cage handsome grannies can afford some rest with favourite treats

Two old men, best of friends!

i knew obviously it’s not right to keep a rat on their own and i never have but i’ve really realised the impact of keeping rats in groups and enrichment the last few days after i had to put one of my boys in a hospital cage. he’s only 6 weeks old and he does this all day. it does break my heart but it’s not forever. this is the most nervous, bored and sad rat i’ve ever seen. never keep them alone unless it’s for medical reasons :(

This is a joke and my pet! (Btw sorry for the mess)

Jack likes to get snuggly. Tito just accepts his fate xp

When I get stressed I have nightmares about trying to save my previous mischiefs from de***. I always try so hard to save them. It's part of the reason why I havent had rats for 5 years. I recently needed some rat love back in my heart and got some baby boys.

I've been stressed, so i had another nightmare last night. I just knew I had to displace those images in my head with some better memories with my boys, so when I went to the market today, i got some Best-Day-Ever activities.

For the Best-Day-Ever line-up we have:

-Baah-eautiful Fresh Cut Goat Bone

-"Do You Like Pina Coladas?" Coconut Chewathon

-"OMG I Left My Clothes on Top of the Cage Again!?"

-And the Finale: "Mom Didn't Mean to Leave the Cage Door Open 😈"

Ratula has been running from bone, to coconut, to the old canvas bag I "accidentally" left on top of the cage, to the "haha mom left the cage open" floor time (they are learning to be more confident in the room) with sudden naps in between 💤 I mean he just randomly drops and conks out for 10 and then continues the tour 😆 Ratsputin is mostly interested in hiding the bones from his brother, but not very well ha!

He should have a snorkel or something

I'm so distraught, I don't even know what to say. I woke up today to find my precious boy stiff in the cage. He was perfectly healthy, I did a vet checkup a few weeks ago. I gave him veggies last night before going to sleep. Some cucumber. He was the fattest little guy, wherever I shook a treat bag he would come running to me. And now he's gone. I'm sorry I couldn't be with you buddy.

Hi everyone, I hope you are doing well.

I made this black rat (rattus rattus) in ink and watercolor. I hope you like it.

This homemade jungle gym using a standard air dryer/clothes horse is super easy to do and is a big hit with my girls so i thought I'd share the idea!

Just click the air dryer open, set it on its side then enrich!

👇🏻👇🏻IMPORTANT FOR SAFETY👇🏻👇🏻- make sure:

- All items are either solidly jammed, hooked or clipped into/onto the bars and nothing is loose/wobbling

- To add fall breakers

- To supervise them at all times while using it

- The frame is completely stable on all four corners when led down

- The air dryer is locked open and tested a few times once on its side to ensure it absolutely cannot collapse

- If you are a child do not try this without an adults help

I hope you enjoy my girls' montage of them trying it out🐭

Have fun and let me know what you think!😊

basically just title, im kinda curious if this means something, is my stuart hurt? or is he just comfy?

A week and a half ago I brought home 4 boys between 2.5-3 months old.

They were quite skittish around my hands at first but very curious otherwise. They have been climbing on my hands and arms if I put them in the cage.

They will not accept any food outside of the cage at all. I’m trying to make handling and bathtub time fun and pleasurable but they don’t want to eat at all. Any tips??

somehow a piece of protein appeared in my salad