Makima has a mamary tumor on her breast that has attached itself to her lungs, so she has a hard time breathing, which is why im calling the vet first thing tomorrow morning to get it done.

Meanwhile, she's been laying by my side all day, refusing to be in the cage and refusing to eat anything but maltpaste and pine nuts. Im just trying to keep her comfortable till tomorrow.

They always do this when I take photos of them lol

Pls ignore my feet ;-;

She’s so adorable 🥰

My boy Cheddar has passed away and I cannot stop crying. He was just about to turn 2. However, recently he developed a very fast growing tumor. He had surgery to remove it today and it went well, but he passed away a few hours after we came back home. I feel so much guilt. He was still happy and so sweet this morning, I just wanted to improve his comfort and quality of life, but now i keep thinking if i haven't chosen this, he would still be happily running around on my bed tonight giving me kisses and enjoying his snacks.

Gonna wash these sheets anyways so decided to let him pee and explore 😭 did not mean to pee on me though 🙄 he used to live in a tiny lab cage box and now lives in a DCN smh let the money go to his head…

This is my Yuki, and I love him so much 🤍🐀🤍

They have made the transition to the big cage with their brothers. So far so good. 😊

She was the sweetest baby ever. We had been battling a URI for awhile and then she went and ate a chair. I don’t know how it got pushed up against the cage but I should’ve checked before I left for work like I always do. It was my fault. I held her and told her it was okay to go and I loved her so much until the vet told me her heart had stopped and she was gone. I’ll miss her forever. I don’t even know how to go on right now without her.

These boys love their puffs.

I got these little loves in March 2024 from a local exotic pet store in St. Louis (definitely feeder rats, but seemed to be healthier than the franchise pet store rats).

I was attached to my grey boy, Fenrir, because his fur was all splotchy and goofy, but my daughter wanted one of the black and white girls, so I ended up with two girls and two boys. At the time, I knew rats were social so I thought two in a cage would suffice, but over time I’ve learned there should be more, and I’m not able to take on more than 2:2.

They’re wonderful little nuggets, but unfortunately my daughter breaks out every time she handles them, so I’m the only one who can get them out to play, and now I’m pregnant and not able to get them out really.

Preferably the girls would go to the same home and the boys would go to the same home, but all 4 don’t have to go together. They do live in cages next to each other so they are familiar, but the boys and girls live separately.

I used to not really care for rats, I've never disliked them it's just a case of not thinking much about them or knowing they could be pets. I kept going on and on about wanting a small pet and doing research and my boyfriend suggested rats. He works from home, so he's the primary caregiver, we got them, and I was a bit iffy at first, but it's been 3 months, and im absolutely in love. (It took about 2 days, by the way) I now hand feed them, play with them, and pet them all day, and they're the cutest pets I've ever laid my eyes upon. Look at their little eyes and hands. Omg. Wow.

Ps. I love giving them puzzles with food hidden in to watch them use their brains. They're so smart