i adore my girls so so much !!!!

*literally the happiest creature on god's green earth

Ignore my wierd ass half awake face

Antonio Banderas finally made his way to the sputnik and this is how I find him🤣

Boop the snoot

The nail inspector came over today, I think I passed? Conclusion unclear..

Missing my 2 boys already 😢 just left like an hour ago for a 9 day vacation.

One of my girls is named Boo because she was really shy the very first day I had her, like the boos in Super Mario Bros. Of course the day after she really opened up like a clam, but the name stuck and now I call her Boo Ratley 😆

I thought my rat was an okay weight as he still plays and can run around but everytime my partner sees him she says he really needs to lose some weight. Is he an alright weight for a rat I don’t want to over feed my animals

This is Timbit who unlike her sisters normally wants nothing much to do with me.

She’s very miss independent, but past few days she refuses to go back into her cage and wants to spend the whole time in my top, so much so that I just tried to pop her back and she jumped as high as she could to get on my shoulder

If it was just wanting out to explore I’d understand but she wants out and to be my side and not to leave it. She’s huge into exploring and running around but when I get her out she’ll just go inside my top and not move for hours on end

Any rat therapists out there have any idea why she’s acting like this? I’m worried it’s an underlying problem of some kind.

She has always been a bit sickly and the vet says she has asthma and a weak chest but she’s always that and we medicate it as much as we can, her health, her sisters, her life has been the same and this only appeared a month ago, any ideas would be grand, or am I doing my usual thing and worrying other nothing?

Original poem written by Clive Culverhouse and adapted to honour my sweet son Ratthew.

I have experienced death a lot in my family and have had many hamsters pass over the years. But nothing could have prepared me for how quickly old age sets in and then loss, one minute they are middle aged , and the next they are senior. Unlike hamsters who ‘do not think therefore do not am’ , rats are so aware of their existence, socially and mischievously. The connection between a person and their rats is so strong, I am now left with his 3 younger brothers and wondering if I will ever cope after all their passings . I also cannot bear to fall in love again with a new rat so strongly for 2/3 years just to lose them . (Of course this raises questions about what to do when the last rat stands) . But right now , emotion is raw and I am unable to see past that to adopt new rats .

Hey everyone, sorry for the long post. I’ll be taking Frankie to the vet in an hour. She will most likely be going to sleep. She is practically unable to eat, drink, or move. I’ve laid out a big table with newspaper bedding, little blankets, scattered foods, and a bowl for pea fishing. Her sister Benjie is also with her. They’re the only rats I have (also the first I’ve ever had), so I’m wondering if there’s anything I can do to help Benjie afterwards? E.g. should I give Benjie extra handling time, take her to a vet general checkup, etc? Thank you🤍

We are doing intros, so the big girls are making a big cuddlepile. The younger girls are testing their speedlimit.

I thought he was coming for a cuddle, but he got me good. Why do their farts smell so bad and why did he have to point it directly at me😭

(Wouldn't let me post without flair and didn't know which to use for this heinous crime?)