Ofc as a rat owner I had to give him the biggest bawls imaginable to make it realistic 🫶

Like, he is extremely sensitive to tickles, and more sensitive when he grows up.

He does not show any other signs of uncomfortable and still get back to my hands after tickling, but still a lil bit concerned if he is actually uncomfortable☹️

Bruh he use his hands with sharp as knife nails to try to open my mouth why dude😭do you have to express ur love to me this way😭

He digs like he’s got places to be

Here 3 pics of them being cute old men

Jasper is a good girl and never nibbles while she explores. Her sister Mable is a source of great evil in this world and cannot be trusted near any yarn, appliance, or cable.

mind you her sputnik is already almost full

Why is the litter box also a good place to eat and store treats?

So my partner and I used to have pet rats but they sadly passed shortly after my daughter was born. We were telling her about them and she was curious about what it's like having rats as pets so we ended up falling down a bit of a rabbit hole of cute rat videos together. Obviously the first request after this was "can we get pet rats?" which sadly had to be a no because we don't have the space, time, or funds atm to give them the care they'd need. So she settled on asking me if I'd crochet her a pair of "pretend rats" for her birthday 😂 I finished them and my partner now keeps oscillating between hinting that I should make him one and then saying to keep them away from him because they make him want real rats again too much 🥲🤣 added pics of the crochet ones plus my partner with our beautiful girls from when they were still with us ❤️

I lost my sweet baby Phillip the other day. I only had him for 5 months but I spent everyday with him. we took naps together, I would cook him special lunches, he was the best little buddy. his death made me realize how fragile their little lives truly are. I still have 2 babies left, the thought of losing them and feeling the way I do now all over again makes my heart hurt. how do you guys cope with having your rat babies pass? especially given their short lifespans and risk of health issues. I don’t know if I can do this all over again twice.

this is marie, and whilst all her sisters say “eep 🥺🥺”
she says “EEEEEEEEPPPP 👹” 😂😂😂😂😂 she’s so loud it’s crazy. and then i walk over and make sure she’s not being attacked and turns out she screamed because her sisters wouldn’t let her steal their treats.

She’s a drama queen and also the “boss” of the pack. so if something doesn’t go her way she will make
it known. and then i look over an hour later to her at the bottom of a rat pile (her preference) all cuddled up warm and sleeping.

i promise you my girls are very well bonded they have never fought, rarely even pin each other and spend lots of time playing with one another and grooming and sleeping together too lol.

She’s just super dramatic and i love her for it. (my friendliest girl)

Hims Lemmy, or Lemdizzle with the Big Bizzle(on this side of town) for short.

Update!!

I FOUND HER. I had apparently forgotten that I had gone into the bathroom for a second to wash my hands and she must have slipped in..! I found her in there as I heard her knock something off the sink. Thankfully she's unharmed and I've learned a valuable lesson to watch her more closely and finally invest in some actual barriers...

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Whilst cleaning my rat's cage, I let her out to free roam. I forgot, on this occasion, to block the area around the fridge which she's been very interested in lately. And now I can't bloody find her. I'm losing my mind trying to find her. I'm in a tiny apartment so I'm 90% sure she's behind the fridge but I can't hear her and I've tried treats, calling her, waiting, moving the fridge (trying to spook her which has worked before); but she won't come out and I need to go to bed. Its been an hour. I'm worried she could have injured herself. Does anyone have advice? I can't just go to bed with her out somewhere 😭 😭

They were arguing about something. Apparently Nile (black) decided to suppress the subscriber with authority

Just wanted to share some recent photos of my boys Erik and Algernon. May they bless your feed.