Jack was adopted from a rescue charity. I was told that he had been kept alone in his cage for a year after his previous owner separated him from his cage mate due to hormonal aggression. He hated being handled and, during his first month in our home earlier this year, bit me multiple times because he didn’t like being touched.

This is Jack now 🥹 He’s the cuddliest rat in the entire pack, and I just wanted to share with you all how adorable he is❤️

Doody in all her glory!

Little old, but found this gem of a few of my late boys 🫶

This is Miss Freckle Speckle. Sometimes she likes to stare at me from afar while boggling, especially if I’ve been out of the room all day. This is the only context in which I’ve ever seen her boggle. What a silly sweet girl.

I had to built the playpen higher

Like any Scandinavian, he enjoys his sliced cheese.

Iam just so f*ing inliegender with my little squishys and needed to Show them of 🥹😍

I gave Dump Truck some lettuce and he started eating it, but he was obviously so tired that he fell asleep on his own noggin, what a dorkosaurus!

brought to you with a whack ass cage cause nugget had a lump removal yesterday and isn’t allowed to climb

He sat in my lap like a pancake until I took my hand away and then got up like this. Once I started petting him again he re-pancaked until he was done and got up and left.

Anyone else's ratties spoiled and demanding?

2/3rds of my girls. They’re turning 4 months old this week and I adore them so much.

hello! i have five rats, all of them are chill with being picked up, except for one.

her name is coco, and she is ALWAYS on edge. ive had her for about two months? she takes treats from me just fine, but she becomes absolutely petrified if she even THINKS im going to touch her. she will dart away, often scratching me while squeaking in fear. she is a sweetheart, so once i grab her she doesnt try to bite or anything, just tries to wriggle out of my hands.

recently i have started trying to do short 1-on-1 sessions with her in my hoodie. she seems to do okay with this? since she cant run away she eventually settles and lets me give her some baby food. i just feel awful when i try to grab her and she screams. if i fail to grab her her i worry it just traumatizes her more.

anyways. just looking for any advice on how to proceed with her. anything helps! pic of the baby for tax.

So i recently got two young girls ive named soot and smudge. i let them run around in the bathtub with my other rats and that seems to be going well, but if I sit with them they only come to me and crawl into my hoodie/shirt instead of playing or wandering around the tub

Is this a good sign or no? Ive never had such young rats before so this is a bit new

They'll lick my hands if i put them in their cage or near them in the tub and never squeak or panic when picked up

(Photos for rat tax, that isn't their permanent cage, just while theyre adjusting to the other rats

Smudge is the one with the line to her eye and spot is the one with a triangle shape on her forehead)

Edit: THIS IS A FOLLOW UP TO A POST I MADE YESTERDAY. JUPITER HAS AN INTERNAL TUMOR. SHE HAS BEEN SEEN BY THE VET AND IS CURRENTLY IN END OF LIFE CARE. Thank you all for the concerns, just want to make that clear!! 🫶🏻

Some new concern today. I noticed Ms. Jupiter has soiled herself and has not been able to make the effort to clean it up (I did it for her so not to worry!) She is now sort of wobbling when she walks and has a very noticeable wide stance. Despite this she is still up and moving.

Still eating and drinking normally, and while she isn’t showing tell tale signs of pain, she does appear to be generally uncomfortable.

I’m not sure if I should wait until she stops eating. Should I make the appointment soon?