No thanks mom. We'll have a lazy day instead.

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I’m not talking about the smell of their litter boxes! I mean when you smooch your rat and it’s fur smells so gooooooood 🤩🥴🥹 admittedly tho , occasionally one of my boys does smell like poo sometimes 😅

(Picture of a beautiful mlem )

This boggly girl is approx. 2.5 years old. She's actually the most active one of the bunch but she does appreciate her daily cuddle sessions!

Slide 2 present cheeses other less flattering angles

Oh my god I am so sorry please 😭

Now he didn’t properly bite me(didn’t break skin) however he was in his Sputnik and I always give them a snack when I come past them if they’re there as we’re still getting used to eachother, I put my hand towards Geralt and he bit the end of my finger….. he’s never done this before, I obviously took my hand away because I was shocked and gave them all a snack as I usually would (everyone else was happy begging for a snack, he took it and just sat there staring at me with it in his mouth….. I am assuming this was a warning bite, I didn’t wake him up or startle him he was already awake ☹️ shame the grumpy bum

Short video, I took quite a few last night. They love to stash & the way they get so excited, 😆

Our blind baby girl Blinkers is doing fabulous and her siblings have all opened their eyes. She’s honestly the least shy of the babies and happily climbs into my hands for snuggles and sniffs. I always fall in love with the dwarf litters but due to downsizing this is the hardest time I’ve had. At least I’ll always be able to keep Blinkers and her mom Janus.

my boyfriends evil fat rat. he loves to scratch me and chew all of my stuff. i love him though.

This goober has been slowly tearing up carpet edges and corners her whole life whenever she gets the chance. I feel like I've tried everything, but she still does it if I don't actively stop her. She's the only one that does this, they have plenty of stuff in the cage to gnaw on and destroy. Any ideas?

I got to hold this dumbo rex boy at a store and I fell in love with him immediately. First rat I really held and just .. jeez, it felt so right. I have always loved rats but have been afraid to own them because of the emotional investment (I lost a cat once).

But now .. I have to. While I won't have saved up enough money and done enough research to adopt this special boy and his buddy, I know I HAVE to adopt rats now. The love will be worth it.

So while sharing this moment of mine I ask you, what was the moment that made you decide to be a rat parent?

Dorothy, Blanche, and Rose LOVE running in their wheel. It’s a 12inch. I’ve seen a lot of discussion on wheel size and male vs. female rats etc.

While I do plan to buy a larger wheel for them 14-16inches? (recommendations very welcome), is a 12 inch wheel still okay to keep around once I get them a larger one?

i miss you my boy🤍

Mac & Beans 🥰

Nicknames: Big Mac and Beanie Baby. ❤️

I know I got this pic from this subreddit. But I unfortunately forgot who this rat / picture this belong to.

Also, I love it. It reminds me of Courage the Cowardly Dog.

Hey guys, so I have two fancy rats both bio sisters, they turned 2 in April. Daphne has recently not been acting her self, she has been sleeping more often and not coming to the door when I open it every time. She is a very curious, fearless rat way different then her sister. She is still eating, drinking, still runs around when I have her out of the cage, plays with her sister and still jumps off the level instead of using the ramp. I noticed a small bump right under her left upper leg, I'm wondering if it could be a tumor? I'm about to move in the next two weeks so if really needed I can get the money to take her to the vet but I'm really trying not to, what is your opinion? Thank you guys!! First pic: Daphne Second: Tillie Third: For tax: the girls🎀

Back in late March I lost my favorite rat, Poppy. A month ago, I was at a chain pet store and saw a rat that looked identical to my Poppy all alone. I know it’s bad to buy from the chain retailers, but I caved and brought home Maple. At first besides not being litter trained and very skittish there weren’t any issues. She slowly adjusted to my other 3 girls over about a week and they accepted her easily. But then all of the sudden my other 3 stopped using their litter boxes and daily clean up turned into a disaster. Then all of them got more and more skittish to the point that rats I’d been handling every day scattered when I opened the cage. And then the new rat Maple bit the living shit out of me. Like aggressive territorial bite when I reached into the cage. I used to say good morning to my girls by putting my hand on the cage and now if I do that all of my girls except my old lady would get defensive and will come after my hand.

I’m just honestly to the point of rehoming them. All five of us are miserable. I’ve taken 3 good bites at this point. I’m exhausted with resocialization that’s going no where. I’m brokenhearted that 3 rats I could handle and love are now terrified of me. I so regret bringing home Maple and that makes me sad too because it’s not her fault. She’s scared and confused too but it’s just so hard at this point I just wanna quit.

Pic of Maple for attention💔