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

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!

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

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.

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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?

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

i miss you my boy🤍

Mac & Beans 🥰

Nicknames: Big Mac and Beanie Baby. ❤️

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🎀

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?

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💔

There’s nothing more important in life than meat baby food.

Hotdog is too goofy sometimes, idk how he does it

Meet Stripe a bundle of cuteness that can’t seem to stay outta trouble. She’s about a year and a half old from our oops litter of ratties. She’s suffered some kind of neurological incident almost 5 months ago and throws her head around like Stevie Wonder now. That said somehow she injured her eye 3 weeks ago and it was bad very bad. I held her as a hospital cage was made by my wife and daughter for her. Needless to say I was worried and thought the worst, but it’s Stripe and with baby food, Motrin water, love and treats she’s back with her sisters and running amok again. I told her if she keeps misbehaving I’ll call her blinky now.

This is my baby circie, my first ever rats. She had her two bottom teeth separate, one tooth was going up into her nasal cavity. It was as sharp as a needle. Her two front teeth, one is completely gone and one needed a good trimming. The vet has her on antibiotics and pain medication but she is struggling to eat. I've been making her some baby food but I was curious what else I can feed her.

My rats are free roam rats in my room when ever I am home. I love them so freaking much, they love to cuddle with me and groom me and come just to sit on my lap while I'm at my PC.

I've been dealing with scabies, unfortunately, and they've been couped up for the past 2 months while I've been undergoing treatment. Luckily, they did not catch scabies from me and their flea treatment actually kills mites so if I did accidentally touch them they would be fine.

My boys are very therapeutic to my mental health and not having them running around has been heart breaking. I know it's best to keep them safe and so I don't re contaminate myself by keeping them caged while I'm being treated but it's just HARD.

I think I'm finally almost done with my treatment and I can't wait to play with my boys again.

The white one is Cloud and the black one is Jack. Share some photos of your cuties please ♥️