Ronnie and the crisp

Ronnie had half a crisp this evening as a treat – he seemed to enjoy it!

Gagging for cucumber

Ronnie and Derek enjoyed having their cucumber tonight!

Training with noises

Ronnie and Derek now associate a ‘clicking’ noise with food, as I’ve always made the noise when feeding them. Even if they’re dozy in their house and I click, they’ll now drag themselves out and over to the cage door as they know they’re going to get food (maybe a treat!). They also come over when I open the plastic boxes I store their food in, as they recognise the noise now.

They’re also now used to the noise of the front door being unlocked, so if they’re in their house when I come in, they’ll pop their heads out to see what’s going on. It’s a welcome sight to come back to!

This info about training and noises has been added to the Habits page.

Sleepy Treaty

Watch below to see Ronnie and Derek stirring from their slumber for some ratty apple treats.

Sleepy rat

A sleepy rat with his toilet roll tubes this evening!

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Concrete in the cage to assist nails

Some small pieces of concrete and a brick have been added to Ronnie and Derek’s cage, in places where they walk the most, to help wear down their nails (see images below – click to enlarge). Using something like sandpaper as a floor covering for this is not suitable as the rats could graze their feet and get infections.

This info has been added to the Care page.

Food fight

Watch Ronnie and Derek having a food fight over a rat treat this afternoon!

Ronnie the Swinger!

Watch Ronnie having a good time swinging in one of the ‘coconut shells’!

Rabbit Pie

Rabbit pie

Ronnie and Derek enjoyed investigating a ‘rabbit pie’ ornament. They probably think it’d be a tasty pie, but are having second thoughts now they’ve seen the rabbit popping out!

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