Ronnie and the crisp
Ronnie had half a crisp this evening as a treat – he seemed to enjoy it!
Rat Care explains how our rats are looked after and Rat Habits describes more about their behaviour. There are also plenty of Photos and Videos to view. The site is named after our first rats, Ronnie and Derek, who appear in the banner at the top.
Latest Updates
Gagging for cucumber
Gagging for cucumber
Ronnie and Derek enjoyed having their cucumber tonight!
Training with noises
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
Sleepy Treaty
Watch below to see Ronnie and Derek stirring from their slumber for some ratty apple treats.
Weekend washing
Pizzagate
Pizzagate
Here are some photos of Ronnie and Derek enthusing over the pizza crust (see earlier post).
Click thumbnails to enlarge. More photos on the Photos page.
New lookout shelves
New lookout shelves
Ronnie and Derek now have a few extra lookout shelves in their cage. These provide extra levels which means they can enjoy navigating the cage in different ways. See photos below.
Click thumbnails to enlarge. More photos on the Photos page.
Mischief
Mischief
See below some photos of Ronnie and Derek looking a bit mischievous!
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Sleepy rat
Sleepy rat
A sleepy rat with his toilet roll tubes this evening!
Click thumbnails to enlarge. More photos on the Photos page.
Concrete in the cage to assist nails
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.
