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.

Website live

The website is now live!

A ‘Pizza’ the Action

Ronnie and Derek were fed some pizza crust which they loved. Ronnie tried to steal Derek’s and ended up chasing him around the cage, resulting in a tug-of-war and lots of squeaking – see videos below!

Synchronised eating

Watch Ronnie and Derek busily and simultaneously eating a treat, then investigating the camera!

Grooming

Watch below a video of Ronnie grooming.

Weekend washing

On Saturday, Ronnie and Derek were washed in the kitchen sink using special small pet shampoo. More details on the Rat Care page. They didn’t like being washed and rinsed much, but enjoyed the drying stage!

Click thumbnails to enlarge. More photos on the Photos page.