#pew rat

[plushieanimals]

tiger tale toys 🐀🐁

[tesseractj]

I have rats and they are wonderful.

Science has days left, but I'm making them great days for her. I don't know exactly when we'll say goodbye, but this ancient lady has multiple possible appointments so we can both give her extra time and not risk making her suffer.

Piper is a slightly prickly rat at times, but a secret softy. She's been a bit upset that I now have two rats that monopolize my affections, and it's short sleeve weather. She loves hanging in long sleeves.

Hershey, Taza and Dax below the cut.

Taza is one of my newest rats. She's 1 1/2 or so and she's a spitfire, aggressively affectionate, dominant rat. I adore her for so many reasons. However, she hunted and ate part of a mouse that entered the cage. This was disgusting and very unnecessary. She has access to tons of food, though I appreciate the protection of the cage from wild animals.

Dax, named for Ezri and not Jadzia, is my other new rat. The eye not pictured is mostly white from cataract, so she and Taza have sanctuary status. Dax is a love bug and started offering tons of kisses and grooming from the moment she met me.

Hershey is an insane old rat with chronic URI. She's also a sweetie, curious, sleepy most of the time but boy sure gets her energy in shifts, forgets to eat, forgets to breath correctly, but loves being reminded, and I adore her.

I love my foster mischief and I'm so lucky to know each of them. I'm extra glad that I can make their lives bright and happy. How amazing is that!?!?

[tinyawoo]

This video has gone viral on Instagram, TikTok and Twitter. In memoriam of the waddle boy himself, Bee, can we make it go viral here too?

[cry-little-bastard]

no art today but here’s rat to compensate. i feel like i’ve shown him here before(?) but this is Dallas! he does have a brother (named Texas i really did that) but he’s asleep rn.. this little man’s a bit old and blind but he’s still just as lively as when he was young. here’s the best pictures i could take with him running all over me, yes the lighting’s awful i know

[littlepatchofhappiness]

Cronch

[cowleidoscope]

Snuggly boy

[blobratcentral]

Clarice inspects a sheep texture

[lucretia-and-maureen]

This is Lucretia and Maureen 😍😍😍 (Lucy is being crushed, Mary on top)