#rescue rat

[ratsimp]

I decided to call him the stig :)

Somebody left this poor guy in a cage at the dump 🥺

I've had him for about two weeks and he let me pet him for the first time yesterday !!! and i cried so much and he seemed confused but happy lol

[koinotfish]

WHAT is this?

IT'S A BUBBY. He rat. He small. He loves you! Say hi to the baby Bubby or else.

Who is this mysterious tiny man?

His name is Decibel, or Deci, or Bubby. Or sometimes even Decibub. Or when he's curled up, I dare say Deci-ball. He's the friendliest little cotton rat I've ever met, rescued from a cat when he was just 5.4 grams. Now he's a big boy weighing in at 72 grams at around 2 months. He knows how to spin and give paw, but none of that is important. What is important is that he'll fall asleep on your hand if you pet his cheek for 0.3 seconds because as a wild rat, he's still amazed at how nice human fingers are for giving tiny scratches behind his big ol ears. He's very curious, but not about you, or your friend, or my friend, or anyone other than his weird hairless giant mom that hand fed him since day one and warmed him with her body heat. Oh well, it's okay to be a little shy, Bubs :)

He's very proud of himself for getting big and strong. He gets so excited to get on the scale and get hyped up and told that he's a big boy that I have to hold him back while it calibrates to 0.

Why am I making this post? Because everyone has to see my boy. That's all. He's too cute to not be perceived by everyone I can possibly show him to.

[rachiesratirementhome]

Exceptional work from volunteer angel Ella

[penisrat]

new son!!

[ikissratsonthemouth]

rumple liked to snuggle w stuffed animals!

[thecameracrewrats]

I've been thinking about getting some baby rats for a while now, since all of my boys are getting old, and as I was browsing my local rescues I found the perfect pair :)

Meet Bandit and Outlaw, the two newest members of my little colony! They're so sweet and affectionate, I love them so much.

Even though I miss Tripod quite a lot, I'm hoping these guys will help fill the space he left behind 🧡

[wizardfeet]

Agatha 🌾🐁

[lovely-little-rats]

This little darling is going to her forever home tomorrow AND she will get to live with three of her pups😍😭🙏🏻