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Bonus Coffee mood-board! I feel like I did Coffee a bit dirty last time only showing her derpy side - so here are some less derpy photos showing off Coffee's elegance (of course I still had to include a few derps lol :P)
November 12, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Bonus Coffee mood-board! I feel like I did Coffee a bit dirty last time only showing her derpy side - so here are some less derpy photos showing off Coffee's elegance (of course I still had to include a few derps lol :P)
Chickpea is learning to spin in the opposite direction!
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I have a rat training book available here! www.etsy.com/listing/1605...
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I have a rat training book available here! www.etsy.com/listing/1605...
November 12, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Chickpea is learning to spin in the opposite direction!
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I have a rat training book available here! www.etsy.com/listing/1605...
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I have a rat training book available here! www.etsy.com/listing/1605...
We currently have some 2026 rat calendars available on our etsy shop "Rat Paintings"! www.etsy.com/shop/RatPain...
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I'm also happy to announce that I made a compilation rat calendar - unfortunately that calendar is only available in the US/Canada currently: www.etsy.com/listing/4402...
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I'm also happy to announce that I made a compilation rat calendar - unfortunately that calendar is only available in the US/Canada currently: www.etsy.com/listing/4402...
November 11, 2025 at 11:34 PM
We currently have some 2026 rat calendars available on our etsy shop "Rat Paintings"! www.etsy.com/shop/RatPain...
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I'm also happy to announce that I made a compilation rat calendar - unfortunately that calendar is only available in the US/Canada currently: www.etsy.com/listing/4402...
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I'm also happy to announce that I made a compilation rat calendar - unfortunately that calendar is only available in the US/Canada currently: www.etsy.com/listing/4402...
Here's an interesting trick that I've only work with a few rats, that being rebound off a wall! Blackberry here was quite good at it, which considering she was a pretty nervous girl was a really big step confidence wise.
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I have a rat training book available here! www.etsy.com/listing/1605...
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I have a rat training book available here! www.etsy.com/listing/1605...
November 11, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Here's an interesting trick that I've only work with a few rats, that being rebound off a wall! Blackberry here was quite good at it, which considering she was a pretty nervous girl was a really big step confidence wise.
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I have a rat training book available here! www.etsy.com/listing/1605...
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I have a rat training book available here! www.etsy.com/listing/1605...
Poor Toast is currently on meds for both a URI and for a mammary tumor - thankfully for her age (over 3 years and 7 months, ancient for even a dwarf rat) she's still doing quite well, and she's a good rat who takes her meds readily <3
November 10, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Poor Toast is currently on meds for both a URI and for a mammary tumor - thankfully for her age (over 3 years and 7 months, ancient for even a dwarf rat) she's still doing quite well, and she's a good rat who takes her meds readily <3
One of my favorite trick chains Mocha worked on - this is such a fun sequence of tricks, and a fun way to use my mini lego chest :P
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Want help with training your rats tricks? I have a rat training book available here! www.etsy.com/listing/1605...
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Want help with training your rats tricks? I have a rat training book available here! www.etsy.com/listing/1605...
November 10, 2025 at 11:25 PM
One of my favorite trick chains Mocha worked on - this is such a fun sequence of tricks, and a fun way to use my mini lego chest :P
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Want help with training your rats tricks? I have a rat training book available here! www.etsy.com/listing/1605...
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Want help with training your rats tricks? I have a rat training book available here! www.etsy.com/listing/1605...
This week’s paw paintings by my sweet rats - Popcorn, Pistachio, and all their buddies did a great job!
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If you would like to commission your own rat paw painting, you can do so here: www.etsy.com/shop/RatPain...
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If you would like to commission your own rat paw painting, you can do so here: www.etsy.com/shop/RatPain...
November 9, 2025 at 6:48 PM
This week’s paw paintings by my sweet rats - Popcorn, Pistachio, and all their buddies did a great job!
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If you would like to commission your own rat paw painting, you can do so here: www.etsy.com/shop/RatPain...
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If you would like to commission your own rat paw painting, you can do so here: www.etsy.com/shop/RatPain...
A bit late, but Crumb says her favorite part of Halloween is the mini pumpkins...and yes, my girls have gotten several tiny pumpkins to devour!
November 8, 2025 at 10:28 PM
A bit late, but Crumb says her favorite part of Halloween is the mini pumpkins...and yes, my girls have gotten several tiny pumpkins to devour!
Coffee in her Pikachu costume practicing her drawer fetch trick! This is one of my favorite tricks and one of my favorite costumes, so it makes for a super cute trick combo!
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Want help with training your rats tricks? I have a rat training book available here! www.etsy.com/listing/1605...
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Want help with training your rats tricks? I have a rat training book available here! www.etsy.com/listing/1605...
November 8, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Coffee in her Pikachu costume practicing her drawer fetch trick! This is one of my favorite tricks and one of my favorite costumes, so it makes for a super cute trick combo!
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Want help with training your rats tricks? I have a rat training book available here! www.etsy.com/listing/1605...
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Want help with training your rats tricks? I have a rat training book available here! www.etsy.com/listing/1605...
Bonus Butter mood board! I decided to do a bonus mood board of my late rat Butter because her constantly frazzled look and silly personality made her one of my favorite rats of all time. Which Butter photo are you feeling today?
November 8, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Bonus Butter mood board! I decided to do a bonus mood board of my late rat Butter because her constantly frazzled look and silly personality made her one of my favorite rats of all time. Which Butter photo are you feeling today?
Here was Butter combining weaves + basketball! This is such a fun trick combo and Butter did a great job with it!
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Want help with training your rats tricks? I have a rat training book available here! www.etsy.com/listing/1605...
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Want help with training your rats tricks? I have a rat training book available here! www.etsy.com/listing/1605...
November 8, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Here was Butter combining weaves + basketball! This is such a fun trick combo and Butter did a great job with it!
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Want help with training your rats tricks? I have a rat training book available here! www.etsy.com/listing/1605...
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Want help with training your rats tricks? I have a rat training book available here! www.etsy.com/listing/1605...
My rats newest cage setup, this time with vaguely fall theming! Also bonus 2 shots of some of my girls cuddling (aka stuffing themselves) in their favorite space pod (yes, they have 4 to choose from - but apparently THIS ONE is special!)
November 7, 2025 at 12:55 AM
My rats newest cage setup, this time with vaguely fall theming! Also bonus 2 shots of some of my girls cuddling (aka stuffing themselves) in their favorite space pod (yes, they have 4 to choose from - but apparently THIS ONE is special!)
Coffee learning to stack cups! These cups can be hard to maneuver, so I'm always proud of my rats for figuring out how to pick them up and maneuver them.
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Want help with training your rats tricks? I have a rat training book available here! www.etsy.com/listing/1605...
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Want help with training your rats tricks? I have a rat training book available here! www.etsy.com/listing/1605...
November 7, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Coffee learning to stack cups! These cups can be hard to maneuver, so I'm always proud of my rats for figuring out how to pick them up and maneuver them.
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Want help with training your rats tricks? I have a rat training book available here! www.etsy.com/listing/1605...
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Want help with training your rats tricks? I have a rat training book available here! www.etsy.com/listing/1605...
Feta mood board! Like Chickpea I haven't had Feta long yet and so I don't have a ton of photos of her, but I chose a few of my favorite of the ones we have so far so that she could join in on this mood board compilation!
November 6, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Feta mood board! Like Chickpea I haven't had Feta long yet and so I don't have a ton of photos of her, but I chose a few of my favorite of the ones we have so far so that she could join in on this mood board compilation!
A great example of rats having a different opinion on a trick. Feta loves fetch and so does it more enthusiastically, while Pumpkin is less naturally into it and so tries to offer alternative behaviors instead lol.
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I have a rat training book available here! www.etsy.com/listing/1605...
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I have a rat training book available here! www.etsy.com/listing/1605...
November 5, 2025 at 11:25 PM
A great example of rats having a different opinion on a trick. Feta loves fetch and so does it more enthusiastically, while Pumpkin is less naturally into it and so tries to offer alternative behaviors instead lol.
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I have a rat training book available here! www.etsy.com/listing/1605...
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I have a rat training book available here! www.etsy.com/listing/1605...
Chickpea mood board! Because Chickpea is still pretty new to me, I don't yet have a ton of photos of her - but I wanted her to be included in the mood-boards I've been doing of all my rats, so I made do with what photos we've taken so far. :P
November 4, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Chickpea mood board! Because Chickpea is still pretty new to me, I don't yet have a ton of photos of her - but I wanted her to be included in the mood-boards I've been doing of all my rats, so I made do with what photos we've taken so far. :P
Cracker practicing her mail fetch trick with my newest mailbox prop, and a her favorite mini wiffle ball! This is such a fun trick combo and all my rats pick it up super quickly!
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Want help with training your rats tricks? I have a rat training book available here! www.etsy.com/listing/1605...
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Want help with training your rats tricks? I have a rat training book available here! www.etsy.com/listing/1605...
November 4, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Cracker practicing her mail fetch trick with my newest mailbox prop, and a her favorite mini wiffle ball! This is such a fun trick combo and all my rats pick it up super quickly!
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Want help with training your rats tricks? I have a rat training book available here! www.etsy.com/listing/1605...
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Want help with training your rats tricks? I have a rat training book available here! www.etsy.com/listing/1605...
Today I'm very excited to say that my 2025 rat photo book is officially available! You can find the book for sale on our etsy shop here! www.etsy.com/listing/4355...
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And now please enjoy some mini spoilers of some of the fun photos inside, featuring the girls investigating the new books!
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And now please enjoy some mini spoilers of some of the fun photos inside, featuring the girls investigating the new books!
November 4, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Today I'm very excited to say that my 2025 rat photo book is officially available! You can find the book for sale on our etsy shop here! www.etsy.com/listing/4355...
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And now please enjoy some mini spoilers of some of the fun photos inside, featuring the girls investigating the new books!
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And now please enjoy some mini spoilers of some of the fun photos inside, featuring the girls investigating the new books!
One of my favorite clips of Butter (fluffy) and Tofu (nakie) playing vs ratsketball! Butter was by far the better player, but she was pretty old here and so Tofu was able to keep up and they made a good match up.
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I have a rat training book available here! www.etsy.com/listing/1605...
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I have a rat training book available here! www.etsy.com/listing/1605...
November 4, 2025 at 1:38 AM
One of my favorite clips of Butter (fluffy) and Tofu (nakie) playing vs ratsketball! Butter was by far the better player, but she was pretty old here and so Tofu was able to keep up and they made a good match up.
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I have a rat training book available here! www.etsy.com/listing/1605...
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I have a rat training book available here! www.etsy.com/listing/1605...
Pistachio mood board! Pistachio always looks so polite in her photos, she always has this adorable little smile on her face! Which Pistachio photo are you feeling today?
November 2, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Pistachio mood board! Pistachio always looks so polite in her photos, she always has this adorable little smile on her face! Which Pistachio photo are you feeling today?
Here Raisin was figuring out the double barrel roll trick! This one is super fun for rats and especially young rats, and their natural agility really lends a hand when learning it!
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Want help with training your rats tricks? I have a rat training book available here! www.etsy.com/listing/1605...
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Want help with training your rats tricks? I have a rat training book available here! www.etsy.com/listing/1605...
November 1, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Here Raisin was figuring out the double barrel roll trick! This one is super fun for rats and especially young rats, and their natural agility really lends a hand when learning it!
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Want help with training your rats tricks? I have a rat training book available here! www.etsy.com/listing/1605...
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Want help with training your rats tricks? I have a rat training book available here! www.etsy.com/listing/1605...
This Halloween Pistachio & Coffee gave me the spookiest thing imaginable...vet bills!
Both are rocking post-surgery looks, and are already back to normal behavior. It sucks to see young rats needing tumor removals (both are ~1.5 years), but I suppose after 5+ years it had to happen eventually :/
Both are rocking post-surgery looks, and are already back to normal behavior. It sucks to see young rats needing tumor removals (both are ~1.5 years), but I suppose after 5+ years it had to happen eventually :/
October 31, 2025 at 10:40 PM
This Halloween Pistachio & Coffee gave me the spookiest thing imaginable...vet bills!
Both are rocking post-surgery looks, and are already back to normal behavior. It sucks to see young rats needing tumor removals (both are ~1.5 years), but I suppose after 5+ years it had to happen eventually :/
Both are rocking post-surgery looks, and are already back to normal behavior. It sucks to see young rats needing tumor removals (both are ~1.5 years), but I suppose after 5+ years it had to happen eventually :/
Happy Halloween from me and the rats! This video is a bit of a blast from the past, but I think all the fun themed tricks still hold up!
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Want help with training your rats tricks? I have a rat training book available here! www.etsy.com/listing/1605...
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Want help with training your rats tricks? I have a rat training book available here! www.etsy.com/listing/1605...
October 31, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Happy Halloween from me and the rats! This video is a bit of a blast from the past, but I think all the fun themed tricks still hold up!
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Want help with training your rats tricks? I have a rat training book available here! www.etsy.com/listing/1605...
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Want help with training your rats tricks? I have a rat training book available here! www.etsy.com/listing/1605...
My sweet little Crumb! No matter what she's doing, Crumb just looks so sweet and perfect in every shot (yes, even the rather suspicious red paint shot :P)! Which Crumb photo is your favorite?
October 31, 2025 at 12:24 AM
My sweet little Crumb! No matter what she's doing, Crumb just looks so sweet and perfect in every shot (yes, even the rather suspicious red paint shot :P)! Which Crumb photo is your favorite?
Devil rat Tofu and Angel rat Popcorn playing basketball - which rat did it best? Also which rat wore their wings best?
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Want help with training your rats tricks? I have a rat training book available here! www.etsy.com/listing/1605...
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Want help with training your rats tricks? I have a rat training book available here! www.etsy.com/listing/1605...
October 30, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Devil rat Tofu and Angel rat Popcorn playing basketball - which rat did it best? Also which rat wore their wings best?
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Want help with training your rats tricks? I have a rat training book available here! www.etsy.com/listing/1605...
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Want help with training your rats tricks? I have a rat training book available here! www.etsy.com/listing/1605...