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Another Biscuit video - she really as such a sweet bean, and would sleep through some pretty silly stuff lol. Her weakness was mini soda bottles, as you can clearly see when she grabbed the mini coke at the end (she liked to steal them and chew them up 😛)
February 16, 2026 at 11:55 PM
Another Biscuit video - she really as such a sweet bean, and would sleep through some pretty silly stuff lol. Her weakness was mini soda bottles, as you can clearly see when she grabbed the mini coke at the end (she liked to steal them and chew them up 😛)
Carrot working on fetching from a mini mailbox! I had my very enthusiastic older girls Cracker and Crumb out to give her extra confidence with this prop - of course they wanted their own treats as well lol, oh well!
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February 16, 2026 at 11:48 PM
Carrot working on fetching from a mini mailbox! I had my very enthusiastic older girls Cracker and Crumb out to give her extra confidence with this prop - of course they wanted their own treats as well lol, oh well!
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This week’s paw paintings by my sweet rats Pistachio and Crumb - they 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: ratpaintings.etsy.com
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If you would like to commission your own rat paw painting, you can do so here: ratpaintings.etsy.com
February 15, 2026 at 8:01 PM
This week’s paw paintings by my sweet rats Pistachio and Crumb - they 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: ratpaintings.etsy.com
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If you would like to commission your own rat paw painting, you can do so here: ratpaintings.etsy.com
Crumb is the cutest little valentine!
February 14, 2026 at 10:43 PM
Crumb is the cutest little valentine!
Happy Valentine's Day from me and my rats! Today is also my birthday! I hope everyone enjoys lots of sweets - I know I will!
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February 14, 2026 at 9:56 PM
Happy Valentine's Day from me and my rats! Today is also my birthday! I hope everyone enjoys lots of sweets - I know I will!
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I love this clip of Crumb going full potato mode lol - the fact that she just flopped over and stayed asleep is something I am jealous of, I wish I could sleep as soundly as rats seem to!
February 14, 2026 at 12:18 AM
I love this clip of Crumb going full potato mode lol - the fact that she just flopped over and stayed asleep is something I am jealous of, I wish I could sleep as soundly as rats seem to!
Espresso doing her mail fetch trick! Espresso really enjoyed fetch-based tricks and she quickly picked up new ones regardless of the prop - great job Espresso!
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February 13, 2026 at 11:53 PM
Espresso doing her mail fetch trick! Espresso really enjoyed fetch-based tricks and she quickly picked up new ones regardless of the prop - great job Espresso!
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Rounding out the third of the original feeder bin trio, which is my sweet girl Oreo (ok, Biscuit also kinda pushed her way in lol).
February 13, 2026 at 1:49 AM
Rounding out the third of the original feeder bin trio, which is my sweet girl Oreo (ok, Biscuit also kinda pushed her way in lol).
Pistachio is learning to fetch from a drawer! She's always been a timid rat and so training has been a bit slower than with her sisters, but she figured it out!
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February 13, 2026 at 1:42 AM
Pistachio is learning to fetch from a drawer! She's always been a timid rat and so training has been a bit slower than with her sisters, but she figured it out!
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With Valentine's Day coming up I wanted to share 2 themed photos of 2 of my past rats, my sweet girls Blueberry (variegated) and Banana (berkshire)! They were such adorable and silly rats, and loved photo time (mainly for the yogurt lol)!
February 12, 2026 at 1:30 AM
With Valentine's Day coming up I wanted to share 2 themed photos of 2 of my past rats, my sweet girls Blueberry (variegated) and Banana (berkshire)! They were such adorable and silly rats, and loved photo time (mainly for the yogurt lol)!
This was my sweet (neutered) boy Marshmallow - he was a late addition to this group, being over 1.5 years when I got him and was a very smooshy bean!
February 12, 2026 at 1:22 AM
This was my sweet (neutered) boy Marshmallow - he was a late addition to this group, being over 1.5 years when I got him and was a very smooshy bean!
Cream doing one of her favorite tricks, that being backing up in a circle around a bowl! Cream was the master of backup tricks, it was her favorite trick to do and she loved all variations of it!
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February 12, 2026 at 12:57 AM
Cream doing one of her favorite tricks, that being backing up in a circle around a bowl! Cream was the master of backup tricks, it was her favorite trick to do and she loved all variations of it!
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This was my energetic girl Espresso, ironically in her less energetic moments lol. As a baby Espresso very much took "play hard, sleep hard" to a new level - she LOVED exploring, but after that she was more than happy to pass out for a nap in her hammock!
February 11, 2026 at 1:04 AM
This was my energetic girl Espresso, ironically in her less energetic moments lol. As a baby Espresso very much took "play hard, sleep hard" to a new level - she LOVED exploring, but after that she was more than happy to pass out for a nap in her hammock!
When your distracted but still enjoying some agility - Crumb was a bit confused about Cracker being in the travel cage, but he still did her best!
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February 11, 2026 at 12:54 AM
When your distracted but still enjoying some agility - Crumb was a bit confused about Cracker being in the travel cage, but he still did her best!
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This here was my sweet girl Biscuit, another of my heart rats and the sweetest & gentlest rat imaginable! Biscuit was a big people rat, she was one of my feeder bin babies and was playful from day 1. Then at about 12 weeks of age she discovered cuddling and the rest was history!
February 10, 2026 at 12:25 AM
This here was my sweet girl Biscuit, another of my heart rats and the sweetest & gentlest rat imaginable! Biscuit was a big people rat, she was one of my feeder bin babies and was playful from day 1. Then at about 12 weeks of age she discovered cuddling and the rest was history!
One of my favorite clips of Bean doing agility, set to mario game noises lol. Bean loved her agility time and did a great job playing as the real life mario :P
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February 10, 2026 at 12:17 AM
One of my favorite clips of Bean doing agility, set to mario game noises lol. Bean loved her agility time and did a great job playing as the real life mario :P
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I have a rat training book available here! www.etsy.com/listing/1605...
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This week’s paw paintings by my sweet rats Cracker and Pistachio - they 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: ratpaintings.etsy.com
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If you would like to commission your own rat paw painting, you can do so here: ratpaintings.etsy.com
February 9, 2026 at 12:26 AM
This week’s paw paintings by my sweet rats Cracker and Pistachio - they 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: ratpaintings.etsy.com
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If you would like to commission your own rat paw painting, you can do so here: ratpaintings.etsy.com
My sweet girl Shadow ❤ Shadow was one of my first rats, and the one who made me fall in love with rats as pets. She was super confident and sweet, she loves to cuddle up and chill together and she was also incredibly easy to train with!
February 8, 2026 at 2:17 AM
My sweet girl Shadow ❤ Shadow was one of my first rats, and the one who made me fall in love with rats as pets. She was super confident and sweet, she loves to cuddle up and chill together and she was also incredibly easy to train with!
Feta is learning to pick out her name from a lineup (using scent work - rats don't have the best vision!) - this was at the end of the session and Feta got a bit distracted lol, but she still did a great job!
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February 8, 2026 at 1:58 AM
Feta is learning to pick out her name from a lineup (using scent work - rats don't have the best vision!) - this was at the end of the session and Feta got a bit distracted lol, but she still did a great job!
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amzn.to/484u2Mv
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Tofu says she's an old lady and sometimes that means she just can't wait! Luckily rats have very easy to clean up turds lol, and not to worry Tofu, I still think your cute!
February 7, 2026 at 1:48 AM
Tofu says she's an old lady and sometimes that means she just can't wait! Luckily rats have very easy to clean up turds lol, and not to worry Tofu, I still think your cute!
A classic clip of Bean figuring out a new foraging toy! Rats really are so much smarter than people think!
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February 6, 2026 at 9:59 PM
A classic clip of Bean figuring out a new foraging toy! Rats really are so much smarter than people think!
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Pumpkin Seed is learning to fetch from a drawer! Pumpkin is more of a snuggler than trainer, but ever so often she wants to pitch in and learn what the others are, and this time she got down drawer fetch!
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February 6, 2026 at 7:27 PM
Pumpkin Seed is learning to fetch from a drawer! Pumpkin is more of a snuggler than trainer, but ever so often she wants to pitch in and learn what the others are, and this time she got down drawer fetch!
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I have a rat training book here! www.etsy.com/listing/1605...
amzn.to/484u2Mv
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I have a rat training book here! www.etsy.com/listing/1605...
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Cream here was another of my girls who perfected the "sleep like the dead"! Like Bean she liked to sleep on her back, and it was always a bit terrifying coming to the cage and seeing her just chilling on her back, completely dead to the world!
February 5, 2026 at 10:38 PM
Cream here was another of my girls who perfected the "sleep like the dead"! Like Bean she liked to sleep on her back, and it was always a bit terrifying coming to the cage and seeing her just chilling on her back, completely dead to the world!
Cracker being her sweet and tolerant self and doing her walk on a barrel trick while wearing some wings!
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February 5, 2026 at 10:15 PM
Cracker being her sweet and tolerant self and doing her walk on a barrel trick while wearing some wings!
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Happy wolfie Wednesday from our little dabbing werewolf rat Chickpea! I feel like I'm showing my age a bit just typing that 😅
February 5, 2026 at 12:57 AM
Happy wolfie Wednesday from our little dabbing werewolf rat Chickpea! I feel like I'm showing my age a bit just typing that 😅