Bad angle but look how cute Pinto is! She likes to nap al over me, often sweetly curled into a ball 🥺 Like any young rat she also has her moments of activity, bouncing around and play-fighting the other girls - but after she gets her beans out she becomes soooo snuggly!

The swarm hungers.

All. ALL in ONE picture.

Someone didn't get the memo that they were facing the other way today.

The swarm demands attention. I was trying to get a picture of Beretta's tiny heart shaped marking but the others squashed her.

The true concern I had when I saw her start doing rat math to jump to the stool in the distance 😂 #rat #rats #petrat #petrats #fancyrat

Don't think I ever really posted any pictures of Fluke since she was always a little blur or shoving her nose into the camera. But here's the last picture I got of her. Grumpy little burrito hated her meds. I have a D&D character based on her, so she'll live on in a way.

Well this isn't at all how I expected the day to go. My little Fluke is gone. She was old, and had issues that were being treated. But she was doing ok. When I checked on her this morning she had a mystery head wound and made it clear she was ready to go.

Chew da leggy.

look at her precious little face. tiny bean eyes 🥺 #rats #petrats

A boggle bean

everyone say hi disco I love you disco!

That is officially the sleeping basket now. I've been dealing with my husband being deployed, a sick dog, and trying to keep up with everything else, so sorry for lack of ratty pictures. They're all doing well.

Sky jail sky jail sky jail (She climbed onto my head and jumped to the top of the cage).

Eugene on another adventure. He insists he can drive. #petrats

What cryptid is this?

I always take one of my rats to a weekly art/farmers market but won't be able to go again for quite awhile. So I threw this together in a couple of hours to give to one of the vendors who loved seeing him. #felt #plush #fiberart

I'm stupid and lost several parts we need to add more platforms and baskets to the boys' upgraded cage, but they've been enjoying having more space anyway. Eugene loves draping himself over this one to sleep.

Flinty always sleeps in horrifying ways, then goes dead bug mode and curls up when I make sure he's still breathing.

Flintlock is the goofiest, most loving little rat.

Have you held a rat's little grabby hand today? You should. #petrats

We've been taking Eugene out to local markets and I've been so pleasantly surprised that no one has reacted negatively to a rat being around. There are now several people who recognize him and always say hello to him. Eugene has been loving sniffing everything and exploring too.

Baby's first adventure. Eugene went on a trip to the pet store and absolutely loved sniffing all of the new smells everywhere.

Stop! Important message from the sleepy rat committee: "Shhhhh shushit. Hush. Whyareyoulikethis. We're sleepin' here. Also bring treats." That is all.

Eugene with his fancy new harness!

I wanted to do an L shaped cage for all of the girls, but decided to keep the older girls in a separate cage for now. Easier to keep track of some small health issues popping up with them. The babies love having more space. Still need to finish adding toys and hammocks.

I've been baby rat crazy for awhile but the older ratties are still getting plenty of attention and are all doing very well considering they're nearly 2 years old. Here's Clover hiding in her giant nest (she builds one whenever it gets slightly chilly).

I have committed the horrible crime of waking a sleeping bean. Straight to rat jail.

Bella loves her babies.

Aaand last but not at all least: Mariya!