Is he a new rattie? I don't remember seeing him before. He's so darn adorable. I want to get my son a rat eventually, but right now we are at our max at the moment.

Oh no, I've had him since last October, he's my rescue baby. I just suck at getting good pictures of my boys- I have yet to get a clear picture of Solomon Grundy.

Good thing there will always be plenty of rats in the future. So many cute little future snoots awaiting you!

I'm hoping to eventually get him a dumbo, they are one of my favs.
Hows your pretty little spider doing? Ok I hope. And you as well :)

They are cute, I love how their ears wiggle when they eat. <3

Ama is doing great. She just took her first meal in over a month. I don't think she was liking the weather changes anymore than the rest of us!

I know, right?? Such cute and floppy ears!
I can imagine how weather would affect her more than it would you or I. I'm glad she's doing well.

Yus! My boy Grimms has those great big dish ears.

She keeps pluggin along.

What a sweet rat he is. :)

Super sweet! He gives kisses all the time.

He does most of the work himself. This photo was taken right after a bath, so he's extra white.

Generally rats and dogs have to be kept separate. I live in a house with a terrier and they never interact.

ah he's adorable! sounds very sweet. Tell him my little ladies say hello~ (I've two gals now. They're sisters and about 5 months old)

He's been a charmer since the day I picked him up at the shelter (hard to believe it's been over a year).

Haha, I am sure he would like the attention. Oh and they are as old as my youngest boy!

Wow! lol gotta love snuggly boys. Rats are awesome pets. My gals are shelter rats too :)

Yeah, It's great to lay down and have a bunch of fuzzbutts in my face.
Horray for shelter rats!

Next time, just to spare me a cardiac arrest, can you post a rat with another color of fur!?!?

I am confused, what?

Sorry, really sorry. Nyaasu has a dear white rat very ill... and I thought THAT was her rat. Forget this foolishnes of my part, please.

Oh!
My best wishes for her rat. It is rough when they get sick, my little Solomon is recovering from a lung infection he's had over a month.

Her rat was with lungs problems as well. I did this for her, with her rat and my mouse char, Cossette.

I made kiss noises at the screen. *Official pet granny*

Haha, rat granny. My mom calls my boys her grandratties.

Sweet baby-love ratta tatter!! ♥♥♥♥

He is such a sweetheart, snuggles up in my arms and naps while I read.

Awww what a lovely rat <3

He looks my rat, an old lady at the age of 3 years and 7 months ^_^

(by the way rats are amazing pets <3 )

I am keeping my hopes up that he lives that long. He's turning 2 on Valentine's day.

Rats are wonderful pets! I am so glad I started keeping them.

uh thats soon ^^

Well my best advice is to pamper them xD I might have over done it with my girl, but she is a lone rat after her sister died and honestly i didnt expect her to live this long. (neither did my girlfriend who is allergic to rats xD), but generally lots of attention, good and healthy food, clean Cage and so forth ^_^

Indeed they are, many underestimate them as pets, which are quite sad. They are sweet and very social pets ^_^

Keeping it clean is an uphill battle with 3 boys!
Oh trust me, my vet wishes she could be reincarnated as one of my rats; they are so spoiled with fresh veggies from the garden and all the love they get. My previous boys would play in the backyard and one would actually jump in the pool and swim sometimes.

uf i can imagine! my girl can make my Apartment a mess if she were allowed xD

Sounds awesome, sadly not an option with my last girl, she has become a Coward on her old days, after her sister died of cancer But she is one huge cuddle bug and loves to be helt and cuddled with ^_^

Squeeeeeeeeeeeeee! I have pet rats! And I love them! All of them!

I Love rats! My friend has 3 and they are all so sweet. I love chittering rats the most <3 I had a Rat once and he was such a good boy taking his bath and such . Once I have my stuff straighten out I want to get a black rat if I can and name him Ben.

Haha, yes! Get a white one so you can have a Socrates too.

Oh yeah <3 What a great movie, sad but awesome. Have you seen both original with part 2 and the remake?

I haven't seen part 2, but I have seen both the original and the remake.
I have to admit, I like the look of the actor they cast for the remake.

Oh same here! I think both was equally good. The 2nd movie to the original was called Ben. It what happen to Ben when he escape and take over a grocery store and befriends a little boy. It got tons of feels for the second movie.

I have really wanted to see Ben for a long time, I just never got around to it. Everyone always called Beadle "Big Ben", since he was a giant 2lb rat.

http://www.watchfree.to/watch-324c-.....ml#close-modal. here ya go.

My neighbor, calls my Sprague Dawley Rat, Hobie, "Ben" because he's so enormous. He weighs almost 4lbs, and no, he isn't fat. He's just big. Sprague Dawley's are a larger breed of rat, and they are bred without disease (for use in labs ), so they make for really good breeding stock! And not for snake snacks, either! I got 13 healthy babies outta that boy, when I bred him to my girl, Sunnie (short for Autumn Sunshine)... and it was her first litter!!! Oh, and yes, all my adult girls have "race horse" names... lol! I watched "Ben" & "Willard" so long ago, that all I know, is that I didn't like the movies, because they made me cry. I didn't know they made a remake... I'll have to check them all out... I'll probably STILL cry, because I'm a very emotional person, especially when it comes to animals, and sad endings... I still can't watch that "Lock Your Car" PSA, with the puppy in the car, at the gas station? Where the guy steals the car, and the little girl screams in slow motion, "Somebody's taking Max!" I cry EVERY time I see that commercial! What the heck, man? I'm such a cry-baby! I know it's just a commercial, but still... Oh, and no matter how many times I watch the movie, "Homeward Bound" or read the book, for that matter, I blubber like a scolded baby, with diaper rash! Geez! I know the ending, and I know it's a happy ending, but it just makes me cry! *rolls eyes at self*

Hobie gets spoiled rotten, on bath day! He "tolerates it" just so he can get extra snuggles, and kisses, and lots of healthy, yummy treats, afterwards! I give the rats these awesome, organic dog treats, that are Pumpkin & Blueberry, and they're shaped like a flower. I love the aound of hearing 13 rats crunching 13 cookies, aound in unison! A chorus of crunching! In my opinion, it's one of the most welcome sounds, in the world! If I can find the empty package, later, I'll tell you what brand those dog treats are, aoundllnd maybe you can find them for your guys? There always must be rattie spoilage! 💕🐀💖

I bake my ratties little treats out of baby food and stuff, they go crazy for the homemade treats.
Took Petri and Grimms to the store and bought them a gourmet dog biscuit (I love that this place gives you the option to just buy one!). One of the employees cuddled Petri while I looked at some toys and paid for stuff- I think she would walk off with him if she could.
Looking at the Sprague-Dawleys... oh my gosh I need a giant rat in my life. My boy Beadle was a pretty classic Zucker- gained weight just looking at food, but it was funny to see people stare in shock at this foot long black rat riding on my shoulder. Petri is bigger than the average rat, but I was so used to my giant Beadle that he seems little to me.

All rats seem little to me, compared with Hobie! LOL I can tell that a couple of his offspring are going to be bruisers! They're already close to a lb each, and they aren't even 9 months old, yet! The two that are biggest, both happen to be black Berkshires. One male, and one female (separated, of course). Their names are Splinter & Cheyenne (Shy-Shy), respectively. They are so adorable! Even if they DO have Daddy's build!

I would so love to get one. Maybe when I move to a new place and can have a bigger cage (three boys is enough for this cage). We thought Solomon was going to get huge, he doubled in size his first week with me, the vet didn't believe me when I said he was only 6 weeks old. He's still the smallest of my boys (and the portrait of a typical Long Evans, no chill!) but he sees himself as the biggest.

Omigosh! I would so let you have some of my ratties, if you wanted any of them! Splinter is still up for adoption, but I don't have a Computer, to design flyers to post at pet stores, or other places. All I have is my Phone, as at computer. That's why I still have 13 rats, in my house! I want to breed Sunnie again, and I also want to breed her daughter, K'Ehleyr, so that I can get the traits from the babies, that are what I had wanted from the parents, originally. The Dumbo Ears, The Champagne Coloring, and the possibility of Odd-Eyes! Since they come from very good breeding stock, that was why I wanted to breed the two of them, in the first place... to get healthy babies, with great personalities! I accomplished that. Now, it's a matter of bringing out the recessive genes, that are visible in the parents, but won't be seen in their own offspring, unless bred with some of said-offspring. I am so glad that inbreeding does not affect rats! It's the only way, to get a desirable line of specific traits, for a good breeder, and I can't wait to have the ability to advertise my rats, as a means of getting my name OUT THERE, as a reputable breeder. On that, note... I need to go and re-clean cages, so I can drive to my Mom's, and spend some time with her this week. It's a gorgeous day here, so, I should be able to work outside in the warm, sunshine, to get the cages clean, instead of trying to do it, instead my cramped bathtub!

If only! I am hoping to upgrade to a bigger cage once I move to a bigger place, even if it's just the three of them.

Just cleaned my boys' cage yesterday, it was great to be able to do a full scrubdown instead of just some spot cleaning. It would be easier if Solomon would just use the litter box- I've had him since he was a baby and he just flat out refuses to even use a corner!

My rats have a litter box, but they don't use it, really. They will stash food in it, or just sit in it... idek.... they're so weird! LOL I have never been able to litter box train my rats. There have been some, that I "potty trained" to go on a square of toilet tissue, in the sink, and that has been wonderful, for taking them out, in public. They let me know, when they have to go. Ruby was the best at it, but Clover was very good, too... and now my most recent adults, Rosie, and Sunnie are "potty trained"... I wanted to train Pippin, because I thought he was gonna be my next Heart Rat, but God rest his soul, he became anemic from the lice, and passed way, about 3 weeks ago... I cried so hard! He's in the freezer, awaiting cremation, when I can afford it. Sweet Baby Boy Stupid Lice!!!!!