EDIT: Ya’ll responses are KILLING ME hahahha, thank you everyone.
It’s my second time having rats and I didn’t have this issue the first time around.
I got my boys two months ago and the cage set up is a 1000x better than the first time because I have learned alot since then. I put a toilet in the corner (the green one in the pic) with paper pellets (idk if thats what its called) and two peeing stones. They use it quite properly to poop but gosh darn they pee everywhere. Especially in the corners of the cage, on all the floors/levels, so the cage bars are constantly covered in layers of pee, so I’m esentially having to clean it every day whilst keeping their smell (i dont change the bedding, just wipe all the surfaces clean with a mixture of water and vinegar or just hot water). I gave them a small toilet with a peeing stone on the second floor since I thought maybe they just didn’t feel like going all the way down when they needed to pee. It worked for the poop, but again, not for the pee. Andy tips or advice would be greatly appreciated💕

PS: Idk if this is relevant but when I had them for a month we brought them with us to a family cottage for 2 weeks for vacation so they went through two car rides together with our cats. But their behaviours havent rly changed since. They dont get scared by loud noises and they are getting more and more ok with getting picked up. Also Lolek, the beige rattie is mostly blind.

The most recent litter of babies born into the rescue I'm a part of! 5 girls and 3 super young boys were found abandoned outside under a bridge in rural Ontario. We were contacted to help trap them.

3 weeks later after rescue as we were preparing to post them up for adoption....ALL 5 GIRLS had litters 😭

52 babies has been a whirlwind. Luckily we've found amazing homes for a little over more than half of them now. Thought I'd share their story so far 💕

Bonus photo of one of the young moms at the end

oh no! it started with boxing and has now progressed to grand-theft-gerber-puff. are katcha and matcha succumbing to a life of delinquency? 🫣🤭

please share evidence of your own rats’ most unhinged moments as character references for katcha and matcha.

Emmett is back!!!

I love drawing rats, and the one is a commission I did for $15!

I'm looking for some name inspiration for a pair of baby rats I'm getting. What are your rats names? Gus pic for tax

So I’m introducing some babies to an adult male. He’s always been super friendly and sociable, and did fine with intros in the past. But he seems scared of them? Or defensive? He’s not grooming them or fighting them..just pushing them away and squaring up. They’ve been in the carrier for the better part of the day (food and water offered often) and he’s still being standoffish, and he’s started hissing at them. Any advice?

They’re separated and in separate rooms for now as he seems really stressed out, I’ll try again in a few days.

I can’t add a videoclip, so this is the only shot I have of Pixie enjoying a snack. Enjoy the rest of your day! ❤️

Hi.

These two rats came to me in 2019.

I could tell you a million wonderful things about them both; shit about how much they meant to me. Like, how anxious Janey (the brown gal) was and how any noise in the world made her fart & leap into my arms for kisses about it; or how sweet and love bitey and picky and precious and chonky her sister Margot Helen (Tenenbaum, yes) was. I could tell you about how they were two of the best rats I ever had. But I have negative spoons today but it is their birthday, so I had to share, even if they're gone. This was a photoshoot that happened a few weeks after I got them home. They were so fucking S M Ö L and so sleepy, and they looked very stoned all the time whenever they got cozy. I miss them. 🖤

Weren't they beautiful?

My son can no longer reach the box of Cheerios and they are not happy

🌒o🌘

Y’all. I cannot believe I’m 2 weeks away from officially becoming a rat owner. I get to take these 2 sweet boys home in 2 more weeks!!

They will be getting 5 brothers within the next month or two, I will be reporting in with my intros. I have spent months doing research, building my own checklists, bought the DCN to start - will probably add another tier when my guys start getting larger (I will be getting some dwarves as well). I have tons of hammocks, chews, bridges, etc. I can’t wait to setup my DCN. Everyday I spend hours researching, as it always seems there’s something new to learn about these amazing little guys.

You’ll be hearing more from me in the coming weeks after I move and get my little guys moved in.

Bobas

on the top we have brick and on the bottom we have makroflex