Crazy rats!

this morning the girls were so full of energy!
it was almost impossible to keep up with the two.
I could tell they wanted to come out of the cage so I thought I'd let them out for a little bit. well....trying to get them back was nearly impossible.
they were running around all over the living room (but they were being nice too: they didn't go anywhere far and came back when I called on them)and when I tried to grab them they both started climbing up and down my arms and running back and forth from and to my lap. it was like a big sniffing attack from two ratties.
eventually Nixon went back to drink some water and while she was there I managed to put Garbo back there.
after I had showered I went back to see what they were up to and they were both standing by the door probably hoping to play some more but when I opened the door Nixon crawled back inside their little playhouse and Garbo picked up a pellet and started eating.

speaking of playing - I've mentioned before that Nixon likes to play with me but Garbo doesn't usually do that. well yesterday she did! she doesn't play with me outside the cage like Nixon does but inside the cage she will. I stuck the old piece of shoelace in there yesterday and she was chasing it around :) this is good since I always worry about them being under stimulated.

today is cage cleaning day and I think there's enough bedding in the bag for today's cleaning session. I really hate this bedding we're using right now. it starts stinking pretty bad and some spots need to be scooped out daily because of that. plus it makes me sneeze when I put it in the cage. the rats are fine - but it makes mommy sneeze :( carefresh is the best one we've used so I'm going to stock up on that. I'm also hoping to buy something I can use as a litter box for them so I can start potty training the girls. another thing that we're running low on is food so we need to stock up on another bag of lab blocks.

that's it for today. I really need to start capturing their crazy moments like earlier today. they are just too funny and precious :)