Showing posts with label the rats. Show all posts
Showing posts with label the rats. Show all posts
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Monday, November 29, 2010
:(
I've come to realize that our ratties are afraid of strangers.
even if Robert doesn't handle them daily like I do they still won't freak out if he walks in the room but if we have guests the rats don't even really like coming out.
they just stick their heads out of their little hiding place.
I'm thinking maybe we don't have people over often enough.
this is kind of sad because the ratties have to spend two weeks away from home when Robert and I are on our christmas vacation so I'm hoping I can somehow change this in the weeks to come before our trip.
even if Robert doesn't handle them daily like I do they still won't freak out if he walks in the room but if we have guests the rats don't even really like coming out.
they just stick their heads out of their little hiding place.
I'm thinking maybe we don't have people over often enough.
this is kind of sad because the ratties have to spend two weeks away from home when Robert and I are on our christmas vacation so I'm hoping I can somehow change this in the weeks to come before our trip.
Friday, November 19, 2010
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 :)
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 :)
Friday, November 12, 2010
The rats.
time to meet the ratties!
Garbo.
when we first got our rats Garbo was the shy one.
she didn't really like coming out of the cage and she'd always run under the couch.
luckily she has gotten used to us by now.
Garbo likes to climb on my arms. sometimes when I put my hand in the cage she will actually come sit on it. she isn't shy anymore and she loves to trick me!
she's a sneaky little rat but she can be very sweet too.
I often find her sitting in my lap when I let her out of the cage.
Garbo's favorite thing to do is to dig tunnels in the bedding. sometimes if I put my hand next to her she'll give me little "gifts" by carefully placing a piece of bedding in my hand. (and sometimes these "gifts" aren't that pleasant. she once put rat poop in my hand)
Garbo loves digging outside of the cage too but isn't allowed to do so since our carpet probably doesn't really like that. when I put my hand in front of her as a sign that she needs to stop, she'll carefully grab my hand and push it away. it's kind of cute even though I've read that they shouldn't be encouraged to do that.
Garbo is the bigger rat out of the two.
Nixon.
Nixon is out little baby, being the smaller rat.
when we first got our girls, she would boss Garbo around.
she wasn't afraid of coming out of the cage at all and still isn't.
Nixon is the homemaker out of the two and loves to bring in all kinds of junk to put in their little house. she actually tried to grab my pencil once and put it in their house but I took it away from her. while Garbo does come out of the cage and tries to be very sneaky sometimes, Nixon will actually go farther when exploring the living room. she listens to me when I call her name and will usually come sit next to me. she doesn't climb on my arms like Garbo does but she does sit in my lap quite often and sometimes if I'm wearing a dress or a cardigan she'll go hide inside of it.
Nixon has recently started playing with me and likes hand wrestling.
I think Nixon likes treats a little bit more than Garbo does!
the two boss each other around an equal amount these days. I'm still not quite sure who is the more dominant rat in their little rat "pack".
they are quite lovely little ladies and I like observing them. they've both displayed some unique personality traits :)
today is cage cleaning day and the rats usually hate it.
well, they mostly just hate the part where I have to put them in their temporary cage. no hard feelings though, because they love exploring their clean cage, especially if I've moved their stuff around so it's like coming to a completely new place!
time to clean up!
Garbo.
when we first got our rats Garbo was the shy one.
she didn't really like coming out of the cage and she'd always run under the couch.
luckily she has gotten used to us by now.
Garbo likes to climb on my arms. sometimes when I put my hand in the cage she will actually come sit on it. she isn't shy anymore and she loves to trick me!
she's a sneaky little rat but she can be very sweet too.
I often find her sitting in my lap when I let her out of the cage.
Garbo's favorite thing to do is to dig tunnels in the bedding. sometimes if I put my hand next to her she'll give me little "gifts" by carefully placing a piece of bedding in my hand. (and sometimes these "gifts" aren't that pleasant. she once put rat poop in my hand)
Garbo loves digging outside of the cage too but isn't allowed to do so since our carpet probably doesn't really like that. when I put my hand in front of her as a sign that she needs to stop, she'll carefully grab my hand and push it away. it's kind of cute even though I've read that they shouldn't be encouraged to do that.
Garbo is the bigger rat out of the two.
Nixon.
Nixon is out little baby, being the smaller rat.
when we first got our girls, she would boss Garbo around.
she wasn't afraid of coming out of the cage at all and still isn't.
Nixon is the homemaker out of the two and loves to bring in all kinds of junk to put in their little house. she actually tried to grab my pencil once and put it in their house but I took it away from her. while Garbo does come out of the cage and tries to be very sneaky sometimes, Nixon will actually go farther when exploring the living room. she listens to me when I call her name and will usually come sit next to me. she doesn't climb on my arms like Garbo does but she does sit in my lap quite often and sometimes if I'm wearing a dress or a cardigan she'll go hide inside of it.
Nixon has recently started playing with me and likes hand wrestling.
I think Nixon likes treats a little bit more than Garbo does!
the two boss each other around an equal amount these days. I'm still not quite sure who is the more dominant rat in their little rat "pack".
they are quite lovely little ladies and I like observing them. they've both displayed some unique personality traits :)
today is cage cleaning day and the rats usually hate it.
well, they mostly just hate the part where I have to put them in their temporary cage. no hard feelings though, because they love exploring their clean cage, especially if I've moved their stuff around so it's like coming to a completely new place!
time to clean up!
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