Pets, including rats, should be fine as there's no evidence that the humain strain of coronavirus can pass from humans to animals. This is stated on the UK Government website. There's more information in this veterinary article.
View the photos below to see Ronnie and Derek making themselves very comfortable on some bedding in the spare bedroom. Presumably they’ll now be expecting breakfast in bed!
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Ronnie was fascinated by this ornament of two rats sleeping in a bed together which I placed on top of their cage. Perhaps he was jealous of the little hot water bottles the pottery rats have! See photos of him investigating, below.
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Derek’s previously hidden in my hood and he’s been up to it again. He definitely likes hoods! See the new photos below.
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HAPPY NEW YEAR from Ronnie and Derek…
2020 is also the Chinese Year of the Rat!
Yesterday morning I sent a text to Alex Lester on BBC Essex, as he was talking about bizarre thefts, so I ‘shopped’ Ronnie to him and revealed his habit of thieving Derek’s food! He read out the text on-air – listen below.
BBC Essex, Alex Lester, 30/12/19
I’ve also texted BBC Essex about Ronnie and Derek in the past when they’ve been talking about pets – listen to these clips below.
BBC Essex, Alex Lester, 2/9/19
BBC Essex, Sonia Watson and Ben Fryer, 10/5/19
Ronnie and Derek have again tried to both fit into one of their ‘cosy’ tubes – despite there being two! See below photos of them squishing into the tight space. This resulted in a tight squeeze and Ronnie eventually got kicked out by Derek!
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Watch Ronnie and Derek hoovering up some pasta!
Derek’s previously ejected a wooden tomato toy from their house (see post here) and has now taken to ejecting their soft toy elephant!
Watch the video below.
Derek always enjoys a good scratch and, like any rat, likes to hide away in dark places! Here he is, firstly enjoying a scratch while sitting in my hands and, secondly, hiding in the hood of my top.
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Watch the video below to see Ronnie and Derek unwrapping some ratty food treats on their 1st birthday yesterday!
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