Derek and Ratta
Watch Derek playing with a ‘Gosig Ratta’ Ikea soft-toy rat! He probably thought it’d make good bedding…
Videos
Ronnie eating and Derek in the house
Ronnie eating and Derek in the house
Synchronised eating
Synchronised eating
Watch Ronnie and Derek busily and simultaneously eating a treat, then investigating the camera!
Stockpiling Rat Nuggets
Stockpiling Rat Nuggets
Food fight
Food fight
Watch Ronnie and Derek having a food fight over a rat treat this afternoon!
Eating cucumber and investigating the camera
Eating cucumber and investigating the camera
Human fighting
Human fighting
Ronnie and Derek enjoying play-fighting with each other (more info here), but have recently started to often roll on their backs in the cage when I go to pick them up, so I can ‘groom’ them in the way they groom each other while fighting. Watch a video of this below.
Ronnie eating cucumber from the top of the cage
Ronnie eating cucumber from the top of the cage
Clicking
Clicking
Ronnie and Derek respond to a ‘clicking’ noise, as do many other animals, when they’re going to be fed a treat. Watch this below and see how excited they get when they hear the clicking!