Ronnie and the crisp
Ronnie had half a crisp this evening as a treat – he seemed to enjoy it!
Ronnie had half a crisp this evening as a treat – he seemed to enjoy it!
Ronnie and Derek enjoyed having their cucumber tonight!
Ronnie and Derek now associate a ‘clicking’ noise with food, as I’ve always made the noise when feeding them. Even if they’re dozy in their house and I click, they’ll now drag themselves out and over to the cage door as they know they’re going to get food (maybe a treat!). They also come over when I open the plastic boxes I store their food in, as they recognise the noise now.
They’re also now used to the noise of the front door being unlocked, so if they’re in their house when I come in, they’ll pop their heads out to see what’s going on. It’s a welcome sight to come back to!
This info about training and noises has been added to the Habits page.
Watch below to see Ronnie and Derek stirring from their slumber for some ratty apple treats.
On World Rat Day, here are some photos of Ronnie and Derek from the last few days, including:
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Watch Derek playing with a ‘Gosig Ratta’ Ikea soft-toy rat! He probably thought it’d make good bedding…
Derek enjoyed roaming around the sofa and ended up finding a nice hiding place between the cushions!
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Watch Ronnie and Derek playing with a golf ball and a bird nesting box.
Derek was in the shell eating some food and Ronnie thought he’d try to steal it, but Derek simply turned round to avoid him, resulting in the scene below. Ronnie tried to get in but failed, so Derek was triumphant and defiant!
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Derek definitely enjoys a good scratch. Here he is having some in the recent hot weather.
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