Training with noises

 
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.

World Rat Day

 
On World Rat Day, here are some photos of Ronnie and Derek from the last few days, including:

• Derek snoozing in the shell
• Ronnie using a sleeping Derek as a table to eat from
• Rat ‘bookends’ with them both in the shell

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‘Sofa, so good’ for Derek

 
Derek enjoyed roaming around the sofa and ended up finding a nice hiding place between the cushions!

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Derek the Defiant

 
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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