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 and Derek have been enjoying some home-grown cucumber over the last few weeks. The variety is La Diva and the plant produced a good crop which have lasted in the fridge for many weeks.
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Rats enjoy eating herbs and I bought a mint plant which Ronnie and Derek were interested to explore. Ronnie ate some mint but wasn’t very impressed, but Derek loves it and had a good time searching through the leaves and picking some to eat. Watch the videos and photos below!
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Some photos of Ronnie and Derek enjoying the outdoors!
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I recently bought a ‘cozy’ tube and hammock from Silver’s Rattery Etsy shop and Ronnie and Derek love climbing up on the hammock and sleeping in the tube – see photos below!
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Watch Ronnie and Derek enjoying a carrot nibble stick and the remains of a chicken bone.
The carrot nibble stick was bought from Tesco and they enjoy it a lot. The packaging says it should be an occasional treat despite coming with a plastic hook to hang it with, so I hang it in their cage just for short periods. Ronnie and Derek also have a honey nibble stick, bought from Carrefour during a Calais day trip, which permanently hangs in their cage as they’re not massively keen and so only nibble on it occasionally.
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See below some photos of Ronnie and Derek keeping each other cosy in their house!
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Watch Ronnie and Derek enjoying a dried corn-on-the-cob – and look out for Derek managing to pull the whole thing into the cage, plus Ronnie fighting Derek for some corn he had!
Yesterday, Ronnie enjoyed a green bean and a bit of leftover gravy, while Derek sat in one of the coconut shells holding a pea in his mouth! They then enjoyed a plum for dessert.
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