A ‘Pizza’ the Action
Ronnie and Derek were fed some pizza crust which they loved. Ronnie tried to steal Derek’s and ended up chasing him around the cage, resulting in a tug-of-war and lots of squeaking – see videos below!
Rat Care explains how our rats are looked after and Rat Habits describes more about their behaviour. There are also plenty of Photos and Videos to view. The site is named after our first rats, Ronnie and Derek, who appear in the banner at the top.
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Pringle Battle
Pringle Battle
Ronnie and Derek had a bit of a Pringle as a treat. Ronnie had eaten his but Derek was still eating his in the ‘coconut shell’. Ronnie thought he’d try his luck and steal Derek’s, but it didn’t work out.
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Golf Ball and Nesting Box
Golf Ball and Nesting Box
Watch Ronnie and Derek playing with a golf ball and a bird nesting box.
World Rat Day
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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Sleepy Treaty
Sleepy Treaty
Watch below to see Ronnie and Derek stirring from their slumber for some ratty apple treats.
First Day of Spring
First Day of Spring
Yesterday, Ronnie and Derek enjoyed the first day of astronomical Spring by smelling tree blossom for the first time and springing out of my shirt!
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Chicken bone and relaxing
Chicken bone and relaxing
Ronnie polished off the remains of chicken on a bone on Monday, while Derek slept in!
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Ronnie’s guide to carrying two Rat Nuggets
Ronnie’s guide to carrying two Rat Nuggets
On Saturday, Ronnie demonstrated how to carry more than one Rat Nugget when you have a small mouth and only one free hand!
Derek and the pea, Ronnie and the bean, the ‘Ratty Plumbers’ and the Gravy Train
Derek and the pea, Ronnie and the bean, the ‘Ratty Plumbers’ and the Gravy Train
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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Ratty ‘plumbers’ – enjoying a plum
Training with noises
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.