Shadow the Rat

This weeks ratty paw paintings - everyone did amazing! Of course Olive had to give us tons of bloopers lol - she's such a silly rat! If you would like to order a custom ratty paw painting of your own, you can do so here: etsy.com/shop/RatPaintings

The 3 main types of rats, showcased by the late great Tofu, Butter, and Popcorn - aka wrinkly, extra floof, and smooth! 😉

A fun ratsketball game between Fruit Loop and Creme Brûlée! I am really impressed with how locked in these girls have gotten when they play now - great job girls! . I have a rat training book here! etsy.com/listing/1605480026/… amzn.to/484u2Mv

I'm pretty sure Cheerio is one of the cutest rats ever - everything from her tiny nose, to her silly eyes, to her smoochable belly, she is just the perfect dwarfie bean!

Cheese is starting to learn basketball! She is getting good at targeting the bowl from both sides now, so next I will start placing the ball a step out of range to encourage her to walk with it. . I have a rat training book here! etsy.com/listing/1605480026/… amzn.to/484u2Mv

The cutest pod of 4 beans! One thing I love about it getting colder is seeing more adorable rat snuggle puddles - of course they cuddle during summertime as well, but I find winter brings on the most adorable multi-rat snuggle puddles and they are the absolute cutest!

Who says you need a tail to play ball? Snickerdoodle here is showing that she may lack a butt-noodle, but she's still got game! Of course it would help if she stopped scoring for the other side... I have a rat training book here! etsy.com/listing/1605480026/… amzn.to/484u2Mv

Proof that Feta is the CHILLEST girl out there - she loves her nap time, and even treats or free-range can't deter her when she's mid-nap! She is the ultimate nakie potato and my spirit animal (I too enjoy a good nap!)

Cheerio is working on flyball! Todays session was exciting because she bounced over the jump with the ball for the first time! I'm so proud of her, go Cheerio! . I have a rat training book here! etsy.com/listing/1605480026/… amzn.to/484u2Mv

I will never get tired of how silly Cheerio looks after pea-fishing lol - her little wet head is too cute!

Snickerdoodle learning basketball - part 3! This time we worked on just targeting the hoop alone - in another session or 2 we should have our first vs ratsketball session! . I have a rat training book here! etsy.com/listing/1605480026/… amzn.to/484u2Mv

This week’s paw paintings by my sweet rats Cheese and Crumb - they and all the rats did an awesome job! . If you would like to commission your own rat paw painting, you can do so here: ratpaintings.etsy.com

Happy Halloween from me and my rats! Cracker is getting into the Halloween spirit with her pumpkin costume and Halloween sign - great job sweet (and scary :P) bean! . I have a rat training book here! etsy.com/listing/1605480026/… . amzn.to/484u2Mv

Whew, I almost missed the timing for this years Halloween cage setup, but I made it just in time! I cleaned the girls cage yesterday and of course had to spruce it up with some seasonal decor 👻

Coffee combining jumps with walking on a barrel! Coffee was just a young girl here, and crazy agile - now as a senior she isn't quite as quick, but she still enjoys her occasional agility time! . I have a rat training book here! etsy.com/listing/1605480026/… amzn.to/484u2Mv

Another clip from our last event showing Chickpeas favorite part, that being when a kid decided he didn't want his string cheese and donated it to the rats 😂 (He donated it while it was untouched in its plastic wrapper, so no worries, the rats didn't encounter any kid germs 😉)

Pinto Bean is getting ever so close to using the big hoop without help! I may just give her a platform to help her when she plays with the bigger girls - either way she did a great job! . I have a rat training book here! etsy.com/listing/1605480026/… amzn.to/484u2Mv

One of the weird things about Shrimp is that when possible, she will ONLY drink from water bottles, not bowls. She does know how to drink from bowls (every rat knows that, that's just instinct), but if she knows she can get to a water bottle she will always seek it out instead!

More work with Snickerdoodle and basketball training! I am so proud of how quickly she adjusted to the actual hoop, she was only the tiniest bit wary of it but quickly came around! . I have a rat training book here! etsy.com/listing/1605480026/… amzn.to/484u2Mv

Turns out my sweet Pinto Bean is a hidden werewolf...who knew?! Regardless I love this skrunkly girl so much, and she is apparently my first dwarf werewolf which is pretty funny since its a variety I planned to have at some point!

Some ratsketball practice with Creme Brulee & Fruit Loop! Plus of course Soup came in for a few shots- she already had her training time but she wasn't about to let her sisters take the spotlight! I have a rat training book here! etsy.com/listing/1605480026/… amzn.to/484u2Mv