House Guests

[Guineapigfeet]

I’m returning the favour and looking after my friend’s rats whilst she’s on holiday. We’ve already decided that rats are next after guineapigs!

 

[Janice C]

Such friendly intelligent little pets who enjoy lots of interaction with their humans!

 

[Swissgreys]

Tagging @Squeakz in this one - she is a HUGE rat fan.
I also love them and would have a rat (or 3, because who wouldn't want a mischief of rats?!) in a heartbeat, but sadly DH isn't keen.

 

[Guineapigfeet]

A mischief of rats? That’s a great collective! They’re very sweet :-)

 

[Pawz]

I’m returning the favour and looking after my friend’s rats whilst she’s on holiday. We’ve already decided that rats are next after guineapigs!

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Hellooooooo gorgeous ratties

And yes a group if rats is called a mischief. My boys are all snoozing this morning. They never get up for such an early breakfast! The girls are up and about though.

 

[Betsy]

Hellooooooo gorgeous ratties

And yes a group if rats is called a mischief. My boys are all snoozing this morning. They never get up for such an early breakfast! The girls are up and about though.

No surprise then!

 

[Reenie]

I love rats too. What a wee cutie.

 

[Hoppity.K]

When I flat shared with my sister years ago she had a few rats all living happily together. They were adorable, clever and very very fast runners. From memory a rat could out-run a guinea pig I'm sure. xx

 

[Pawz]

Do they have names? Tonto and his homies are already plotting how to get themselves onto a plane to come rat-nap your guests...on my instruction of course.

 

[Guineapigfeet]

Of course! The one in the hammock is Custard , the one on the platform is Maple

Is so hard to get a picture in focus through the bars!

 

[Pawz]

Of course! The one in the hammock is Custard , the one on the platform is Maple

Is so hard to get a picture in focus through the bars!

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Those faces!

 

[Guineapigfeet]

They’re lovely, had them out watching tv with us and by ‘watching tv’ I mean ‘trying to get *in* the sofa’
Tried to get a picture of Maple on my shoulder/neck but I’m terrible at selfies and looked waaaay awful and she’s blurred in all of them !

 

[Janice C]

Of course! The one in the hammock is Custard , the one on the platform is Maple

Is so hard to get a picture in focus through the bars!

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Look at those lovely bright intelligent wee faces!

 

[Guanchy]

They are very cute animals but I'm not sure if its because i live in New York City, which is infested by rats everywhere you go, but i just cant see myself owning rats!

 

[Tiamolly123]

Of course! The one in the hammock is Custard , the one on the platform is Maple

Is so hard to get a picture in focus through the bars!

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Adorable, they are very clever I've been told.

 

[Guineapigfeet]

Maple on my shoulder and both enjoying a little bit of the guineapigs’ cucumber!

 

[Pawz]

An example of just some of the many tricks they can be taught. Not my vid.

 

[Freela]

Cute! I love rats! When we go our first set of pig we were going for either rats or pigs... ended up with pigs due to the longer life expectancies. But rats are such sweet little critters!

 

[Guineapigfeet]

They were good fun! I adore their tails and their creepy back feet!

My OH is allergic to the pig’s hay, so rats might be a ‘better’ option when we no longer have pigs though the life span is sad. They do small very different though - would take some getting used to!