13 Mmmm..... yogurt! Butterscotch loves the yogurt but doesn't much care for the raisin underneath.
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16 IMG 5187
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19 IMG 5197
20 Oreo Checking out the new tube
Jan 21, 2006
21 Butterscotch Checking out a new Sponge Bob tube by Dearpie!
Jan 21, 2006
22 Butterscotch and Oreo peeking out from underneath.
Jan 21, 2006
23 I looooooove my new SpongeBob hammock! Butterscotch
Jan 21, 2006
24 Thanks Dearpie! Butterscotch
Jan 21, 2006
25 Aren't I a cutie?!
26 sniff.. sniff.. sniff!! Nah, I don't think I want to come out.
27 Oreo being a little bit shy.
Butterscotch is the adventerous camera hog.
28 SpongeBob Tube from Dearpie
29 Oreo Jan 21, 2006
30 Oreo & Butterscotch seem right at home in their new cage.
January 8, 2006
31 Butterscotch
32 Oreo
33 Oreo
34 Oreo
35 Oreo
36 BJ & Butterscotch
37 Butterscotch
38 Butterscotch
39 14 Ratlings! About 2 weeks old
Their eyes "just" opened the day before these pictures were taken.
December 31, 2005
40 unnamed baby
41 Mama Cream
42 Sarah's baby
43 Awwww.....
44 IMG 5028
45 Nathan & Cream
46 IMG 5045
47 Soooo tiny
48 Cream getting some loving from Shelby
49 Shelby's baby
50 Butterscotch
51 Oreo - BJ's baby
52 Oreo
53 IMG 5036
54 IMG 5034
55 IMG 5016
56 unnamed baby
57 IMG 5022
58 IMG 4998
59 Lunch!
60 IMG 5038
61 IMG 5039
62 IMG 5040
63 IMG 5041
64 Checking out the new hammock from "Dearpie" @ www.ratsrule.com
1/14/05
65 Zebra print fleece with Forrest Green lining.
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68 Rat Carnage This used to be a new winter coat. It was hanging on the back of a chair that got left a little too close to the rat cage :(
1/13/05
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70 More Rat Carnage This is the litter pan from the old cage. It didn't even last a month! The purple and zebra stripe pieces of fleece used to be a rat cozy that has now been chewed to shreds.
1/13/05
71 The other end of the litter tray.
72 New Cage! 'The Rat Cabin (R-670)' 24" x 14" x 24"
The rats ate the tray of their old cage so we got a Martin's cage to replace it.
1/13/05
73 "Hey! Where's all our stuff?!"
74 Plastic Needlepoint Canvas We are trying out the canvas (held in place with cable ties) to cover the wire shelves as an alternative to the cloth diapers (which the rats either ate or rearranged constantly). Once they figure out how to get at the edges of this it may disappear quickly. But the good news is that it's only 39-cents a sheet!
75 "I wonder how quickly I can eat this stuff?!"
76 Hmmmm..... The newspaper shreds were the packing in the Martin's box. We decided to let the rats have some fun with them for a day or two.
1/13/05
77 "let us out, let us out..."
78 That's more like it! A hammock, 2 PVC tubes, bird toy, food crock, ferret ball, cat toy, igloo, water bottle...
79 More toys! New Dearpie hammock, igloo, Leapin' Ledge, Bird toy and a 2nd crock.
2/14/05
80 Bathtime! The girls were NOT thrilled about having a bath, but they LOVED the rubdown in the towel afterwards.
Peanut
Jan. 7, 2005
81 Twilight Jan. 7, 2005
82 Peanut Jan. 7, 2005
83 Peanut Jan. 7, 2005
84 "Mmmmmmm.... if you've gotta have a bath, just make sure you hold out for the yogurt covered raisins!"
- - Peanut & Twilight
Jan. 7, 2005
85 Forget the raisin, the yogurt's the best part!
Jan. 7, 2005
86 Twilight
87 Twilight
88 Peanut & Twilight Hanging out in a big Rubbermaid box while their cage is being cleaned.
Jan. 6, 2005
89 Peanut Jan. 6, 2005
90 Peanut Jan. 6, 2005
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92 "Hmmm...... what's out there?" The girls can get out of their playtub, but they are quite content to hang out and play in there as long as we're nearby (and there are plenty of boxes to explore).
Jan 6, 2005
93 Alyssa & Twilight
94 Exploring their new cage Update - Jan. 7, 2005
This cage will be replaced by a Martin's cage in a few days. The girls have completely chewed up the plastic litter pan. The cage is now sitting in a coroplast box to keep the bedding (and the rats!) from getting out.
95 Peanut, helping BJ with his homework
96 Saying hello
97 The pouch in the hammock - the girls' favorite place to snuggle during the day.
98 Grooming You have stop during playtime to do some grooming every so often... it's the rules!
