CanisRattus

Adventures in a cardboard house

2008-09-27T00:54:28Z

YAY HOUSE

"I approve of this house 83"

ITCH I HAS IT

Woooo, the views nice :3

I do not approve of this page *eats*

We can has play nao?

Fine then, I SHALL ESCAPE.

MWAHAHA escape'd, oh wait, wall D< (yay ratballs)

CURSE YOU HOOMAN

Defeated rat is defeated

Updated photos!

2008-09-22T19:19:02Z

So, I stole my sisters laptop when she was at my Grans today and uploaded some photos :3 I took quite a lot of the rats over the last few days, so heres the best of them.

Damn rats for being so blurry in photos all the time >> I had to delete a lot. But I love them anyways <3 *Just printed out a load to stick in his college folders* >>

Todd - I SENSE PEOPLES!

Todd - WHATCHA DOOOO?

I love this photo X3 Todd enjoying some peas. The bowl was given to be by Tracey, the lady who babysitted them when I went away to Portugal :3

Notice how more peas end up out the bowl than in :/

Tobi loves Dani Filth :3

Looking rather fat. They're just big, I swear >>

ENTERTAIN ME, HUMAN.

Tobi size record as of 6 months old.

Todd size record as of 6 months old.

And some old photos which I never got around to posting. Approximatly 3 months old:

Tobias - You expect me to play with that?

Tobias - CANNOT... RESIST.. MUST... CHASE....!

Tobias - HUZZAH! CAUGHT'D!

Tobi - *noms sweetcorn*
Sweetcorn - IMMA CHARGIN MAH LAZERS!!!11!!ONE!

Sweetcorn love <3

Photos of my furkids

2008-06-02T01:44:49Z

My rats have turned 10 weeks old today, so I thought I'd share some photos of them! :3 I especially love the first *grin*

They were already curled up like that, so yes, I had to shift the tips of their tails like that XD; I was being artistic. I love my babies, they kiss and lick me so much, and never scare. I feel incredibly proud to be their rat-parent ^^

Its a hard life, being a rat :/

Tobias decided to steal my friends pencil when she was trying to draw D:

Tobias <3

(Sweeney) Todd <3 I can never seem to get decent photos of him XD;

Cross-posted to various.

GIANT Ratty photodump!! D:

2008-05-23T21:00:20Z

I finally got my camera to focus properly >>; So yes! NEW IMPROVED NICE PHOTOS OF MY FURKIDS!

Excuse how scraggly Todd looks, the both of them had just had their first baths. Todd was all '*CLINGGGG* ;_;' whilst Tobi disliked it even more and squeaked at me. They forgive me pretty quick though, and they now smell nicer. >>

Todd thinks his butt looks big |:

'I am cornerrat. Only I am allowed here D<'

Tobi has the cutest faceeeee~ X3

'WHUT YOU WANT, HOOMAN.' <8/

'Why hi. I am Tobias.'

'JKHFDKJHDJAS I WANNA GO DOWN NOOOOOW ;_;' *wriggle*

I love this photo <3

Sleepy rat is sleepy.

'Treatttttt <3'

'TREAAAAT D8< GIMMEEEE *grabby hands*'

Just to show Todd's colouring. I'm not sure whether its regular for blacks, or not, but his colour is actually coming to more of a silvered stage. Whether this is permanent or not, idk.

Tobias being curious/greedy.

I SENSE TREATS D<

'This is my foodz, you can not have'

*NOMNOMNOM*

'MINE, YOU CANNOT HAVE' *stareeee*

Todddd <3 He's so beautiful :3

'OMG'

And the size records -

(He's ALWAYS the wriggly one XD;;;)

Ratty photodump! Again.

2008-05-09T15:48:37Z

I decided to take photos of the ratties when I had them out on the bed this afternoon :3

Tobias :3

Todd

"TREATTTTTTOMGTREATTTTTTTTTT!!!!!!!!!!!!1111 *snatches*"

Just a record of how big they are right now :3 Todd stayed all still and quiet...

..unlike Tobias who decided to squirm all over the place.

RATTIES VIDEO.

2008-05-09T00:38:50Z

Ignore the horrible, horrible quality, its from my digital camera (as oppose to camcorder). Also ignore my voice, ugh. And pjamas. And everything.

*dies*

"Whoah, you have another pet???"

2008-05-06T01:14:05Z

Yes, I do XD One which I haven't posted photos of until NAO D: Well, he's kind of mine. Jake, the Bichon Frise is my mother's dog, but since I live with her, I end up taking care of him most the time.

THERES A SHARK ON HIS HEAD D: Don't worry, the shark is friendly :3

Excuse his horrific haircut >_> I'm responsible <<; It was my first time clipping, and the clippers BROKE, so I ended up doing a lot of it by scissors. Epic fail. WHY did mother have to get a Bichon? XD;;; Aw well. He has a bald patch on his right leg, I'm not sure if you can see it in the photos, thats from a vets' needle. He also has a bald patch on his left thigh from my amazing clipping >_>

*should never be a dog groomer*

Shark: UGH, YOU HAVE DEFEATED ME.

He looks so cute when he smiles :3

What he was looking so intently at >> You think I could make a photodump without my babies in it at least once? XD

He goes all floppy when you pet him X3

I caught him mid-getting up. Eeee, floppy ears :3 And his eyes need wiping.

"I AM TOO GOOD FOR YOU, PEASANT"

Looking miserable because I was baby-talking the ratties and not him >>

"No-one loves me ;____;"

.....yes I have a 101 dalmations bedsheet. The ratties wettened my other one, and it was either that or Barbie >_> AND DALMATIONS AND DISNEY ARE COOL, STFU.

Yet another rat photodump! \o/

2008-05-01T20:17:54Z

First some of Todd, in on-top-of-the-cage-land!

He looks HUGE in some of these XD Both of them do, really, they're really starting to 'fill-out' into adult-ness really well :3

Those are their pedigree/family tree certificates behind them, on the wall XD

And now for Tobias:

The weird position is because Tobias is determined to get hold of those curtains sooner or later XD; THEY ARE NOT MY CURTAINS, EITHER. My sister picked them, and I've just never had chance to get new ones of a nicer colour >>

His head is cut-off, but the pose is cute >>

FOODZ.

Todd in the house, washing himself.

WHOSAT?

HE CHANGED COLOURZZZZ DDDDD:

Yes, thats a cat toy >>

In the hammock, which they love XD

I LOVE this photo, its so damned adorable! Its such a pity my camera is so damn bad, though :/

Sleepy Tobias is sleepy ;_; Again, apologies for the blurrrr D:

I'm really starting to see their personalities now, and theres a good bond starting too. Todd is a rodentist, trying to in fact force my mouth open with his forepaws so he can sniff and lick at me. He even went so far as to stick his entire head in, which I've heard means a rat trusts you a lot, which is awesome considering I've only had the pair since Monday XD Tobias is more of a cheek and lip kisser, and a definite shoulder rat. He's perfectly happy sitting there for hours, falling asleep, bruxing (rat equivalent of purring, I've heard) and licking my neck and cheeks X3

Whilst Todd likes to run up and down and explore EVERYTHING, Tobias is happy to curl up in one spot, and loves being petted and massaged gently, it sends him into a bruxing, vibrating happy state XD Todd is more 'WHATS THIS? WHATS THIS?' while Tobias is more laid back. I was reading last night and he was determined to try and turn the pages, whilst Tobias was being quite a good neck-scarf X3

Its amazing how much personality you can get in such small animals. God, I love rats <3

The ratties are home! <3

2008-04-29T14:49:45Z

Okay, so yesterday I finally went and picked Todd and Tobias up :3 The journey was long, and I got lost several times on the way, and was delayed on the way back, but you're here to hear about the rats, not that, ne? So I'll start from the breeders.

Mercury Stud rattery is in Birmingham, about half an hour away by bus, from Birmingham New Street station. I was greeted by the breeder, Rebecca, and I was told to go sit in their living room while she fetched the rats. They had two cats, and a border terrier (I THINK) which were all very friendly :3 Rebecca brought down a bucket of rats. Yes, you heard that right X3 A BUCKET OF THEM XD Tobias was the odd one out, being in with all his black brothers X3

I couldn't get over how friendly the rats were, all licking, and trying to get the most attention, it was absolutly adorable, and I'm SO glad I waited and bought from a breeder. It was a very hard decision, but eventually I picked one of the 'non-show' blacks, as he has a white foot (which I think defines him more :3) After I had chosen him, and held/played with both him and Tobias, she brought down Sirius, the father. He was very friendly, and very cute, and a good size. He's a winner at shows (dumbo class) and his temperament was lovely. After him, the mother, Carolina, was also brought down. She was a 'regular' eared rat, and was also lovely, very tame and again an excellent temperament. Finally, she brought down the siamese brothers, who were absolutly gorgeous, and I fell in love with the siamese dumbo, and definatly would have got him too (despite mum), if he had not been taken already. He was even more friendly and tame than his littermates :3

Anyways, finally I put Tobias and Todd in the carrier, and thanked the breeder, after she had given me a bag of food (they're currently on the Shunamite diet) and their pedigree certificates. The trip back was long, but they curled up together and slept the way back X3

ANYWAYS, enough on that. Judging from them so far, Tobias is the dominant one, pushing Todd about >> They've had playfights galore (some of which woke me up with loud thuds last night), and generally seem to be enjoying their new home. After they figured out what the hammocks were, they've been spending a lot of time curled up in them (when they're not causing havock elsewhere). Tobias is slightly more tubby than Todd, (I'm assuming its puppy fat, or he's just greedy) though they are physically about the same size.

I'm gonna set about making a diet schedule for them at some point. The breeder provided a diet sheet listing the protein she had been feeding them (stuff like eggs, chicken, fish plus brocolli, carrots), but I'm not entirely sure when/how to mix this into their regular dry food. I gave them a little bit of (unsalted) scrambled eggs this morning, and they went wild X3

ANYWAYS, I have some photos! I took more, but my camera is terrible at focusing, so only some came out okay. So here you go X3

"This is our make-shift floral gay-house D: NO YOU CANNOT COME IN D<"

They look huge here XD

Tobias looking mousey <3

Yes those are my pjamas >_>

"A BAG D8"

Tobias being a shoulder rat XD He crawls up there himself and will happily sit there for a while without budging XD I have a lazy pair of ratlings on my hands X3

I love his face on this one ;_;

Tobias being a ninja. Todd was hiding in the gay-house for most of this photoshoot D:

Todd approves of the hammock :3

One day in the cage and its messy already <3 I swear they had a moving in party last night or something XD;

Yes, my camera is HORRIBLE. I'll hopefully get a new one for college D:

Moar Photossss :3

2008-04-18T20:03:38Z

More photos from the breeder's photobucket, of Tobias. He, and his brothers at 30 days old :D

Excuse the ratty balls :D

kjwqewjqehewq adorable facessss <333

Hehe, they look so mousey X3

Baby! ;_;

I can't wait to take him and Todd home HKJFDHSDJFHFSDJHFSDJFD ;_;

Tobias!

2008-04-13T01:57:15Z

The ratties are now named XD Completly random, and different from originally planned, but whatever. The russian blue is now Tobias, and the black will be Todd X3 Obvious Sweeney Todd references.

Anyways, I noticed the breeder has put up more photos recently now that the ratties are now 26 days old, so heres some of my Tobias! ^^ None of Todd yet, as I have no idea which black I'll be taking home on the 28th D:

Meet the baby :3

2008-04-11T00:20:05Z

Awesome news, the breeder is giving me a Russian blue (which I assumed would be spoken for, as he was the only one in the litter) and a black X3 I'm still unsure what to name them though D: I was thinking Vincent and Jack, but that was planned for two blacks. I think the black will still be Vincent, but as for the blue, I have no idea XD I'll come up with something!

Anyways, this guy is now my baby X3 As well as one of the beautiful little blacks <3 I'll have such a hard time choosing, and I defiantly would have gotten 3 or 4, had my mother not given me a two rat limit XD

I want to melt ;_;

No LJ cut, for he is too cute D: Also, if somebody could make him into an icon, I'd appriciate it XD *no photoshop*

Quick Introduction

2008-04-10T22:25:08Z

You have stumbled across the pet and animal talk journal of Matt :3

Theres nothing here right now, but in the near future, this journal will be used to post photos, pictures, problems and general information of my pets. I'll also most likely use this journal to record my progress and experiences in college, where I'll be studying Animal Studies at level 4.

Thanks for looking, and please add me :) Photos of your own pets are very welcome in comments, too!

- Matt