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/RatPainti…

Poor Crumb - everytime I try to record her being cute and cuddly, her cagemates come out of the woodwork to cause some mischief! Crumbsie really is such a sweet and tolerant girl, she loves her human snuggle time and her ratty snuggle time and she never gets annoyed at anyone!

Cracker working on her ring toss trick! This time I challenged her with an extra tiny red ring - she was a bit confused, but tried her best and figured it out! . I have a rat training book here! etsy.com/listing/160548… amzn.to/484u2Mv

Another fun DIY I recently did - this cage is in my play area and I needed a way to access the top part without turning the whole thing. So I used a pair of cooling racks from Target ($6 each) and zip tied them on to create "hinges"!

Cracker & Chickpea working on their vs basketball! I challenged Cracker this time by asking her to target the opposite hoop that she usually does, and after a few hiccups she figured it out! . I have a rat training book here! etsy.com/listing/160548… amzn.to/484u2Mv

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

@squirrel_london Hopefully! I'm just hoping the binder clips deter chewing, otherwise the pan does seem to be working so far!

@Rattrixs Something to stop litter falling out? X

Some sneak peaks to some renovations that I'm currently doing in the rats free-range area - not quite done yet, but I'm very happy with how everything is coming along! I'm curious if anyone can spot the unusual thing about the larger cage panels (your hint is: doors!)

Baby Pumpkin Seed was such a hoppy girl! She was around 5 months old here, and crazy energetic and hyper lol. Nowadays Pumpkin is more of a chill and relax girl - she still gets the occasional zoomies but for a dwarf she's really quite the calm and cuddly lady ❤️

Tofu combining fetch with agility! Tofu enjoyed fetch more than agility, so combining them helped her enjoy agility more (Tofu didn't hate agility, she just preferred less active tricks lol) . I have a rat training book here! etsy.com/listing/160548… amzn.to/484u2Mv

@squirrel_london Heh she actually kept doing that during the photoshoot, she really thought it was a trick prop!

@Rattrixs Jump the hoop, Crumbie! X

What it looks like when you try to make the best of your camera filter breaking (I'm so glad it wasn't the lens!)

Here Peaches was working on her wall handstand trick! This trick was quite the accomplishment for Peaches, since she was an older girl here & didn't have much prior backup trick work. Great job! . I have a rat training book here! etsy.com/listing/160548… amzn.to/484u2Mv

Here Coconut was working on her fetch the mail from a mailbox trick! Coconuts natural fetch affinity made training tricks like this with her lots of fun! . I have a rat training book here! etsy.com/listing/160548… amzn.to/484u2Mv

Many thanks to Ratty Box for letting me review their May 2026 box - check them out at their website here! therattybox.com youtube.com/watch?v=6QWxOl…

Here Tofu was combining weaving with fetching from a drawer! This was a super fun ombo of some of the tricks Tofu already knew, and she picked up this combo super quickly - go Tofu! . I have a rat training book here! etsy.com/listing/160548… amzn.to/484u2Mv

Back when I had Tofu, I had someone ask me for help sexing their hairless. So I recorded a clip of Tofu for them to show them how female hairless look. Tofu looks so hilariously offended in this clip that I wanted to share it - poor girl did NOT like being used as an example lol

Here Bean as combining fetch with agility! Fetch and agility were 2 of Bean's favorite tricks, so she really enjoyed this combo and worked quite a few other fun agility fetch combos! . I have a rat training book here! etsy.com/listing/160548… amzn.to/484u2Mv

The most relatable photo I've ever gotten of a rat 😆 Little secret but Toast here actually didn't want to eat the cupcake...as a young rat she was VERY picky and refused to eat most foods! So to get this photo I slathered the cupcake in, you guessed it, yogurt!

Carrot working on her semi-circle weave! Carrot has been working figure-8's for a while now, so this was a fun way to expand that! . I have a rat training book here! etsy.com/listing/160548… amzn.to/484u2Mv

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