An introduction to my girls. I'll probably update periodically like a blog too. But for now, just intros

First off is Nutmeg, AKA Meg, Meggy, Megamuffin, Megatron.
My fiance calls her Megamuffin by day and Megatron by night
She's 3 and a half and definitely my heart rat. I'm praying she's going to outlive me because I just love her so much. She's so affectionate and sweet. She hasn't got a single aggressive bone in her body and all she wants in life is a nice cuddle.
When I go in the rat room, she's first up at the cage door (well the first to make a move anyway since she's a bit slower than the babies now!) and if you put your hand near her she just climbs in and walks up your arm or waits to be lifted out.
I usually get her out in the evenings just to cuddle whilst we watch a film or something. The other rats are too active to concentrate on the film but Meggy nestles in my neck and has a little nap there. She's so cute!

She seriously is a super rat: she's been through everything. URIs, lice, ear infection, HED and most recently, she had to have surgery as I found her with a hole in her stomach that went all the way through her abdomen We suspect she chewed a tumour out. But even at the ripe old age of 3 and a half, the vet nurse said she made a perfect recovery, and of course she charmed all the nurses whilst she was there; they all said what a sweetie she was

Anyway, enough gushing, here's Meg:

Just before surgery






Next up is Star Anise. More commonly known as Annie, AKA Anakin.

Annie is a Roan! She's about 5 months old and has the biggest personality I've ever seen in a rat. She's such a rascal! She's got this funny little monkey face, and even when she's been naughty I can't tell her off because she just looks at me with this face


She's got a podgy little tummy which I just have to poke through the bars and then she folds up in half and gives me another funny look. She's a massive popcorner and a sneaky rat. If the cage door is open you have to watch her. I often closed the door, gone about my business and then found her peering at me from the top of the cage. She also loves dragging my fingers into the cage





As a baby (in the carrier, that's not their regular home!)


Harley Quinn- more commonly known as Harley, AKA Harls

Harley is Annie's sister. She's also about 5 months and is an American Blue.
She's a sweet and shy little thing. She took a long time to get socialised- spending the whole of her first day home in her box, not wanting to come out and see her new house
But now she's friendly and she's becoming quite licky.

Recently, a member on another forum suggested I make her a Harley Quinn costume (from Batman) which she didn't exactly take to, but she allowed me to rest it on her whilst she had a lay down






Lilly and Lola

I shall do these two together since I don't have many photos of them yet. I'm trying not to undo the trust training by shoving cameras in their faces constantly

Lilly and Lola are my first pair of rescues. Put up for adoption because at 5 months they are too old to buy
Lilly is a PEW and Lola a Himalayan.

During their first 5 months in this world I don't think they were handled much. Both were very timid, and Lola had some serious aggression issues. She ripped a chunk out of Clove, asserted her dominance and was a bad biter.
I have been working with them diligently and they've made some great improvements. Lola hasn't bitten me for 3 weeks now, and only has minor scraps with the others.(Just normal squabbles, no blood)
Lola and Lilly will both now come to the cage door- Lola is tentative but will climb into your hand. Lilly stills shies away, and I think she will always be a shy rat, but she's very sweet.
Lola is a massive food stasher and litter kicker. Her and Annie team up to cause havoc and seem set on ruining anything nice I make for them
Lola


Lilly







Until last week I had 6 ratties. Clove was 3 years old and died peacefully curled up in her favourite hammock, surrounded by her fleece bankets that she loved so much. She is the additional rat that you see in these photos of them together

Clove:


Together



Making a mess


Their cage (A Marchioro Tom 82 stacked on top of a Ferplast Furet XL)

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♥Molly♥ ♥Annie♥ ♥Harley♥ ♥Lilly♥ ♥Lola♥ ♥Mishka♥ ♥Oracle♥ ♥Merry♥ ♥Pippin♥
R.I.P ♥Bodger♥ ♥Badger♥ ♥Sage♥ ♥Saffron♥ ♥Clove♥ ♥Meg♥

aww such precious little girls!

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Bonnie 29.01.97 - 21.09.11
Millie 01.02.01
Seamus 09.07.00
Tyler 08.11.00
Kiki 15.10.10
Chico 01.07.11
Riley & Louie 16.02.11
Holly & Ivy - 11.11.11

awww, I adore that first picture! Well saying that I love all the pictures! I love rats, I'd have some if my mum wasn't scared of them.

They are gorgeous, such lovely pics aswell. I love the ones of them all curled up asleep

they are all so beautiful, and they look like they have the best life with you! That cage is fabulous!!!

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aww! Great pics!

Aww, what adorable ratties. I LOVE rats, they are such gorgeous furries!

Love the ratty pile pictures!

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2 Lurchers - Bonzo, 6 year old Whippet x Bedlington & Quinn, 3ish year old rescue lurcher
4 Degus - Dave, Jim, Stan & Nige

Just a general update really because I've had some time off and got some pics of the girls.

I made them a snuggle sack a while ago which was destroyed in a day. It was strapped down but Clove chewed through it and dragged it into the house, as she did with anything she could find bless her.
Well now she's not here I decided to have another go. Plus, I can now make them reversible, so I wanted to make a nice pink and purple one, which I did. Here's Meggy modelling it for us beautifully. (If only rat modelling was a profession!)



I'm annoyed the lighting wasn't better in these because they would've been beautiful



I finally got some more photos of Lilly



More of Meg really


Harley being cute again



Annie being a freako (I actually don't even know what she's doing here)



And Annie decided to be the Godfather or something.


She's such a card.

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♥Molly♥ ♥Annie♥ ♥Harley♥ ♥Lilly♥ ♥Lola♥ ♥Mishka♥ ♥Oracle♥ ♥Merry♥ ♥Pippin♥
R.I.P ♥Bodger♥ ♥Badger♥ ♥Sage♥ ♥Saffron♥ ♥Clove♥ ♥Meg♥

what a beautiful group of ratties they all look so sweet, I love the pic of Annie looks like she's smiling for the camera haha

Gorgeous girlies!!

You can see how cheeky they are x

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lots of rodents
2 monster dogs
1 slinky cat