Tuesday, May 12, 2015

Cute Animal Pictures

So today I thought I would share pictures of my animals. This is Falcor and me playing with one of his rope toys. This silly dog has a lot of energy and has taken to bringing us one of his toys and dropping it in our laps when he wants to play..which is all the time. 

Flower is my hairless rat. She and Scribbles are both 2 years old and she still has so much energy. She is really funny to watch run and jump all over the couch. She just had her weekly ratty massage with a little extra virgin olive oil to keep her skin from drying out. I have to get the oil all over my hands and then grab her and quickly and gently rub my hands on her because she doesn't want to sit still long enough for me to do it. I think it's fun for both of us. 

Scribbles is my 2 year old male rat and he's been a little under the weather lately. Last month he had an abscess on his nose and this month he has a small one on his shoulder. Thankfully they aren't getting too big and I can either lance them or let them drain and go away on their own. He's slowing down a little and showing his age but still comes running over to the front of the cage each morning when I clean the potty corner. He knows he'll get a treat a some mommy time. He used to want to come out and get held or play but now he just lays down and wants to be petted for a while. When he's done he'll turn his back to me and go back in his house. He comes out of his house several times a day and stares at me until I give him a treat or a petting. I know he wants a treat because he'll start sniffing all over my hands and push me away if I pet him. But if he wants to be petted he'll lay down and close his eyes once I start petting him. Yep, he has me trained well. 

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  1. Hey Mary, I have to admit that looking at these pics and hearing about the interaction doesn't make me think of the stereotypical rat that we normally hear about. They look adorable and seem like regular, fun pets to hang out with. Thanks for the education and cuteness this morning. Hugs...

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    1. I've been saying for years that rats make great pets. I've had rats for 15 years and have been posting pictures of them on my blog for as long as I've been here. Glad you liked the pictures.

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    1. Thanks, they really are sweeties.

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  3. You provide a loving home. Nice job, mom!

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    1. Thank you. They are so easy to love.

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  4. Aw, they're very cute:) Not sure if I could live with rats though, I still think I'd be too afraid to touch them even with how cute yours are!

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    1. lol that's alright. My mom thought the same thing until one sat in her lap and kept nudging her hand because he wanted to be petted just like a dog would.

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  5. Aww. My dog still loves to grab one end of a toy and play tug of war with it!

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  6. My brother's old dog loved the tugowar toy. He would never let go.

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  7. They sure have you well and trained haha the cat will even play tug of war

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  8. Your pets are all very cute. I love the action shot of Falcor, he sounds like sucheck a character.

    And your rats are so lucky to have you as their owner. You take care of them so well. :-)

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  9. My folks dog does that with his toys too and loves tug o war.

    Cute pics, Mary!

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