May 24, 2005
What do rats do all day?
I have today off, and was able to witness what they do all day. It was a lot less exciting than I thought it would be.
Two girls--one of them is Zoe and I think the other is Arwen--curled up together in the nestball.
That hammock is hanging waaay low.
The camera flash alerts the Roo the Watchrat!
The other rats make their appearance. The dumbo hairless is Kanga, and if you look carefully you can see the little lump in her eye.
The hammock crew: From top to bottom they are Kanga, Nikko (I think), Ohana, and Roo's back.
May 18, 2005
Birthday bash!
Mistoffolees as a little guy
Young Rabskuttle
The boys have guacamole for dinner.
Misto with the birthday cakes.
Rab takes his cake to go.
It isn't Arthur's birthday, but he gets cake, too.
The birthday hoodies. Happy first year, boys!
May 16, 2005
More 32-Monthday pictures
Oliver watches Leather eat.
In this picture, he was actually squeezing by her.
To be honest, of the seven September 2002 rats, I would not have expected Leather to be the oldest. At five weeks, she had some seizures which scared the bejeebers out of us; fortunately, they apparently passed. She's still the smallest of all of our rats, but don't let her small size fool you. Oliver usually has a couple of scratches on him, and the only way he could have gotten them was from Leather.
May 15, 2005
Leather's 32-month birthday
Our Grand Dame with her cake.
May 01, 2005
Pictures of the girls
It's harder to get pictures of the girls, because unlike the lazy boys, they rarely stop moving.
Here also you can see how playtime looks: a bunch of rats and the recycling on the bed.
Zoe, Arwen, and Neiko.
Ohana.
Abita the dog, with Roo and Kanga.