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The Ratties
As well as mice, here at Zen we have ratties! We don't breed
the rats (though one day in the far distant future it might
be on the cards), but love them just as much as those we do.
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is my boy Toby (b. 1/7/04). He was my first rattie, he
was the one that started my love of these wonderful creatures.
He was the runt of his litter when I bought him from a
local pet shop at only four and a half weeks old! I've
fed him up, though, and now he's the cheekiest, cutest
and most loyal animal anyone could ask for. He has had
a long stint at being the alpha in the cage, and bullied
Oscar quite badly - not injuries, just bullying. But things
have calmed down a bit since his torpedoes have been removed
;)
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is Oscar (b. 1/7/04). I bought him from the same place
I got Toby, about a week later when I realised that
ratties needed friends. I suspect they are brothers,
though Oscar is a bit bulkier (but shorter in the body)
than Toby. He's the kind of rat that is permanently
excited. He boggles and huffs and foofs at anything
that moves, and likes to see what's going on - without
necessarily being the centre of attention. He's not
big on cuddles, but is always there with his nose in
your face, wanting to know what's going on. He's a good
boy :)
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Bamf (b. 24/8/05) is named after the sound that the X-Men's
Nightcrawler makes when he teleports. He was thus named
because he's sorta blue coloured (mink) and because the
day I got him, he, er, teleported from my hands to the
floor. Oops! Bamf is a gorgeous, floppy, hilarious boy.
He'll let you do anything to him if it means getting some
attention - he's a real people-rat. He's also my only
rat that loves to wrestle with my hand, and it's so much
fun to get him all riled up. He's a bit of a loner when
it comes to other rats, but he just likes his space -
and is never rude about it.
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Taro (b. 20/11/05) was only 3 weeks old when he came to
live with us, and it was a lucky thing he did, because
shortly afterwards, the rest of his litter died in the
heat. For the first few weeks he just slept in my hand,
but now he's turning into the gorgeous little terror he'll
grow into. He loves other ratties, loves food, is a happy-go-lucky,
easy-going sort of rattie. He's incredibly soft and squishy,
and just like any other kid, loves his playtime. He's
a bit bigger than he was in this photo now, but I just
couldn't pass it up!
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| Sinister (b. 11/03/06), or Sin for short, has lived
up to his name. He is the most recent addition to our
little ratty family, and wishes he was the biggest toughest
rat there ever was. He's still a little shy compared to
the rest of our squishy gang, but loves being the centre
of attention and is always hanging off the door of the
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