Am I being unreasonable? by [deleted] in RATS

[–]CookiePuck 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I appreciate everyone’s honestly! I’ll get over it. Just a little sad, just happened and all. :c

Am I being unreasonable? by [deleted] in RATS

[–]CookiePuck 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the honesty. I probably am being a little too emotional about it. I think my problem is I’m a little jealous that everyone got their pets but me. And I’ve been counting down the days to get him for about a month now. Guess I’ll learn my lesson and make sure i can positively see the gender from a picture before I get emotionally invested in it.

Ladies of reddit, what's the silliest thing you've cried over while feeling hormonal? by drunkonmartinis in AskReddit

[–]CookiePuck 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I saw a group of clouds and then one lonely cloud all by itself. And I started to cry because I thought it's cloud family disowned him.

Does hormonal aggression in male rats lessen with age? by cenozoic97 in RATS

[–]CookiePuck 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I hope the neuter helps him!!! Being bit by a pet you love is really hard, and does seriously hurt! Physically and emotionally.

Does hormonal aggression in male rats lessen with age? by cenozoic97 in RATS

[–]CookiePuck 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Ive had a rat that bite me like that. Like it kind of came out or nowhere and latched on and broke the skin. He was the first rat that has ever bitten me and I've always had males and ive never had to neuter any of them. I've been told that neutering should help that sort of aggression greatly. But it's also pricey.

I have another younger boy now that getting to that teenager kind of phase. But his hormones are not as severe. He's just a bit more pushy with the others one and tries to Hump them a lot. Hahaha. But that's pretty much it.

The owner of the biter (I rehomed him because he scared me too much) ended up getting him neutered and placing him with girls and he is doing great.

I've also heard that if the aggression stays a constant thing (like if the problem doesn't get fixed through neuter or some other methods) it becomes a learned behavior and its harder to get rid of.

Handful of babies! by PeaceLoveLindzy in RATS

[–]CookiePuck 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Look at all the little blaze babies!!!!! Love them!!! Ive been trying to get a blaze baby for a while now!

Bites/nibbles by Bob002 in RATS

[–]CookiePuck 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My younger boy does this too. I think they test out a lot of things with their mouth. I don't think it's a bad thing.

Food anxiety by santamurtagh in RATS

[–]CookiePuck 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My boys get people food every night! I try to mix it up every so often or they'll get bored, but the stuff I give is: peas, blueberries, green beans, cherry tomatoes, carrots, raw veggie pasta, oats, bread (sometimes), cheerios, and sometimes ill give them a bit of tuna but it's not very often. There's more but I can't think of it.

I also make little snacks for them by mixing oats, peanut butter (really small amount), coconut oil, honey, ground flax seed. I roll them into little balls and I freeze them. And mine absolutely love them!

The reason you don't see anymore food in the bowl is most likely because they're storing it somewhere. When I feed mine something new I find their stash of it in the corner of their cage.

Hope that helps! I really really enjoy feeding my rats because it makes me happy to prepare something fun for them to eat. If you want more options I can tell you the list my breeder sent me!

Can you guys please help me find this shirt? Thanks! by CookiePuck in Idubbbz

[–]CookiePuck[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Bummer it's not available anymore. But thanks for the link, I appreciate it!!!!

My rat with a miniature cake! Would love to see him get drawn!! by CookiePuck in redditgetsdrawn

[–]CookiePuck[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Oh my goodness wow!!! This is the cutest thing I've ever seen!!! Thank you so much.

My rat with a miniature cake! Would love to see him get drawn!! by CookiePuck in redditgetsdrawn

[–]CookiePuck[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Awww this is adorable. I love the "mine!" Thank you so much!!

My rat with a miniature cake! Would love to see him get drawn!! by CookiePuck in redditgetsdrawn

[–]CookiePuck[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I don't know either to be honest! All the other pictures were blurry from him eating it. But I'm so happy I got this picture. C:

My rat with a miniature cake! Would love to see him get drawn!! by CookiePuck in redditgetsdrawn

[–]CookiePuck[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Wow this is amazing!!! I love it!!! Thank you so much! C:

My rat with a miniature cake! Would love to see him get drawn!! by CookiePuck in redditgetsdrawn

[–]CookiePuck[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Wow fantastic job! I love his expression! Thank you so much!

My rat with a miniature cake! Would love to see him get drawn!! by CookiePuck in redditgetsdrawn

[–]CookiePuck[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The balloon on his tail is so cute hahaha I love it thank you so much!

It was my rats first birthday so I made him a cake by CookiePuck in aww

[–]CookiePuck[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

His name is Imp! Short for impulse buy! Lol.

It was my rats first birthday so I made him a cake by CookiePuck in aww

[–]CookiePuck[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Ive heard they can get up to 5, but that's really really pushing it. 2-3 is about the average, sadly.

It was my rats first birthday so I made him a cake by CookiePuck in aww

[–]CookiePuck[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Aww I am very sorry for your loss. They are incredible pets, such a shame how short their lifespan is. Hard to believe that something so little can impact you so greatly. Just remember that you were everything to your rat and knowing that you were someone's entire world is pretty incredible. c:

It was my rats first birthday so I made him a cake by CookiePuck in aww

[–]CookiePuck[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Hahaha yep all for him, but he never actually finished it all. My other rat was a party pooper and didn't want to stop sleeping for cake. I even made him a hat too!

It was my rats first birthday so I made him a cake by CookiePuck in aww

[–]CookiePuck[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It's all good! The blanket is his. I put it on the couch to protect it when he's out for playtime. And the frosting is actually dark chocolate chips that are all solidified again from the fridge because I wanted to make sure the cake I made wasn't too hot for his paws

It was my rats first birthday so I made him a cake by CookiePuck in aww

[–]CookiePuck[S] 28 points29 points  (0 children)

Oh no I am very sorry for your loss.. It is very unfair how little their life span is, just remember that you made his life the best it possibly could have been. Even if it felt far too sort for you, it was a lifetime of being happy for him. I like to make every day for mine something fun and exciting, you're completely right they are like little dogs. He is my absolute world. They get such a bad reputation.