Bean doing a long agility course, all to get one of her favorite fruits, that being a grape (yes, grapes are safe for rats!) . I have a rat training book available here! www.etsy.com/listing/1605...

If you live in Canada, have rats/rodents, and are interested in a bundle of toys and treats, comment below that you'd like to enter the giveaway! You'll have 48 hours to enter, then I'll assign a random # to each person and then write them down on slips of paper, and have my rats draw 5 of them.

Espresso doing the laundry (well, at least the socks :P)! This is a fun variation on our basketball trick, is a great way to help rats generalize it to new props! . Want help with training your rats tricks? I have a rat training book available here! www.etsy.com/listing/1605...

This weeks rat paw paintings by my sweet rats Pistachio and Popcorn - they and all their buddies did a great job! You can commission your own rat paw painting here: ​https://www.etsy.com/shop/RatPaintings

Crumb is working on learning to combine jumping to hand and fetch! She's doing quite well and has come so far from her initial fetch struggles - great job Crumb! . I have a rat training book available here! www.etsy.com/listing/1605...

Bean practicing her favorite trick of agility, while also being on harness! I typically only work agility with my rats off harness, so this was a bit strange for Bean at first - but she was a very confident rat & figured it out quickly! I have a rat training book here! www.etsy.com/listing/1605...

Latte working on her abacus skills! This bird toy was the perfect size for this trick - I really need to find it again so I can work this with my current rats! . Want help with training your rats tricks? I have a rat training book available here! www.etsy.com/listing/1605...

Bonus Coffee mood-board! I feel like I did Coffee a bit dirty last time only showing her derpy side - so here are some less derpy photos showing off Coffee's elegance (of course I still had to include a few derps lol :P)

Chickpea is learning to spin in the opposite direction! . I have a rat training book available here! www.etsy.com/listing/1605...

We currently have some 2026 rat calendars available on our etsy shop "Rat Paintings"! www.etsy.com/shop/RatPain... . I'm also happy to announce that I made a compilation rat calendar - unfortunately that calendar is only available in the US/Canada currently: www.etsy.com/listing/4402...

Here's an interesting trick that I've only work with a few rats, that being rebound off a wall! Blackberry here was quite good at it, which considering she was a pretty nervous girl was a really big step confidence wise. . I have a rat training book available here! www.etsy.com/listing/1605...

Poor Toast is currently on meds for both a URI and for a mammary tumor - thankfully for her age (over 3 years and 7 months, ancient for even a dwarf rat) she's still doing quite well, and she's a good rat who takes her meds readily <3

One of my favorite trick chains Mocha worked on - this is such a fun sequence of tricks, and a fun way to use my mini lego chest :P . Want help with training your rats tricks? I have a rat training book available here! www.etsy.com/listing/1605...

This week’s paw paintings by my sweet rats - Popcorn, Pistachio, and all their buddies did a great job! . If you would like to commission your own rat paw painting, you can do so here: www.etsy.com/shop/RatPain...

A bit late, but Crumb says her favorite part of Halloween is the mini pumpkins...and yes, my girls have gotten several tiny pumpkins to devour!

Coffee in her Pikachu costume practicing her drawer fetch trick! This is one of my favorite tricks and one of my favorite costumes, so it makes for a super cute trick combo! . Want help with training your rats tricks? I have a rat training book available here! www.etsy.com/listing/1605...

Bonus Butter mood board! I decided to do a bonus mood board of my late rat Butter because her constantly frazzled look and silly personality made her one of my favorite rats of all time. Which Butter photo are you feeling today?

Here was Butter combining weaves + basketball! This is such a fun trick combo and Butter did a great job with it! . Want help with training your rats tricks? I have a rat training book available here! www.etsy.com/listing/1605...

My rats newest cage setup, this time with vaguely fall theming! Also bonus 2 shots of some of my girls cuddling (aka stuffing themselves) in their favorite space pod (yes, they have 4 to choose from - but apparently THIS ONE is special!)

Coffee learning to stack cups! These cups can be hard to maneuver, so I'm always proud of my rats for figuring out how to pick them up and maneuver them. . Want help with training your rats tricks? I have a rat training book available here! www.etsy.com/listing/1605...

Feta mood board! Like Chickpea I haven't had Feta long yet and so I don't have a ton of photos of her, but I chose a few of my favorite of the ones we have so far so that she could join in on this mood board compilation!

A great example of rats having a different opinion on a trick. Feta loves fetch and so does it more enthusiastically, while Pumpkin is less naturally into it and so tries to offer alternative behaviors instead lol. . I have a rat training book available here! www.etsy.com/listing/1605...

Chickpea mood board! Because Chickpea is still pretty new to me, I don't yet have a ton of photos of her - but I wanted her to be included in the mood-boards I've been doing of all my rats, so I made do with what photos we've taken so far. :P

Cracker practicing her mail fetch trick with my newest mailbox prop, and a her favorite mini wiffle ball! This is such a fun trick combo and all my rats pick it up super quickly! . Want help with training your rats tricks? I have a rat training book available here! www.etsy.com/listing/1605...

Today I'm very excited to say that my 2025 rat photo book is officially available! You can find the book for sale on our etsy shop here! www.etsy.com/listing/4355... . And now please enjoy some mini spoilers of some of the fun photos inside, featuring the girls investigating the new books!

One of my favorite clips of Butter (fluffy) and Tofu (nakie) playing vs ratsketball! Butter was by far the better player, but she was pretty old here and so Tofu was able to keep up and they made a good match up. . I have a rat training book available here! www.etsy.com/listing/1605...

Pistachio mood board! Pistachio always looks so polite in her photos, she always has this adorable little smile on her face! Which Pistachio photo are you feeling today?

Here Raisin was figuring out the double barrel roll trick! This one is super fun for rats and especially young rats, and their natural agility really lends a hand when learning it! . Want help with training your rats tricks? I have a rat training book available here! www.etsy.com/listing/1605...

This Halloween Pistachio & Coffee gave me the spookiest thing imaginable...vet bills! Both are rocking post-surgery looks, and are already back to normal behavior. It sucks to see young rats needing tumor removals (both are ~1.5 years), but I suppose after 5+ years it had to happen eventually :/

Happy Halloween from me and the rats! This video is a bit of a blast from the past, but I think all the fun themed tricks still hold up! . Want help with training your rats tricks? I have a rat training book available here! www.etsy.com/listing/1605...

My sweet little Crumb! No matter what she's doing, Crumb just looks so sweet and perfect in every shot (yes, even the rather suspicious red paint shot :P)! Which Crumb photo is your favorite?

Devil rat Tofu and Angel rat Popcorn playing basketball - which rat did it best? Also which rat wore their wings best? , Want help with training your rats tricks? I have a rat training book available here! www.etsy.com/listing/1605...

Jellybean mood board! I swear Jellybean looks so awkward in every photo - especially those where she's standing lol, she just has such a silly face! What's your favorite Jellybean expression? I think mine is the silly front-facing sunflower shot!

Carrot playing ratty flyball while dressed in a mini jackolantern costume! . Want help with training your rats tricks? I have a rat training book available here! www.etsy.com/listing/1605...

Carrot mood board! Carrot has some of the most expressive ears I've ever seen, she is constantly changing their position, how round they are, how crinkled they are, how upright they are, etc., depending on her mood. What Carrot photo (and Carrot ears) matches you today?

More Halloween themed tricks, this time featuring Coffee and Cracker dressed with some bat wings playing vs basketball! . Want help with training your rats tricks? I have a rat training book available here! www.etsy.com/listing/1605...

Cinnamon mood board! Cinnamon here may look like one of the most innocent creatures in existence, but don't let that fool you - she is one of the most mischievous and trouble making rats I've ever met! Anyone else have a deceptively innocent pet who uses their cute looks to get away with everything?

Chickpea tried on a costume for the first time, and she wasn't quite sure what to think lol. She did pretty well considering it was her first try though, and did a great job working on her fairly new fetch trick while dressed up! . I have a rat training book here! www.etsy.com/listing/1605...

This week’s paw paintings by my sweet rats - all the rats did an amazing job! . If you would like to commission your own rat paw painting, you can do so here: www.etsy.com/shop/RatPain...

Hmm, I wonder what this girl name is...anyone fancy a guess? 😛

Halloween is just a week away, so lets start the celebration countdown with Cracker and her adorable Jackolantern costume! This girl is just the best little rat, she tolerates all my shenanigans so well lol . I have a rat training book available here! www.etsy.com/listing/1605...

Anyone want to guess this girls name? Lol this time it took me a while to actually do the foodie photoshoot, so this isn't quite as much of a surprise as the other rats have been 😛 Still, I think this was a fun photoshoot and both me and the girls enjoyed the food namesakes quite a bit!

Two of my dwarf rats playing vs ratsketball! Jellybean (black) and Toast (black and white) are both pretty good at vs basketball, and both very much enjoy the occasional basketball game! . I have a rat training book available here! www.etsy.com/listing/1605...

Have you ever seen a more scrunkly rat than miss Raisin? I swear this girl exceeds at being scrunkly, not just in looks but also in her expressions! Anyone have a favorite scrunkly Raisin photo?

Tofu doing a fun agility course! Agility isn't really Tofu's forte (she's very chill and kinda lazy for a female rat lol), but she enjoys the occasional course, especially when she has other rats to compete against! . I have a rat training book available here! www.etsy.com/listing/1605...

Many thanks to Ratty Box for letting me review their October 2025 box - check them out at their website here! www.therattybox.com www.youtube.com/watch?v=MecS...

Donut as a baby learning to weave cones! Crazy enough this was one of her first tricks - and her success as a baby very much indicated the rest of her life, as for the rest of it she was nearly 100% accurate at them! . I have a rat training book here! www.etsy.com/listing/1605...

My smol little dwafie Pumpkin Seed! Even at over a year old this girl is still super tiny, I call her my thumb sized rat because she can still comfortably perch on my thumb! What is your favorite photo of Pumpkin? Personally for me I think its her on the noble duck steed!

Feta is learning basketball! She's not quite ready for the hoop yet, but she's getting close! (Also ft Chickpea the stealing sibling lol) . I have a rat training book here! www.etsy.com/listing/1605...

Proof that "elf" dumbo rats are just as adorable as their "round-eared" counterparts, ft my heart rat Cracker I know its considered a fault by some, but I really think the pointy eared dumbos look super adorable - and here are some photos of Cracker to prove it! Anyone else like the pointy beans?