Casper and Felix are 2 months old today!

I cannot believe my babies are growing so fast.
Casper and Felix are sweeties and have adjusted quickly to life with us.
They are so cute with their dumbo ears. They are both a slightly deeper blue than Toby and Miles and also quite beautiful.

Casper is a complete pig.
I thought Toby was an eater, until I got this guy.
He will literally eat anything and does not know when to stop. He even gets excited about the lab blocks, when I refill the bowl. He loves playtime and tends to follow Toby around when they are out. He also loves to wrestle with the others and I think drives them crazy at times.

Felix is laid back and curious, but also a little more timid. He can be somewhat reluctant to come out of the cage at first, but once he does he runs all over as well. He likes to eat too, I would compare him to Toby in this aspect. He loves a goodie and comes running for his share.

Casper

Felix

Toby and Miles are 3 months old today!

We had a great holiday and things are finally settling down.
I cannot believe Toby and Miles are 3 months old already!
They have grown so much and are just beautiful boys.

Toby is fearless and a cuddle bug. He loves to get in my lap or in my shirt during playtime. He will pull at the bottom of my shirt until I let him in. He comes running to the cage door and usually falls out when I open it and when playtime is over, putting him back in the cage can be an ordeal. He explores the farthest and the longest during out time. He gets very excited if I rub the carpet and will wrestle my hand. He is such a cutie and will do anything for a goodie.

Miles is more of an observer and does not get into freeplay as much.
He seems more content to watch everyone else play. However he does love to run on the wheel in the cage and even when he does decide to venture out during playtime, it is not long before he goes back to the cage and runs in his wheel instead. I have noticed an interesting quirk about him, when he runs in the wheel he keeps his tail curled up and arched over his back. None of the others do this. It is very cute. He is a very sweet and gentle rat. He is polite when he takes a treat and keeps himself meticulously groomed.

Toby

Miles

The boys are all together now!

I only waited a week, I just could not stand to wait any longer!
But I figured since they came from the same breeder within weeks of each other and Casper and Felix are so big already, it should be ok...
Actually it was perfect, like they had always known each other.
The younger ones were more interested in the bigger boys at first.

Toby and Miles were very nonchalant and acted like...
oh hey, it's you guys.
Then they all tried to get in the one small pouch...

They played in the free range area for a couple of hours. Running in and out of their tunnel, smelling and chasing each other.


Toby and Miles looking for Casper and felix.


Casper and Felix hiding in the tunnel, still not so sure about open spaces.

I totally cleaned and disinfected the cage.
Then put in all new/clean hammocks and toys, added all 4 boys and crossed my fingers.
That was 2 days ago and was completely uneventful.
They all sleep in the same hammock, wrestle, take each others food, groom each other, chase each other and get so much more excited when I bring them out, since there are more of them to chase each other. :)
I am so glad I got 2 more now, while everyone was still so young. I was not sure at first, but having 4 little boys has been amazing. They are so cute together and playing with 4 is much more exciting than just 2...for me and the boys! :)

Meet Casper and Felix!

Here they are the first time in the pouch. So cute and sweet.
These boys are quite a bit bigger than Toby and Miles were
at the same age. Of course Toby and Miles came from a litter of 17,
and these two a litter of 7, so that may have something to do with it.
So far they seem much braver than Toby and Miles were in the beginning.

Casper is the big eater of the two. Last night he had all the lab blocks
from the food dish in the hammock and was sleeping on top of them.

Felix is more curious about everything. He already comes right over
to sniff my hand and see what is going on, when I open the cage.

They are both quite laid back and easy going.


Almost Naptime

Early Christmas presents....

My husband is amazing!
Here are a couple pics of two of my Christmas presents.
Casper

Felix

These are their almost 3 week old pictures.
They are 5 weeks now and so adorable!
They are also from Carolina Blue Rattery in HighPoint NC.
Casper is a Russian blue hooded dumbo
Felix is a Russian blue Berkshire dumbo
I am so excited.

Images courtesy of Keith Worstell at Carolina Blue Rattery

The boys got their secret santa gift!

I am a member of a Rattie forum, called The Rat Shack
and I signed us up for the secret Santa exchange.
Well Toby and Miles got their gifts yesterday.
Thank you so much Anita! We love all of it.

Happy 2 month Birthday!

The boys are 2 months old today.
It really is going by fast and they are getting so big.
They fill the carry pouch up now. :)

Toby (always looking for a goodie) :)



Miles (always having a bath) :)