Cuter and cuter!

My boys are getting bigger and they just keep getting cuter! When I first introduced them to their new home, they had no idea what to make of it! They explored every inch, but just didn't seem to realize that there were hammocks hanging for them to snuggle in! Well now that they have figured out how to get up in them, it's their favorite spot to nap! Right now they are snuggled up on top of each other on the bigger hammock and they couldn't be cuter! Eegad I just don't know what to do with myself! Teehee!

The road to healing

When I adopted Jasper, he had been scratched on his left eye by a littermate, probably when they were only a few days old. I knew I wanted him from the start, so a little eye problem is no big deal for me. I'm almost done with my veterinary technician training, and I am a teaching assistant for the laboratory animal class, so I'm use to handling these little guys, as well as restraining them. Jasper is not too keen on having to get eye ointment twice a day for a week, but he's being a real trooper! He is actually really great for me when I put a little dab of ointment on his eye, of course then he runs off and grooms himself, trying to get it all off -___- oye vey...hopefully this will help. His eye does seem to be getting better, but it's still very sunken in and he keeps the lid mostly closed. If it's not better within a week, my teacher said I can bring him back to school and have one of the veterinarians take a look at him. We'll see on Monday how he's looking. Keep your fingers crossed!

Welcome home boys!

Monday night I brought home my first pair of little ratties and BOY did I get a handful! They are crazy, rowdy little clowns and I LOVE them! I couldn't ask for a cuter pair of kids =)

This blog is going to be all about my boys and their lives growing up! Here are their vitals:

Jasper:
Birthday: 2/25/10 (about 1 month old)
Species: Fancy Rat
Color: Black Hooded
Likes: corner hammocks, carrots, snuggling, sleeping in the litter tray
Dislikes: his eye ointment

Nicodemus:
Birthday: 2/25/10 (about 1 month old)
Species: Dumbo Fancy Rat
Color: Black Berkshire
Likes: exploring, wrestling and pinning Jasper, climbing, carrots, hiding in the pvc pipe, trying to escape the cage
Dislikes: being held for too long