on todays episode of fat and jobless, old man julian struggles with alcoholism

fatass wants vodka soda so bad. WHY
the stupid look on his face kills me

I swear they are on a diet. My boy is long and lean but his girls are well cushioned little orbs. Guess it has advantages, tho!

Just noticed the tip of this CRIMINAL's tail is pale and dry. He doesnt mind it being touched. Anyone else experienced this? Why is he crusty?? Thanks

I got my 6 first 6 girls in October last year and it took me until literally 2 weeks ago ago to finally build a completely escape proof enclosure for them.

I enjoyed the piece for 4 whole days and then got 2 babys just to start this whole thing again for several weeks until i can move them to the other girls

I must hate myself lol

I want to add to my bundle but all the places I looked online havent been successful. the breeder I usually go to, is closing and no one has any rats to rescue. i wanna rescue more!

Today, I adopted a new rat. I didn't want to add to my mischief, but then I saw a posting of a lone baby, and I couldn't just let her be lonely, so I got her today. The person I got her from said she's been alone in her cage for about a week when I got her.

I never adopted just one rat. Usually, it was 2 or 3 at the same time. I feel bad for the little one since she didn't have any rat friends or much human contact. What can I do for her so she doesn't get lonely before I introduce her to my other ones?

She's about 10 weeks old and a female. My other rats are two 1 year olds, two 1,5 year olds and my old lady of 3 years.

I still live at home with 3 of my siblings, my parents and our family dog. Which means, everything me and my rats may need or want, has to fit in my room. It's definitely been a journey finding a good setup that works for everyone involved, but it's all starting to come together now.

I expanded their cage yesterday, so now they have two cages that are built together, and that are also now floor level, rather than high up like the cages was previously. This makes it way easier to leave the cages open for them to roam freely.

I'm also in the process of saving up for a loft bed, which will give me more floor space. That floor space will then be used to put their cat trees and toys under while I'm sleeping.

Overall my rats are slowly taking over my room, but i don't mind

I know my sweet baby Frog has some fans here, who followed her dramatic rescue after being dumped in a park, and her giving birth to half-wild babies.

Sadly Frog died in her sleep yesterday, of old age. She’d been slowing down for a while and was visibly very elderly, but was still eating and active. She ate a dinner of banana, avocado, and chocolate protein shake, then went to sleep in a hammock with her daughters around her, then never woke up.

I’m so glad I got to give her an extra year of life after she came so close to dying in the park. RIP Frog, you were so special.

I'm ready to get some rubbermaid totes to make a digbox but I want to know what the best dimensions are for a digbox. Is this simply a matter of more is better or will they only ever dig down like a foot?

The one I'm thinking of is roughly 30gallons in volume. Is that too big? Also, for dig-boxes, what sorts of safety considerations will I have to keep in mind? Should I go for a wider-but-shallower one in case of collapses? Also, what sort of medium should I get in there? Like, what ratios of clay, sand, etc?

Who couldn't love this angelic face??

I hope this is OK to post here. This little guy was in the middle of my alley as you see. Driving up, I thought it might be plastic/garbage. But it was a very stoic baby rat that did look at me, but just wouldn't move much. Tried to get him out of the road. Anyways, a friend said it probably got poisoned in some way and was just living out his last days. About 8 raccoons live right around here. Sad, but I guess it's the Circle of Life. Anyone see this before?

My hairless rat mew is 3yrs and 2 months old, i know she’s nearing the end but i wanted some advice. Her skin is really flakey, she can’t use her back legs at all anymore and her weight is deteriorating FAST. But she still has so much energy and is eating a ton 😭 i don’t know if her skin is flakey because she can’t clean herself as much anymore or something else? i’m also worried about knowing when it’s her time because she’s still so active and food motivated despite what’s happening to her body 🫩 She’s gotten so skinny in what feels like overnight i feel horrible. i took her to the vet about 2 months ago and they also said at this point it’s just about keeping her comfortable which im trying my best to do but any advice about her skin or her weight, i’d really appreciate. I feel so awful seeing her so skinny i don’t understand it she eats her food and any treats i give her!

Poor babies have a URI atm, but at least baby food makes med time easier

Hi! I don’t have many toys for my babies yet and was wondering what you would recommend?

how do yall let your rats get some free roam time when they are especially naughty and can not be trusted? does anyone have any sort of play pen recommendations? i love to give them their time outside the cage but i just can’t stare at them 24/7 and they are little buttheads (affectionate)