Hello, and welcome to our pet pages, we have managed to fill our home with a variety of animal friends. Over the years our family has included rabbits, gerbils, rats, cats and guinea pigs. Please click on a link and say ‘hello’.

Having discovered the fun of little rats back in 1993, it is hard to imagine our home without a couple of ratties causing their own special type of trouble. They really are the most amazing little friends.
We both kept gerbils as children, long before we met, and are big fans of those inquisitive and bright little critters. The constant chewing of busy little gerbils is a fantastic sound and a hard one to live without.
Our home or garden doesn’t seem to be complete without some bunnies. Our first bunnies joined our family in 1995 and showed us just what intelligent, loveing and naughty critters bunnies are.
We got guinea pigs out of curiosity and were surprised what funny little characters they could be. Our two little squeakie piggies happily spent their days warbling and chomping in the garden.
Last but by no means least our lovely cats. For a very long time we have shared our home with cats. Our first pair were independent and free spirited, while our new cats are both home bodies and rarely venture far from home.

Recent updates in Pets :

Kiki the miniature rat

Kiki the miniature rat

01 February 2012 by Lindsay

Kiki is adorable in every way, she’s fun and bouncy, has a beautiful affectionate temperament, and is very healthy – she just forgot to grow! When we got Maple and Kiki, they were both super cute little babies and exactly the same size.  Maple had her breathing problems when we first ...


Cat vs Rat: Inkie takes on Kiki and loses

Cat vs Rat: Inkie takes on Kiki and loses

20 January 2012 by Lindsay

I was at my desk working when Inkie thought she could sneak into the office and get her naughty little paws on my gorgeous little rats.  Inkie was so intent on her mischief she didn’t even notice I, or a little rat called Kiki, were watching her… The final score:  Cat 0 Rat 1


More bad news...

More bad news...

09 January 2012 by Lindsay

I am very, very sad to say that our silly boy Polar has passed away yesterday.  After Tiny’s death and Panda being so upset, we had been spoiling the boys with a lot of extra treats, nothing naughty mind; bran flakes, a bit of our dinner and some fresh bread.  They had been loving it, but ...


No more Sputnik

No more Sputnik

22 December 2011 by Lindsay

I’m sure anyone who has rats knows what a Sputnik is.  They are fantastic plastic beds, by Savic, and have been hugely popular with many of my rats.  I got my first one when I bought a Savic ‘Freddy’ cage, it came with the cage, and I recently bought a second one when I got the ...


Five happy rats

Five happy rats

03 December 2011 by Lindsay

My five new girls are all happily living in their princess palace together.  As soon as we felt Maple was well enough we moved her and Kiki in with Dora, Tangy and Mitzi and once all the intial excitement was over watched them all settle down happily together. It was a nice and simple ...