Our first rat Crunchie joined our family in 1993. We don’t quite know why we thought of getting a pet rat, it just sort of came to us. Life with Crunchie was amazing and our little friends that have followed, well we have loved them all. The complexities of a rats personality has taught us we will never know enough, but the best we can offer them is love, attention and food.

If you’re looking for advice about rats check out my other site Rat Care, which is full of rattie hints and tips I’ve learnt over the years.

Five girl rats who needed a new home, how could we say no?
We popped into the pet shop ‘for supplies’ and caught GMR (get more rats). But, Tula and Tilly are such cute little rats how could we resist?
While picking up our other little rats, Tula & Tilly, we caught sight of these rattie boys. We tried to resist, honest, but the next day popped back and three cuddly boys joined the family.

August 2008 - June 2010
Three cheeky little rat boys. These guys are Daisy’s sons and we couldn’t resist.
July 2009 - March 2020
Two shy, chubby little rat guys from the RSPCA. They had been waiting for four months for a new home and we were thrilled to be their new family.
July 2008 - March 2010
More little RSPCA rats Daisy and her two daughters, Peach & Apricot.
March 2009 - August 2009
Another little stray rat from the RSPCA. Meet our shy little girl, Tulip.
December 2007 - July 2009
These rat guys are full of energy and mischief. They may be happy to snooze away the hours in their home, but get them out and they turn into bundles of craziness. Just what having ratties is all about, chaos.
September 2008 - February 2009
Twix is a very special rat who’s first family didn’t care for him properly.
April 2008 - September 2008
Toffee was not happy on his own after the loss of his two brothers. So, we popped down our local RSPCA and came back with two cuddly friends for him. Three black hooded rats, it’s as though they were made for each other.
April 2008 - September 2008
While at the RSPCA collecting our two boys, Pickle & Tomato, this little girl rat ended up joining our family.
August 2006 - April 2008
Two little boy rats who are as opposite in temperament as they are in colour. These sweet little boys kindly welcomed Minty into their home, after the sad loss of his brother, Rummy.
December 2007
These two boy rats came to us from the RSPCA. Sadly little Rummy was very poorly and was only with us for one short week. Our big guy Minty now lives with our other boys Toffee and Carmel.
October 2004 - August 2006
After a trip to our local Wood Green Animal shelter four adorable rats joined our family. Two little girls and two cuddly boys, who have been neutered so they can all live together happily.
June 2003 - August 2005
A quartet of rat boys. One of those trips down the pet shop for some supplies which got out of hand. Oh well three of them were free.
October 2002 - August 2004
Two little pet shop rats and another that came from down the woods! Find out about this troublesome trio and what they got up to when no one was watching.
November 1999 - September 2002
Our first little girl rats, this troublesome pair lived in our dining room and did their best to make meal times fun!
June 1997 - October 1999
Crumble, the most laid back rat we have ever known and his friend, Silky, the gentlest.
December 1995 - March 1998
Our trio of troublesome rats, Misty was the boss and liked to keep his younger companions in their place.
March 1993 - November 1995
Our very first rat, Crunchie. He was the most amazing little friend we ever knew. This chap will always hold a very special place in our hearts.

Recent updates in Rats :

Goodbye to baby Bramble

Goodbye to baby Bramble

25 June 2010 by Lindsay

I’ve been meaning to update about out sweet little guy Bramble for some time now.  He has done us so proud over the last two years.  Having been the poorliest of all his siblings, there were times when we thought he wouldn’t make it to adulthood, never mind old age.  It has been a ...


Smudge's new roommates

Smudge's new roommates

20 April 2010 by Lindsay

It was silly to have little old Smudge living alone in her rather large cage, especially with two new boisterous young rats in the house.  We didn’t want to move Smudge from her home – even though she spends all her time in her rat igloo – it just didn’t seem fair to her after ...


Shy-guy Chestnut has passed away

Shy-guy Chestnut has passed away

29 March 2010 by Lindsay

I’m very sad to say our shy little guy Chestnut passed away yesterday afternoon.  It was a very sad end to what had been an exciting weekend of new rattie arrivals.  His passing was very peaceful, and though we don’t know exactly how old he was, I’m pretty sure he had reached a good ...


Our three unexpected arrivals

Our three unexpected arrivals

28 March 2010 by Lindsay

When we were at the pet store yesterday collecting our little girls Tula and Tilly, I caught sight of a beautiful big boy rat.  He obviously wasn’t a baby and I couldn’t resist having a little look at him.  There were two other rats in the tank with him, though I only saw their noses ...


Two new little rats

Two new little rats

27 March 2010 by Lindsay

I admit we weren’t planning any new additions to our family, if anything we were thinking of taking a break from keeping rats. We have adopted a lot of rats over the past 12 months, many of them old or with health problems, and devoted a lot of time and energy caring for them.  With so many ...