The Cat Rat Tree

The kitties got a new cat tree, but I thought the ratties should have a go!

Chaka is the fawn dalmatian dumbo (dumbo=big ears)
Rogaine is the hairless dumbo
Mika is the black standard-he's less adventurous





This is a funny series shot!







I've got a funny video of Athena too, I don't want to make another thread, so I'll just add it here. We moved the couch for the new giant cat tree and she can't jump on the couch to bark at people anymore. She figured out a solution pretty quick, I call it the Doberman Bear Stance
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7IFxCESyNs

A couple other rat pics for the rat lovers

Chaka and Rogaine, I took them to work to visit the ladies I work with


Chaka, you can see how big his dumbo ears are!




This is a possum faced standard ear cutie, so you can see the difference between a standard and dumbo.

I don't know what I'll name the next hairless. Rogaine is pretty good! My family definitely is an interesting one! People are always surprised when they come over and see our menagerie! The kitties need reminding every now and again to control themselves, but they are pretty good! Enzo is our class A killer, in fact, he killed a shrew in the house (don't ask me) just a few days ago. He's actually the most trust worthy with the rats!

Oh and the dobie adores them for some reason! She will do the puppy pounce at the cage, and the black one, Mika, always 'plays' with her through the cage, he's weird! The dobie does have an obsession with licking them though....

They are pretty good, every now and again the rat tails get them a little worked up and I say "Control yourselves!!!" People who visit always get a kick out of that because the cats are like "oh shoot, I almost let my primal urges get the best of me!"

Oh that's awesome! Dumbos are the cutest thing on the planet! The hairless ones can be a little creepy, but their skin is soooo soft!

Thank you!

Oh my gosh that is too funny!

That is the cutest picture!

I started with water bottles, but it's been at least 2 years since I've used the water bottle on them. Now I can just say their name or "hey!" and they will keep their paws to themselves or leave if they can't handle it. They are pretty good about knowing when to leave.

Yeah she is tasting them....

Enzo will kill ANYTHING that comes in this house that isn't a pet rat. He's a real killer!

Like I said above they listen pretty good. They do get a little carried away with their tails, and I'm especially picky about them with Rogaine since he doesn't have hair. They are pretty good about leaving him alone. Stuart is the scary one, he has put his teeth on Chaka's neck a couple times and I yelled at him and he ran away all sad and mopey. It's almost like they know they were about to kill the rat and they didn't mean to get that carried away.

Enzo, the killer of the bunch, would let my first pet rat Kitty (because she hung out with Enzy all the time) out of the cage while I was in class. One time my fiance and I came home and the cage was open and Kitty was no where to be seen. I thought for sure Enzo had killed her since we weren't there to supervise. We looked everywhere for her! I was calling for her because she knew her name and Enzo jumped up on our bed and laid right down. Next thing you know, Kitty popped her head up from under the blankets! We think they were sleeping on our bed after their play time. After that I put a lock on the cage