How I Introduced My 3 Younger Rats to My 2 Older Girls

The long (LONG) overdue video on how I introduced my 3 baby rats to my 2 older girls. Hope it helps and that you enjoy!
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[@madnessguy010101]

What are Cookie and Cream’s views on beating children? Cookie: “Harming children is an uncivilized action and they should be treated with care and respect” Cream: “If it can crawl it can brawl”

[@RadioForYahweh]

🤣🤣 if it can crawl it can brawl.

[@TheRatLiker]

Cream is a fighter.

[@Madenthewest]

Awww 🥰 💋💋

[@yourpalfred]

The smash cut from the rats screaming at each other to "ANYWAY they get along just fine now!" was hilarious

[@thewoodmoose]

Ikr?!😂 Fight! Fight! Oh, All is well now! (1 second later)

[@Average_Drone]

“That’s it, it’s time for forced loving. Get in the glass box. LOVE EACHOTHER DAMNIT”

[@Lakotajo2]

🤣😂🤣😂

[@junemoonie]

"I hate you!!" **Babies get slathered with baby food** "mlom, mlom, mlom, mlom -- i still hate you. mlom, mlom, you taste delicious by the way"

[@ShadowTheRat]

I think it was more along the lines of “I hate you!! - ooh you smell yummy! Hold that thought, I have to eat first!” I swear rats always think with their stomachs - Cream in particular would do ANYTHING (and I mean anything from letting me dress her up as a pumpkin to walking on a leash or just sitting on her butt for 10 minutes) for food. A nice exploit I could use when she was being a butt and hating her new friends - funny enough after the babies took over Cream went throughout 4 more intros and excepted each new rat without a second thought (maybe she just gave in to the stream of new friends lol)

[@junemoonie]

@@ShadowTheRat oh yeah, probably, lol!!

[@willowmccormack4741]

hate what:

[@cornwolf1247]

I have 6 pet rats, 2 adults, Jupiter and remy, the brother rats Then 4 baby rats, peanut, teddy, Snow (albino rat), and then Neptune

[@mitdergesammtsituationunzu9319]

Cookies tastes delicious too!🤤🍪

[@MotherOfWednesday]

I couldn't contain my laughter at Cookie's dramatics. I have been through this process many times it is an awesome technique. Thank you for making a in depth video. That's right Espresso...if she doesnt wanna be your fren...make her!

[@donnahilton471]

Espresso says "you're my new mommy!"

[@ShadowTheRat]

Lol she was really into grooming the older girls, IDK why but she was quite insistent!

[@dash33r22]

Donna Hilton cringe

[@zunshinegirl]

@@dash33r22 you're cringe

[@Nadz316]

When I used the carrier method getting my babies in with my older boys they were so good, the older boys took to the babies so easily. They were even boggling in the smallest carrier within a half hour of introduction. They loved the babies! Took about a week to get them into the critter nation with accessories. Now I have six happy boys!

[@ShadowTheRat]

That's awesome! My intro last year was pretty much like that, back then Cookie and Cream were just tiny babies and I had 2 older girls called Latte and Blackberry. I actually didn't even do the carrier method with them because when I showed the older girls the babies they immediately tried to start licking them through the cage bars, and taking this as a good sign I tried letting them interact in their play area. Took about 15 seconds for the older girls to sniff and accept the babies (no pinning, no rough grooming, just instantly accepted the babies and let them do whatever). That was that and from then on they lived together peacefully! Unfortunately Cookie and Cream didn't pick up strange rat etiquette from their older friends and made this intro much more difficult. Luckily its all over but I really hope I get to experience more intros like last years in the future!

[@anselmgolden8286]

They are adorable, but I feel claustrophobic just watching.

[@ShadowTheRat]

This definitely isn't my favorite method, unfortunately with some rats this is the only way to get them to learn to get along. Luckily its been months now and they love their DCN :)

[@rosenrot234]

6:27 I love their little "no, go away" shoves

[@warpstarr]

rosenrot234 my rats do that when I kiss them😁😂😂

[@rosenrot234]

@hailee friedrichsmyer Yeah that's a common rat thing they do. Just "No human. Do not want." Thankfully the ones I had were down for other smooches like on their back or tummy. Just not the face.

[@RAWBIN]

I love how the babies just want to cuddle and play and be friends whilst the older rats just wants to be left alone, lol. Also: 6:25 Go away child

[@ShadowTheRat]

Babies will be babies lol, my poor older girls were just done with their shenanigans :P Of course if they had been nice and accepted the babies from the start they wouldn’t of had to go through this ordeal

[@DarkMiss]

The baby's are so much smaller, I'm glad things went fairly well! Cream is like me when it comes to children haha 😝

[@ShadowTheRat]

They were so small back then, they're growing like weeds now! Cream really had issues with the babies lol it took quite a bit to convince her to just accept them! Funny enough she accepted my newest rat addition Marshmallow no issue so maybe she just really doesn't like baby rats :P

[@ralirizzo263]

@straight jacket i mean in some days I feel like cream feels with my own kids.. its not magic, its parenting and its a really hard job. "Rasing kids was so easy" said no one ever...

[@Oakleaf700]

@@ralirizzo263 A single child is much easier. I think Kids plural is much, much harder work, and three is exponentially harder.

[@amazingdoodles6806]

This is perfect timing~ I'm gonna get another rat tomorrow and almost all my info on rat care has come from you. Thanks for the video!

[@ShadowTheRat]

CongRATs on your soon to be new ratty!

[@amazingdoodles6806]

Shadow The Rat THANK YOU! I just got her, she's a little sweetie and I'm gonna try to introduce them over the weekend. She's a lil sick so I'm also waiting because of that (they're in seperate cages rn).

[@carol1nelove]

@@amazingdoodles6806 it’s been two years...how are your lil kiddos now?

[@beanbutter9527]

I tried this method with my girls today but didn't have baby food so I used crushed up blueberries and omg its AMAZING how calm and settled flora is with the new girls

[@TheMorganian]

Creme tries being friendly for once, nearly squashed baby Creme: this is what I get...

[@sakurasky1753]

Thank you! I took in a lone male rat from a local animal horder a few months ago without knowing much. I've learned so much from your videos. Now that I have a job, I'll be getting more ratties and better supplies. (:

[@seagullman5634]

I nearly had a heart attack with the thumbnail as I didnt read the title first, i thought you were keeping your rats in that Bahahaa

[@mariaschneider8181]

Same

[@UnbelievableSeries]

Personally I wouldn't use this method for my girls. Confined spaces make them more aggressive. I rather do what TheRatGuru has suggested. I feel like that is a lot safer option & less traumatizing.

[@rhianjones-hancock2014]

Rebecca Ripley out of curiosity, because carrier method is most safest & used method in UK, what method to do use?

[@ShadowTheRat]

Rat guro does the side by side cage swap method. You house the rats side by side in seperate cages and swap stuff & rats. They meet in neutral territory and don't stay together until they 100% get along. Rebecca, that works fine for none-aggressive rats but if you saw my rat Cream when the babies were housed next to her cage and if you saw her lunging for the babies throat and neck in NEUTRAL space (without the baby food) then you'd know that that method would never work with her. She needed the carrier method and contrary to what you think this leads to less fighting because the small space adds stress and stressed out social animals are more likely to bond because safetyu in numbers. Stick 2 humans in a large open space and most likely they won;'t interact, stick them together in a closet and they'll bond over trying to figure out what's going on and trying to get out. Obviously don't do that but you see my point. The reason you might dislike this method is because it uses flooding, a method not seen in very positive light now in psychology. The premisis is if your exposed to a stimuli enough over time you get descensitized to it. Now it can go the other way with you getting more sensitive to it or lead to learned helplessness which is why we no longer use it that much with humans or animals. But in the case of introducing rats it works to bond them quickly and safely and I'd say its better to add more stress for a short period then end up with an injured or dead rat.

[@kayeighrat9854]

it depends on how your rats react I will do the rat guru's method too, but some work better with this one!

[@AshleySmith-vj4sb]

Shadow The Rat Did Cream ever draw blood on the babies? I’m having a difficult time introducing my 9 month old rat to my 4 month old babies. My older rat, Wasabi, bit one of the babies, Noodle, in the face and obviously drew blood. Noodle was okay but I was worried. Wasabi nipped his ear the next time when I only let them smell each other. When I do bathtub introductions I haven’t let Wasabi run free with them because he tries to bite them on the face or anywhere else he can. I guess I’m just having a difficult time making the jump to putting them together because I’m worried about the babies. Wasabi seems really interested in their smell and when he sees them. He had two older brothers that he adored but they passed unexpectedly 5 months ago. Wasabi has always been slightly high energy and nervous with a flair for dram but I don’t want to subject him to a life alone. Sorry this is long but I’m just having trouble making the jump to allowing them together. Also if he bites them and draws blood immediately, what would you do?

[@ilovemyself9565]

@@AshleySmith-vj4sb use the carrier method

[@dianefarley37]

Cream: "I'm trying to be nice, but you JUST WON'T LEAVE ME ALONE!!" I love how you actually show us your rats! I can enjoy your videos! 😃🎈

[@eugenelir7876]

Just here to say you're doing some incredible content - I hope I can finally get 2 rats and if so I'm gonna use all the information I've got from your vids. Kepp up the good work!

[@jeanmtiger]

Your videos are the best I have found. Thanks so much for sharing your experiences with us and your wonderful rats.

[@RaxNRats]

You may already know this tip but taking the rats your introducing with your current rats for a drive in the car ( obv in a small carrier like the one you had ) preferably with another passenger to hold the box or someone else to drive while you hold the box is a excellent way to get them to except each other as they naturally come together to comfort each other ..its basically a similar technique to the one you have shown ..

[@jenniferrutherford4755]

Thank you for this! We have had a hard time introducing a 6 week old baby to our 2 year old who lost her sister. These techniques are working!

[@ShadowTheRat]

Glad to hear! The only thing I'd say is if you only have one baby, I'd highly recommend another similar aged one be added as well. Not only does it make intros safer (since not all attention is directed to one baby, plus it makes them more confident and so less likely to trigger the adults to pick on them) but it also allows her to have a playmate so she doesn't just annoy the older rat. Plus if your older girl is 2 years old that means she will most likely pass much before the baby, which means another potentially stressful intro. Disregard this if you have two babies of course, but again if not I'd highly recommend getting the baby a same aged friend as well.

[@TheRatLiker]

At this point, the rats would have to be dipped into baby food, completely just covered in baby food.

[@hexmaniacgabby5160]

This reminds me of when you're little and your mom makes your older sister let you play with her and her older friend and they're just super passice aggressive the whole time 😂

[@jjengresonhj1209]

Yes, thank you now I have a easier approach to introduce my young to my older.

[@ShadowTheRat]

Great to hear!

[@Enya_Totem]

I have to say that I struggle hard with introducing 2 young brothers to my teenage ratman. He doesnt act aggressive, yet they are peeping whenever he approaches them. I maybe didnt try long enough, because when I put them together in a larger version, the two babies just went to the most far far edge to not touch the older one and escaped whenever he was in sniff-range. But seeing that you kept this method for DAYS and even weeks, I maybe was to impatient about that. So thank you very much for showing this video!

[@Phoenix-1701]

See I have 1 rat who desperately wants to be a mum, (I can tell) so everytime I get new babies she always mothers them so intros works well

[@48Ender48]

Aww little bubba Espresso! :P Can almost hear Cream saying "F%@k off you little sh*t!" 🤣🤣

[@ShadowTheRat]

Funny enough once she accepted the younger girls here and once Espresso took over (she still rules over her now 11 other cagemates today!) Cream became super accepting and over the next few months accepted 4 new rats straight into her cage without any other sort of intro. Definite interesting to see how certain rats can change how the entire group acts towards new rats!

[@maxhandscomb3454]

my rats have nearly gone through all the steps in one day they love eachother

[@leanneforyou1]

I know this is a older video ,I watch your videos and a older lady who makes Rat videos,Thank God for you and that other lady,No matter older videos and newer videos,Your videos are just pure awesome,Thank you,It makes it so much easier when getting Rats as new fur babies.

[@maaikewenting6354]

This is so helpful!! I tried to bond my girls on my bed but it went wrong. I'm gonna try the carrier method tomorrow!!!

[@IAMGiftbearer]

I usually give smaller ones some place to retreat to in their regular cage (such as a tube) that is too small for the older rats to get into. In most cases it takes a day at the very most before they are all getting along.

[@flabbybum9562]

Is it possible that Cream worked out that if she kept fighting, she would keep getting a treat rubbed on her?

[@donnagerudah5634]

Yeah honestly I would omit this step because it rewards them for fighting which is the exact opposite of what you want. I have done the carrier method before without meat baby food slathering and it worked out great, and they seemed to fight far less than these five did.

[@qwertykeyboard5901]

@@donnagerudah5634 water as an alt?

[@izzy1356]

@@donnagerudah5634 I don't wanna compare too much, but after seeing other carrier method versions and this one, the baby food's the only difference I noticed. And yeah it seems like it *does* have an impact on the fighting. It seemed to flare up once everyone was somewhat clean.

[@korichamberlain3641]

I think the point is that the flighting was happening anyways. And technically the food is rewarding the good social behaviors (grooming and close contact.) Since they have to engage in those to get said food.

[@korichamberlain3641]

So the positive association is being made with grooming and toleration, not fighting.

[@bubblesbismark]

Thank you so much for this! This method made the process much less painful for everyone involved. I appreciate your help!

[@RedNightDragon1]

We've found that taking them on a somewhat long journey in a carrying case helps speed up the process as they go through the stress of the journey together. No-one wants to fight when everyone is asking, "What's going on?" This way, we've successfully introduced rats in 24 hrs. or less.

[@bloat4hk]

How are the rats not fear pooping in the small space

[@ShadowTheRat]

Huh, I didn't notice that. Out of these 5 rats Cream's the only one that really tends to fear poop but even she didn't do that here.

[@waterbat95]

Cream: Away, child! *pushes* Espresso: Come on! Let me clean you, lady!

[@Jethr001]

Great idea! I’m going to cover all my friends with baby food… We get along just fine anyway

[@margaretwilson8736]

Cream: *bodyslams Espresso and looms around innocently*

[@Hunnie_B]

Thanks so much for all your good information here, I appreciate it :)

[@ShadowTheRat]

Glad you found the video useful! :)

[@Hunnie_B]

Thanks again girl :)

[@marioromario1994]

Awww his tiny little microscopic tongue going so fast

[@alexaplank5073]

Cookie: *Chillin on the side* Cream: *Beats children cutely*

[@justineglickman]

I was asked what the most romantic thing a man could give me. The answer - a box of rats. 😍😍

[@jacksonns333]

this is very helpful. i currently have two female rats and am getting another pair on the 10th. trying to figure out which introduction method(s) i should use. thanks for uploading this!!

[@captaintofu4926]

What kind of baby food would you recommend? Regarding ingredients? I am impressed by your video. Glad, I found it

[@godex17xx-on-twitch]

Ik I'm really late but ur rats are really cute and very healthy thx for the good care u take of them

[@aLiCe-ex4rh]

Thx sooo much for making this! I’m doing this w my new baby and two older girls rn! I’m on the 5 gallon carrier step rn but I’m seeing less fighting already! Thank you for making this easier!!!!☺️

[@zima3181]

Omg, they are so cute! You are so knowledgeable, loved the video! Amd Espresso grooming Cream is hilarious and adorable! ❤️

[@keylia000]

espresso is literally the cutest one

[@silverfox2419]

Imagine being trapped in a small box and total stranger insisting they give you a bath

[@flowergirl4901]

Good video! We used to use drops of vanilla essence in order for them to smell the same. But babyfood is a good idea! I will use it next time.

[@ShadowTheRat]

Personally I've never held much weight to using vanilla, I get the idea but to me thinking that a drop of strange smell on 2 rats will make them think they're part of the same group doesn't make sense. If this were the case then just bathing a rat with soap should make their cagemates treat them like strangers but I've never seen this happen. I can see the vanilla having a similar effect to the mat baby food in that it might make the rats wet and make them smell strange themselves and thus distract them from fighting, but I just don't see it tricking them into thinking they're part of the same group. That's actually why I'm much more inclined to go with liquid treats, I don;'t think it makes the rats think they're part of the same group but rather makes them wet and a bit uncomfortable so that they prioritize grooming over fighting while also encouraging them to gently lick each other to get yummy liquid food.

[@flowergirl4901]

@@ShadowTheRat Yes I see that now. Well it is never to late to learn. I did not do to many intros. The last one failed as it was with male rats. I neutered the lonely male and gave him some sisters. He was a happy boy with al his girlfriends. That intro was so easy!

[@itsruby..]

Oh my goodness I got my rats today and they are the cutest things. They are Oreo and remy August 2021 Update: sadly remy has passed away😔 Oreo was all alone, and today I got 2 new baby rats and I’m introducing them. They are doing pretty good I think. There has been no fights in the past hour. I do only have my travel bin and my big cage, but it’s working out with just the bin to start. I also deeps cleaned the cage so that when I end up transporting them to the cage there will be no territorial marks. Well I’ll update again soon if anyone sees this

[@senzghost38]

This vid is so interesting & informative! Thank you so much, ur an insanely talented rat owner

[@saylahughston2240]

I am getting another rat again and this is so much help!!!

[@mira-wo7lx]

Espresso being rejected is the saddest thing ever 😭

[@beavis4882]

7:28 rat hiccups lmfao

[@marcspencer5994]

Seeing the smaller carrier all I can think is “rats are liquid”

[@mamaboocee]

I have to laugh at how the older girls act like the babies are little instruments of terrible torture! All the babies wanted was to be friends! The big girls sure have personality! Thanks to you!

[@littleoak5]

I kept my boys close and did a couple micro intros for the past couple weeks. Now they're in a carrier together and no fights! Tbh the baby is just excited for friends

[@3lli3_2active]

i will try in future thx

[@97LauraLee]

As someone who's only introduced gerbils to each other and knows nothing about rats, I got really scared, when you just popped them onto the table with each other. But I guess rats are very different.

[@ghettoarcade]

this was reassuring, i swear all my rats are cookie-esque lol, it's brutal

[@Snowball_Philodendron]

I wish critter nations still had the metal ramps, now they have plastic fabric covered ones.

[@infiltrator000]

I could watch this all day!

[@bbsteve73]

Thank you for making this video I am going to be introducing my baby rats to my older rats today and I’m a little nervous

[@ShadowTheRat]

Just keep in mind that if neutrals go well you don’t need to go to this extreme. The majority of my intros have been done on my lap with the rats living together immediately after that. But sometimes it takes some extra effort and that’s what I was showing in this video. Good luck with your intros!

[@bbsteve73]

Thank you! We introduced them and there was not a single fight the babies just really liked my adult rats and now they are living in the same cage! ❤️🐀🐀🐀🐀

[@sidonthefish7545]

9:39 *Me when my siblings used to come in my bed, hogging up all the space.*

[@10karamel37]

XD

[@ninacooper9587]

Wouldn't the baby food make them feel more appetizing to eachother XD

[@ShadowTheRat]

Heh thankfully they don't actually want to eat each other, so it just encourages them to be gentle and groom.

[@euroovca25]

7:08 the old ones looks like two tired parents :D destroyed after a whole day with their children ahhaha

[@mirthalarramendi4219]

Wish I would have seen this two days ago!!! Ok baby food here we go! If I can get to the new baby!

[@mushroomd8302]

As I watch this, my rat is trying to put ALL the litter in one spot WAIT both of them now. WHYYYYYYY

[@ratlover7112]

Omg this will work perfect I just got 3 baby’s and I have 2 older rats that I need to introduce!!

[@Madenthewest]

Rats are so cool!! Love them so much!!

[@ColtLastshot]

Expresso is fucking fearless lmfaooo

[@ShadowTheRat]

Hah the expression “don’t poke the sleeping bear” comes to mind when I saw Espresso pushing her luck with Cream. Funny enough she actually did become the most dominant rat in the cage - once Cream accepted her and was pinned by Espresso a few times (who never got to more than half Creams size lol) she never again had issues accepting new rats. In fact I did 4 more intros with Cream involved and each time she happily accepted rats ranging 6 weeks to 1.5+ years - just goes to show how the group and top rat influences all the individuals. Even now with Espresso being over a year and my group containing 12 rats I still haven’t had any difficult intros since the one seen here - all intros consist of now is letting Espresso meet the new ones outside the cage, them being either pinned once or if they submit immediately she accepts them as well without issue, and then I can place all new rats into the cage without cleaning it or anything else and everyone will follow Espressos lead and accept them as she has. Just a great little ratty who has changed my rat group for the better!

[@rodentrascalsadventures]

I love watching them curl up together!

[@ShadowTheRat]

Same!

[@jojooffaraway2675]

Man Cream was so overly dramatic. Reminded me of a horse way back in the day (a mare/ female horse) who would bitch around all the time as well ^^

[@sugardogmerle744]

So helpful! Thank you!!☺ I love your videos.

[@aedegroot94]

Oh gosh, I feel like I got so lucky. I started with a large carrier (size of a cat carrier roughly) and it took 3 hours of tension/some fighting for them to all sleep together. After 24 hours I added a hammock and now they're all just sleeping in there together, as if they've always been together.

[@untitledcreep]

where do you keep them while you can’t watch them? do you keep them in the tiny carrier for straight three days or do at night they go into separate cages? I’m always very unsure and super nervous about the introduction period

[@ccapwell]

Wow. I feel so fortunate. Whenever we've added rats together, none of them have ever fought and introductions never lasted very long before everyone was getting along.

[@ambriadaniels8786]

You ar4e doing something right or are really lucky!

[@snowywolfgirl9562]

So i have an older rat. He's always lived by himself. He was a rescue and kind of a surprise rescue at that. He was being kept on a wire floored, Finch sized, bird cage and was being fed bird food. He wasn't well socialized when he was younger so we've been working on socializing him, he's gone from trying to attack through the cage to taking food from our hands, but we want to give him a friend but since he is slightly shy/unsure/sort or aggressive, we're not really sure what to do. If you have any advice that would be really really helpful

[@ambriadaniels8786]

Aggressive being the KEY WORD HERE! DO NOT get it a cagemate. It is aggressive and not wanting a friend at this stage of his life. PAY ATTENTION WHEN YOUR RAT GIVES YOU SIGNS. You aren't.

[@charliestrohmeier6722]

Pov I'm introducing my rats rn and oml they keep choking eachother

[@oa9476]

Espresso is especially cute

[@BlueSkiesChannel]

I love Espresso here. What a sweet little rattie ❤

[@ShadowTheRat]

Lol she was a bossy rat her entire life! Very accepting though and she brought many rats into my group during her time (she had 13 cagemates while with me and she made sure all her buddies always were nice to new rats)

[@colleenellis1548]

I will be using this method soon. With our girls

[@PoptartToppart]

Espresso is so cute btw looooool omg

[@ariellegreenstone6165]

i have that same cat toy for my cat but different colors omg i never thought to use it for my rats

[@ASavage9794]

"I'm essentially a penguin." 9:53

[@willowmccormack4741]

im getting a rat soon so i watch ur videos so i know more about rats i have liked rats since i was about 4 and i wanted one since i was 4 and im really happy that im getting one :)

[@jacksonns333]

very glad you decided to get rats! although, if you do still currently only have one ratty, i would advise getting another asap, as rats are social animals and need the companionship of other rats in order to live a fulfilling life. hope you and the rat(s) are doing well though!!

[@jessi333xp]

I wanna cuddle all your rats they’re so cute

[@RatoPet]

I already did a lot of methods, and I will apply some of your method to my new rat. I don't think that is only one right way. Maybe I change the baby food for coconut oil, and introduce one rat for time to my new girl. Anyway, great content! Thank you to share your methods and experiences. :-)

[@kristenblood8075]

Shadow the Rat, I love the different ways you train your rats to do cute and useful things. I am a toy seller and recently came across two new items that would make really cute videos. They are Walmarts version of American Girl accessories called "My Life". They are the My Life Vending Machine and the My Life Bathroom Play Set. The vending machine actually works, you select what you want, put in money and it vends the product ( there are youtube vids on it). In the bathroom the toilet is big enough for the rats to sit on and when you pull the handle it makes a flushing sound. I know they are not cheap like dollar store items, but they would be very cute and maybe would attract more people to your channel. You can find them at Walmart.com but they might become harder to find the closer we get to xmas. They are both very popular toys.

[@animalobsessed1]

That's so cool! It might be too complicated for rats though...

[@Rainxiety]

@@animalobsessed1 Oh that's definitely not too complicated for rats, as long as you know how to train them

[@PumpkinCatt]

Does everyone just name their rats after food? 🤣 So many people have 😂

[@ShadowTheRat]

Its fairly common to name any pets after food in my experience, food names are just cute to many people (myself included) so you see them quite a bit. But in the rat world, I've found that many people go for Ratatouille based names (ie Remy and Gus and so forth), or other rat media related names (or even names like "Plague" and "Disease" to spite people who call rats gross lol). You also often see themed names because most rat owners have lots of rats (given that they are super social and need to live in groups), so its just easier to name on a theme lol.

[@Lokis_Tea]

O MA GOSH! I have a baby rat named Oreo as well! And chocolate chip and pickles!

[@pretzel1450]

this is so funny. as a younger sibling this must of been how my older brother felt 🤣🤣

[@69SalterStreet]

Me who does not own rats: interesting

[@thompsonevergreen8006]

It's a well known fact that throwing a baby rat at an adult rat at Mack 2 can help the adult rat absorb the life force of the younger one, I prefer to quantum entangle the younger rats cells to the adult ones to morph them into one being through teleportation though, it's up to you as a pet owner to decide what to do with them

[@HeyItsCharlie]

It was so cute when they were all licking each other

[@beanbutter9527]

I wish I saw this video earlier my newest bunch aren't to much younger then my older girls and my girl flora just goes for the attack everytime

[@MewtwoFanz150]

I love the part where she's like "Someone's being a Naughty Creamy!"

[@bingotheone-eyedwondercat6229]

Awww, love the videos! I always look forward to each new video. :-)

[@ShadowTheRat]

Awe thank you!