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tinyweirddogs.bsky.social @tinyweirddogs.bsky.social · 1d

Have you held a rat's little grabby hand today? You should.

#petrats

Two black and white fancy rats lying in a hammock. A hand is held in front of them with one rat placing a paw on an outstretched finger.

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Lindsey Wailes @linwail.bsky.social · 6d

day 14 - rat church
praise lord cheezus (or don't)
#rattober #rats

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tinyweirddogs.bsky.social @tinyweirddogs.bsky.social · 5d

Tried to play a lyre for the rats. Haven't played in awhile, couldn't remember any songs. I've never felt so judged by a rat.

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tinyweirddogs.bsky.social @tinyweirddogs.bsky.social · 6d

We decided to try a box from @rattybox.bsky.social

Arlene approves! Everyone else was too sleepy and didn't want to be moved.

That bat hammock is so cute but they're gonna shred it immediately.

#rattybox #petrats

Several rat toys and hideouts in a halloween theme. A little blue dumbo rat peeks out of a haunted house shaped hideout.

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tinyweirddogs.bsky.social @tinyweirddogs.bsky.social · 7d

My attempts to get more pictures of the new girls. Little chaos potatoes.

#petrats

A baby dumbo rat with black and white fur hunched over licking her hands with one back paw held in the air.

A black and white dumbo rat half out of frame reaching up to grab a hanging ring of wood.

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tinyweirddogs.bsky.social @tinyweirddogs.bsky.social · 9d

Newww babies we picked up today. We've decided to name them Beatrice and Bellatrix.
Bea gives nonstop kisses the second a hand is near her.

Two small black and white pet rats sitting on the edges of a bowl of food.

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Marissa Ikuta @marissaikuta.bsky.social · 18d

#rattober day two: "accu-rat" 🤓☝️ #rattober2025

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A🌷 @spilledpixel.bsky.social · 19d

day 1- rat
#pixelart #ドット絵

pixelart rats eating on a carved pumpkin

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tinyweirddogs.bsky.social @tinyweirddogs.bsky.social · 18d

Old man Kritch has an ongoing project called "absolutely obliterate this cardboard". He chews it all night and can be heard through most of the house.

Also ignore his goopy eyes...he's always had eye issues and needs eyedrops often.

#petrat

A partially bald black and white rat sitting in the middle of a very chewed up cardboard box.

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DrusillaArt @drusillaart.bsky.social · 23d

Stolen or Stashed. Watercolor/ink 5" x 7." #theillustratedrat 2021

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Kitters @fromthefoxspaw.bsky.social · 21d

Kind of steadily spiraling back into depression since losing my boy, so time for memorial art of him. Thinking of attempting an actual painting this time

A scribbly, unfinished sketch of a scruffy dumbo rat.

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Purple Pigeon @prplpigeon.bsky.social · 21d

rat doodle

#rat #ratsofbluesky #art #illustration #doodle

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tinyweirddogs.bsky.social @tinyweirddogs.bsky.social · 21d

I hope so. It's so difficult to make scared rescue rats happy. I tried very hard to just let her be a rat and handle her only when necessary.

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tinyweirddogs.bsky.social @tinyweirddogs.bsky.social · 22d

It's really rough having so many older rats all at once. Last night we found Marnie had passed in her sleep. She was a rescue who never learned to trust people, but I'll miss seeing those hopeful little boba eyes begging for treats.

A brown agouti pet rat staring up at the camera with her giant boba eyes.

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tinyweirddogs.bsky.social @tinyweirddogs.bsky.social · 23d

Heeeere's Arlene.

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tinyweirddogs.bsky.social @tinyweirddogs.bsky.social · 23d

The oldest ratties got some quiet time away from the young, hyper rats to (very carefully) climb the rat tree and eat a lot of snacks.

Arlene is 2 years and 8 months old, has a lipoma, and is very blind. But she still zoomed around and climbed very high.

A blue furred dumbo rat hunched over like a goblin and eating a cheerio.

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tinyweirddogs.bsky.social @tinyweirddogs.bsky.social · 23d

I don't know how this is comfortable for either of them but ok.

#petrats

The back half of a black colored pet rat who is airing out his balls by hanging out of a small basket. His silver brother is peaking out from behind him.

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tinyweirddogs.bsky.social @tinyweirddogs.bsky.social · Sep 18

Haven't been posting much since some of the rats have been having health issues (mainly age related, one sudden and unexpected) and I was focusing on their care.

But sadly we lost Ratchitt today. My baby rat. The first baby born to our rattery. I'm absolutely devastated

A round piece of clay with rat paw prints pressed into it, and the name "Ratchitt" written in it with blue pen.

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tinyweirddogs.bsky.social @tinyweirddogs.bsky.social · Sep 5

All of the ratties got mini pancakes to celebrate the lucky litter's first birthday. Most snatched them and ran.

#petrats

An agouti fancy rat stretched out of a hammock to gently take a mini pancake.

A black colored pet rat with big eyes biting a tiny pancake.

A blurry cinnamon colored rat jumping backward with a tiny pancake hanging out of his mouth.

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tinyweirddogs.bsky.social @tinyweirddogs.bsky.social · Sep 4

The lucky litter is now 1 year old! Can't believe they were ever these tiny, fluffy beans (no way I could get them to sit quietly in a pile for pictures now).

Planning to make them a little cake later and hopefully get a picture of more than a blur once they get their crazy little hands on it.

A pile of sleeping baby rats ranging from black to pale brown.

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tinyweirddogs.bsky.social @tinyweirddogs.bsky.social · Aug 31

Mim was amazing at hiding. Bet you can't even spot her in this picture!

#petrat

A brown agouti pet rat hiding under her own tail.

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tinyweirddogs.bsky.social @tinyweirddogs.bsky.social · Aug 27

Boone and Felix spent all night shredding paper then all day napping in it.

#petrats

A cinnamon colored rat curled up on top of shredded paper next to a sleeping black rat.

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Kitters @fromthefoxspaw.bsky.social · Aug 27

Happy birthday to @bewitchedrattery.ca !
Rats are terrible at decorating cakes.

I'm thinking of eventually making this into an actual card.

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tinyweirddogs.bsky.social @tinyweirddogs.bsky.social · Aug 23

Climbing the rat tree!
I don't get many pictures of them during free roam since they're usually climbing all over me or zooming by.

A silver colored pet rat standing on a platform of a cat tree.

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tinyweirddogs.bsky.social @tinyweirddogs.bsky.social · Aug 21

This is the face I see while I check the other cages.

#petrat

A brown agouti rat sitting up with her paws on the bars of her cage and her lip pressed against another bar, showing her teeth.

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