Rattie City News

Sometimes I wonder why I keep getting rats.
13 years. 41 rats. Not a year without crying because of a death.
Why do I keep adopting rats?
Ah, yeah. Because they're the most awesome pets ever. That's why it hurts so bad when they leave.
😮‍💨

Yeah awful surprise. Tumor inside the body. Not removable. Vet thinks it was already there for some time and the shock of losing Pilote triggered it badly. Fleurette was super close to Pilote and she's incredibly sad. She just comes out of her shell... And now this. 😞

And now Fleurette is receiving palliative care at home.
My heart is so broken I don't know how to function anymore.

I don't know how to face this.
It hurts like hell.

Have a safe travel, my love.
I love you.
I love you so much.

Growing old is a blessing. Dying while being too young is a tragedy.

Her 2 brothers died the same way, way younger. I hoped so hard she would live old.

I am absolutely shattered. She was just 18 months old. She was a heart rat.
I think I'll take a break from this account for a while.

Goodbye, my sweet little child. I absolutely adored you. You were one of the nicest rats I've ever met. I wish we had more time together.

Un papier avec les empreintes de Pilote et une enveloppe avec ses poils.

Pilote is gone.
There was absolutely no signs at all. She was perfectly fine yesterday. I have a video of her jumping in the carrier to go to Rattie City. She had Fleurette's banana yesterday before I went to bed because Fleurette didn't want herd.
And this morning, she's dead.

Time to rebuild the nest! 💪🏻
-Pilote

Les gros cartons sont de retour sur le bureau. Les rattes l'explorent.

Fleurette qui sort d'un carton

Big Rattie City is back!

Pinky Bobo is having a naughty crisp. He's nearly three and can have what he damn well pleases 💙

De la mousse partout devant Rattie City. Visiblement, un dodo a explosé.

Fleurette dans le dodo qui a explosé. Totalement innocente.

What? There was an explosion. Be glad that I'm alive.
-Fleurette

Fleurette et Pilote dans un tunnel de leur cage. Pilote a les mains qui attrapent les barreaux de la cage.

I call this tube "the subway". The subway is very busy in the morning while they wait for "the bus" aka the transport carrier.
-Mama Jo

Tamago the agouti and white rat resting comfortably in a pile of craft felt. One piece of the felt used to be white, but is now yellow after being liberally baptized by its occupant.

She stole my felt, soaked it in piss, now it's a perfect rat bed. Love you too, booger.

Fleurette qui tire la langue après avoir bu. Elle est dans le carton où il y a noté chantier mobile.

Bleh.
-Fleurette

Lemme help you to clean the table... Ok done. Bye!
-Pilote

Rapido et Rimor allongés ensemble sous leur cabane

Huh? Going to Rattie City? Do we look like we want to go out?
-Rapido & Rimor (McLouis & Tipi are hidden too)

Mama!!! Finally, you're here!!! There was a storm in the cage, we barely survived and we're starving!
-Obviously traumatized boys gang

Omg cardboards are back! Must investigate!
-The boys gang

Omg cardboards are back!!! Time to make a new nest!
-Fleurette

Pilote qui visite les nouveaux cartons sur le bureau. Sur celui de gauche il y a marqué Rattie City. Sur celui d'en face chantier mobile. Sur celui du haut chantier interdit au public. Il y a des paniers avec des tissus, un tunnel et du millet aussi.

They're SO excited about having cardboards again!

Ahahah thank you!!

Des cartons qui servent de maisons aux rats

Done with these! Big cardboards should be there next week. I'll switch with them then and put the little ones on the floor. Blanket of rat safety will be put on the top of the big cardboards.

Working...

Un tas de cartons sur le sol d'une jardinerie

I love when shops happily give you their cardboards 😁

Gone for a refill! Bye!

Mama!!! I want a box in my cage full of whatever this thing is!!!
-Pilote

And I want more of these delicious snacks. Thanks.
-Fleurette

There are the agile rats and... there are the others.

"Well, my name's Évasion (Escape in EN), not Escalade (Climbing in EN) 🙄"

Vue sur un tunnel en plastique posé dans un panier. La queue de Rimor en sort.

Rimor? Hm. Did not see him.
-Not Rimor in the tunnel. Not Rimor's tail at all.

Rapido allongé de tout son long dans la cage, sous sa cabane

Flat rat alert! Being cute is exhausting, you know.