MERRY XMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR RAT LOVERS!
See previous post on how we took the photos...
Saturday, 24 December 2016
Monday, 19 December 2016
Ratty Xmas photoshoot
Me and my family decided to do a Christmas photoshoot with our rats.
We did it because we were making a Christmas card and needed some photos with a Xmas theme!
I will show in my next post the personalised Xmas card we made just for all you rat lovers out there!
Here is how I did the photo-shoot:
Finally, we carried the Ratty models to their 'stage'!
We did it because we were making a Christmas card and needed some photos with a Xmas theme!
I will show in my next post the personalised Xmas card we made just for all you rat lovers out there!
Here is how I did the photo-shoot:
Setting up...
First we put a bed sheet over a large table and held it up to make a background for our shoot. We also used two spotlight lamps to light up our set.
Then we created a set with different Christmas decorations (like bells, plastic holly, baubles etc) and scattered some vegetables for Galileo and Darwin to munch and crunch on.
Finally, we carried the Ratty models to their 'stage'!
Snapping photos...
This was the tricky bit...
To take the photos, we had two camera men/women and one person (me) making sure the 'Stars' wouldn't skydive off the table without their parachutes!
To take the photos, we had two camera men/women and one person (me) making sure the 'Stars' wouldn't skydive off the table without their parachutes!
It was also important to have at least one camera on a tripod to keep the camera still.
Galileo and Darwin where nervous at first, but then started wondering around, exploring the set, and eating some of the food.
Our Rats where so fast, 94% of the pictures were blurry or you could just see their tail in the corner of the picture!
After a while (a couple of minutes), Galibooboos and Darwinini had got bored, so like real stars, they demanded their limo (my shoulder) to take them home.
Hope you enjoyed reading this post!
Galileo and Darwin where nervous at first, but then started wondering around, exploring the set, and eating some of the food.
Our Rats where so fast, 94% of the pictures were blurry or you could just see their tail in the corner of the picture!
After a while (a couple of minutes), Galibooboos and Darwinini had got bored, so like real stars, they demanded their limo (my shoulder) to take them home.
Here are some of the successful photos:
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| Galileo before he starts eating the sweetcorn in front of his nose. |
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| Darwin had a slight accident on set! |
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| Galileo exploring the Xmas decorations! |
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| One of the two stars acting cute! |
Hope you enjoyed reading this post!
Sunday, 18 December 2016
Even more about my Rats
This post is going to tell you more about Galileo & Darwin and their personalities.
Darwin has a black back line that does not reach his tail and he also has a black mark next to his right leg.
Darwin is adventurous, wanting to explore and travel into the unknown (places around my house) and he's the best at finding hidden treats.
When I have their treat bowl in my hand, Darwin is the first to climb up my leg and take some treats! Darwin usually eats the treat on my leg, but sometimes he hides it in the corner of the room and comes back for more (he is trying to make me think he has already eaten it, so he can take another piece from me)!
As soon as I open my Rat's cage, Darwin is always the first to jump out onto my shoulder!
If Darwin gets scared, he usually recovers quite quickly.
He is very picky with his food but always takes the bigger piece, even though he's the smaller of the two!
He does snatch food and can sometime be nippy when taking food from my hands.
Darwin likes taking risks, like jumping great distances.
What I like the best about them is that they are both cute, cuddly and so loving!
My Rats are unique!
Hope you enjoyed reading this post and hope you learned a thing or two about my Rats!
Darwin...
Darwin (nickname Darwinini) is a medium sized black-and-white hooded fancy rat and is brother to Galileo.Darwin has a black back line that does not reach his tail and he also has a black mark next to his right leg.
Darwin is adventurous, wanting to explore and travel into the unknown (places around my house) and he's the best at finding hidden treats.
When I have their treat bowl in my hand, Darwin is the first to climb up my leg and take some treats! Darwin usually eats the treat on my leg, but sometimes he hides it in the corner of the room and comes back for more (he is trying to make me think he has already eaten it, so he can take another piece from me)!
As soon as I open my Rat's cage, Darwin is always the first to jump out onto my shoulder!
If Darwin gets scared, he usually recovers quite quickly.
He is very picky with his food but always takes the bigger piece, even though he's the smaller of the two!
He does snatch food and can sometime be nippy when taking food from my hands.
Darwin likes taking risks, like jumping great distances.
Galileo...
Galileo (nickname Galibooboos) is a large sized black-and-white hooded fancy rat and is brother to Darwin.
Galileo's black back line reaches the beginning of his tail and he has a white mark on his nose.
Galileo loves his sleep! He'll be the one to sleep all day.
Galileo will also do ANYTHING for food! For example: spend ages breaking open a cardboard box to find treats hidden inside.
Galileo is very gentle when taking food from me. He is a real 'GENTLE GIANT'
He takes a while to climb on me for playtime and is less adventurous than Darwin. However where Darwin goes, Galileo follows!
Galileo also likes crawling up peoples sleeves and hiding there!
Galileo can get scared pretty easily so you need to try to avoid sudden movements and loud noises.
What he likes best is lying in his hammock, staring at the sky (the ceiling).
Galileo's black back line reaches the beginning of his tail and he has a white mark on his nose.
Galileo loves his sleep! He'll be the one to sleep all day.
Galileo will also do ANYTHING for food! For example: spend ages breaking open a cardboard box to find treats hidden inside.
Galileo is very gentle when taking food from me. He is a real 'GENTLE GIANT'
He takes a while to climb on me for playtime and is less adventurous than Darwin. However where Darwin goes, Galileo follows!
Galileo also likes crawling up peoples sleeves and hiding there!
Galileo can get scared pretty easily so you need to try to avoid sudden movements and loud noises.
What he likes best is lying in his hammock, staring at the sky (the ceiling).
What I like the best about them is that they are both cute, cuddly and so loving!
My Rats are unique!
Hope you enjoyed reading this post and hope you learned a thing or two about my Rats!
Sunday, 4 December 2016
Play time equipment
Rats need a minimum of 1 hour playtime 5 times a week (or even once a day, like I do). And in that time, it's important that you keep them entertained and their minds stimulated for the entire play session (unless they fall asleep). You can buy rat play toys online, make your own toys out of whatever you can find (cardboard, string etc) or you can just use baby toys like I sometimes do! See the images below:
Baby toys will also work good inside the actual cage, as long as you check them every day to make sure that there are no possibilities of your Rats choking on parts that can be removed.
Some chinchilla/parrot/hamster/degu toys are good for Rats also.
It is also a good idea to make a little cardboard/wood playbox for them! Let them run in and out of it!
Even hide treats in it! See my post below on how to make that and Galileo & Darwin in their 'RATTY TOWER'!
It is also good to stimulate them with your own body! Let them run along you and climb on your shoulder. Cuddle them up close, but not too tight!
Don't' pick them up too often, because they also need time to run around and play with each other or by themselves. Their play-fighting may look real but, it isn't aggressive! They do it as friendly play or to show dominance over the other rat/s.
Play time is a good time to teach your rats tricks!
I shall be talking more about tricks in my future posts.
Hope you've had fun reading this post!
Baby toys will also work good inside the actual cage, as long as you check them every day to make sure that there are no possibilities of your Rats choking on parts that can be removed.
Some chinchilla/parrot/hamster/degu toys are good for Rats also.
It is also a good idea to make a little cardboard/wood playbox for them! Let them run in and out of it!
Even hide treats in it! See my post below on how to make that and Galileo & Darwin in their 'RATTY TOWER'!
It is also good to stimulate them with your own body! Let them run along you and climb on your shoulder. Cuddle them up close, but not too tight!
Don't' pick them up too often, because they also need time to run around and play with each other or by themselves. Their play-fighting may look real but, it isn't aggressive! They do it as friendly play or to show dominance over the other rat/s.
Play time is a good time to teach your rats tricks!
I shall be talking more about tricks in my future posts.
Hope you've had fun reading this post!
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