ohhh happy birthday to me from my mama, i didn’t have any big ones

this fucking goofball just parked his ass right there, rolled on his back, put up his feet and casually started eating my thumb while i was scrolling reels

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all bear does is destroy

he improved for half a day and went downhill. probably heart-related. i tried my best all weekend and held him in my hand and in my jacket for 2 days straight just like he wanted, even fell asleep with him last night (do NOT do that…it was accidental). and so we said goodbye at the vet this morning.

yeah. if i wasn’t so grieved by my losses this year i would’ve joined my friends on this trip and my rats would be dead. after friend 1, friend 2 rushed a day early to pick up already dead rats and made the decision to take friend 3’s. they wouldn’t have made it another day. this was their bin

honestly numb. i was barely getting through 4 deaths of elderly rats this year. mahito is months away from turning 2. this is bullshit. what god did i piss off

put the rats under blacklight after seeing a video of a wild rat glowing and it turns out they do, but it’s more noticeable on some varieties than others (that werewolf looking thing is bear…his frosties light up)

little bear

i love you so. oh no

showing bear what time it is bc i’m 15 minutes late for work and he’s already yanking on the bars and crying for attention it’s 8 IN THE FUCKING MORNING GO TO BED

video of him opening the baby cage himself before intros. i always let him do it. perhaps i shouldn’t have lol

proof of bear being quite ridiculous about wanting to be out with me, whining and everything. i do hope him being so neurotic is not a danger to the others down the line, i’ll be watching him closely. silly boy

so the theory is that it’s basically affecting pigmentation on the rim of the eye. previously i assumed their pupils stayed dilated and were misshapen but i captured a rare photo in which the pupil FINALLY showed itself, what i had actually been seeing was simply the black iris and the outer ring

VINDICATION. a while ago i noticed blue rings in the eyes of my american blue rat, asked around, saw many examples in american blue and russian blue rats around the country. immediately after receiving my golden black-eyed siamese and golden marten i noticed it but dismissed it, thinking it was—

awful child

dolarhyde is master of striking a pose to think his deep thoughts

sasuke (1/17/24—6/16/26) kimimaro (1/17/24—3/20/26) itachi (1/17/24—3/18/26)

i did this to myself #theamazingdigitalcircus #tadc

there is so much of him in shinji (great nephew) personality wise and it hurts a little

yeah well i hate taking you to try and get tooth trims too old man, maybe don’t fuck up your teeth somehow 🫩 look at his ears lol

dumbo rats are my preference every time i end up with a standard eared rat i’m like what is wrong with your face (sorry hikaru)

✨️qrp with your pride flags✨️

very proud of bear for overcoming his fear of stranger rats and respecting the dwarves’ tiny authority and everyone else’s

no room left for bear :(

lol he looks plugged in

places to be rats to see

sasuke has never been loving like kimimaro or tachi so i have a bad feeling about the fact that i looked away from my phone and realized it was him draped over my arm. i understand buddy. i miss them too

ok BEAR you had no business making me look like a liar and disabling your congestion to completely charm the entire vet office. i fear he is a special heart rat. i’ve been trying to deny it bc i’m not ready lol