More rat spam!

[oyceter]

I had a great deal of fun with the boy's new digital camera yesterday and took tons of pictures of the rats. For some reason, the boy's camera takes better pictures than mine.

Warning, the pictures are really big. And there are a ton of them.


Fool-rat cleans himself






Witness the amazing ball of rat!


Fool-rat doesn't look too happy with me


Fitz-rat attempts to eat the camera cord

Comments

[livinglaurel.livejournal.com]

OMG THE TINY LITTLE PINK PAWS

((dies))

[oyceter]

Eee, yes! I am so enamoured of the fact that they have four fingers, for some reason. Just... so small!

[livinglaurel.livejournal.com]

So small, and yet so deft and fast....aww, and little tiny toenails. ((embarrasses self))

[oyceter]

Yes! Well, until you have to actually try and clip the little toenails, which becomes a mighty struggle to get the poor rat to hold still so you can see.

[livinglaurel.livejournal.com]

Awwww. -- d00d, I don't even try to clip my cats' toenails. They're like "Unh-UH. Don't think so. Back off, primate, with your sharp grooming tools."

You know our way-way-way-way-way back ancestor is a little mammal that looks a lot like a rat, right? Forget its name but one detail stuck with me -- its footbones were the size of rice grains....

[oyceter]

I didn't know that! That's quite nifty!

[livinglaurel.livejournal.com]

T has all kinds of science articles on it....here we go, it was this guy!

http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/tribune-review/news/s_68058.html

http://currents.ucsc.edu/04-05/12-06/ancestor.asp

[sophia-helix.livejournal.com]

Aww... they are the cuddliest little things ever. ::yearns for snuggly pets:: And the tongue thing just kills me. :)

[oyceter]

You should come down again some time and play with them! I am sure they will be very excited about New Person Smell.

[mamculuna.livejournal.com]

Paws, paws! and also nose and whiskers! They are beyond cute. thanks.

[oyceter]

Glad you like ^_^.

lj

[(Anonymous)]

cute rats! hey, i think i'm ready to convert to lj. can you help me? ;)

(anlee)

Re: lj

[oyceter]

Yay!! You're coming over to LJ?! It's really easy just setting up an account! I shall have to call you, hee hee.

[rachelmanija.livejournal.com]

Ooh! Too cute! Fitz-rat looking up is so adorable I can't stand it.

[oyceter]

Thanks! Btw, I forgot to mention it before, but your icon is the cutest thing ever!

[oracne.livejournal.com]

Their! Little! Ears!!!

[oyceter]

I know! Ah, I dote on them quite a bit.

[yhlee.livejournal.com]

So! darn! cute!

[oyceter]

The rats say thanks!