Royal Rats

29/03/2021

Lloyd finally found out nuggets are for eating

28/03/2021

Lloyd seemed a bit depressed since the passing of his friend Anakin earlier this week.. so we decided to take him out and give him a mcnugget as a treat!
Only problem is that Lloyd thinks mcnuggets are for pillows and not for eating😅

27/03/2021

Isn't she just the sweetest!? Just look at that pretty face😍😍

14/02/2021

This is perhaps a bit mean but.... Which one of these cuties would you choose?😬

👍 for Beertje

❤️ for Lloyd senior

14/02/2021

Lloyd jr and Anakin getting it on this valentines day

14/02/2021

Beans! 😍🥰
Dusan and Lady Blackheart did a great job!

07/02/2021

Handsome boy Beertje just doesn't get enough of posing for the camera!😍

01/02/2021

Our friendly bear really doesn't get enough of posing for the camera! He really is a natural!🤩

24/01/2021

This night we have lost our girl Gradje due to a heartatack very shortly after becoming ill😞. She was over 2,5 year old but still lived everyday as if she was a young rat. She had a very unique and sweet character. She really was an amazing mom and a very stable factor in the pack.
Even though rats have such a short lifespan i'll never get used to them dying, especially with Gradje who died in my hands which makes it especially hard. Gradje will always be in our memory❤️

19/01/2021

Say hello to our little black bear Beertje!🐻

11/01/2021

Pretty girl Nani🥰 (except she needs to learn to clean her tail more often😅😂)

10/01/2021

Devil Mercury🖤

09/01/2021

Mercury felt like having some cuddle time in the middle of the photoshoot🥰 He is so sweet

07/01/2021

Another picture of pretty boy Dusan :)

03/01/2021

Nikita a.k.a. Nikietel, one of the elders here at Royal Rats.🥰 But still going strong!😃 Let's show her some love!😊

02/01/2021

Gues who is going to be a daddy? ;)

19/12/2020

So what do you all think of this pretty young lady??🥰🖤

11/12/2020

Black beauty🥰🖤

13/11/2020

Mila isn’t heavy, she is just big b***d!.. but she does remind me a bit of a chubby crocodile🙄😅😂

Picture @ Inferno Photography

09/11/2020

A while ago we did a terrible discovery when checking up on our Little Nikki's Dwarf Rats litter. One of the boys was constricted in a string of hammock with his foot. After quickly freeing him things didn't look good at all :(
The bones in his tiny leg were shattered and we didn't know how long exactly he was stuck for and the poor boy was in incredible pain obviously...😢
Amputation or euthanasia were the only viable options. Luckily our vet didn't see a problem with operating on this boy, even though he was only 60 grams at the time of the surgery.

Knowing that rats usually adjust really well we decided to go for the amputation and give this boy a fighting chance. We had to decide on naming him on the fly because the assistent needed a name for the record. We decided to call him Pluis😅
An hour after the surgery we got a call that Pluis was already limping around the transport cage quite happily and we could pick him up. He was very lively and didn't at seem bothered by the fact that his entire leg was missing.
Now a few weeks later he adjusted perfectly and Pluisje has no trouble whatsoever keeping up with his brother. He is a cheeky little fellow with tons of energy! 🥰 It's amazing to see how well these incredible little creatures can adjust so quickly!

We have no idea how this poor little fellow got constricted in the first place. It seems like it is just a freak accident.

Obviously Pluisje will not be available for adoption and he will be staying with Little Nikki's Dwarf Rats

26/10/2020

Our beloved squishy ball Lloyd❤️

Photo courtesy of Inferno Photography

22/10/2020

High definition snoot.

Try not to boop challenge ;)

10/10/2020

Pro tip:
Remember to clean your rats tails on a regular basis 😉

27/09/2020

Check out this cutie from the current litter on our sister page Little Nikki's Dwarf Rats!😍

One of the little boys from our current litter!🥰 Isn't he just beautiful!?😍

27/09/2020

Kinda hard to resist a rat wearing a bow tie

20/09/2020

It sure looks like Lloyd was being spoken to or having some kind of peptalk! 😅
What do you think what it was Lloyd was being told??

The comment with the most likes on the original (this) post will be posted!😁

12/09/2020

Let me start by saying that we do not breed specifically with hair mutations apart from silvermane. However sometimes you get a surprise as a breeder, even generations later😅 We haven't had a fuzz/hairless rat pop up for over a year now but suddenly it popped up again! Our current litter has 2 of them. Fortunately they are completely healthy and developing really good! They are only a few grams lighter than their hairy brothers and sisters.
They may be ugly but they sure make up for it in character😄

Fingers crossed that they continue to develop this well!

11/09/2020

For this litter we went back to our roots and we decided to focus on the majestic red eyed devil❤️
How can one call these majestic rats marten?🤢 That doesn't do them justice at all. There is only one name suitable for these incredible looking rats and that is the name they were given by the person who first introduced them: Red eyed devils😈

15/08/2020

Nocta❤️

02/08/2020

* Important announcement *

Due to the current covid19 situation, the randomness of law enforcement and all the uncertainties that come with it we have decided not to participate in the Exoknaag rodent fairs for 2020. Also we will not be importing/exporting for the remainder of 2020.
Breeding rats is a (fanatic) hobby and it isn't worth the risk of contributing to spreading the virus just because we have to continue our hobby. Hopefully 2021 will be better and we'll continue our import/export program.
When the new regulations regarding large events is clear and it's responsible again to visit a major event we will participate in rodent fairs again.

Take care of yourself and eachother and let's continue our common hobby when things settle down.

02/08/2020

Due to the whole covid situation in combination with the summer holiday period we haven't been real active online really. Hope you all are doing alright out there!

Here are some of the boys and girls of our current Nibok litter. They are all dwarf carriers :)

21/05/2020

Our silvermane boy Beertje🥰 Besides his great looks he also has a really great character
If he keeps on developing like this we will most definitely use him for breeding purposes!

09/05/2020

Luna JR definitely has some tribal musical talents

23/04/2020

'Wut u lookin at, hooman?'

23/04/2020

'Wut dat up there? A cookie?'
-Dis Pukkel

22/04/2020

A big big boy from our Dionysus litter / Olympus generation!
When he grows up he would like to become a professional sumo wrestler!

22/04/2020

Wack-a-rat!