Ben and Joy

Today we celebrated Boone and Scout's second birthday. Joy decided that a piece of corn bread could substitute for their birthday cake....

We weighed the boys this week to see how big they have gotten. I thought for sure that Boone would be over two pounds. I was also surprise...

We have been pretty blessed with a mild summer this season. On the really hot days, we have tried to find ways to keep the rats cool. Whe...

We gave the rats their monthly weigh-in. It is becoming more and more challenging to have them sit still on the scale. Boone is strong and...

We haven't posted the boys' weights for awhile, so here they are: Scout - 1 lb. 2 oz. Smoky- 1 lb. 4 oz. Boone- 1 lb. 6 oz. They j...

Recently we bought a kitchen scale so that we could continue to weigh the boys and report their growth progress. We had to throw the other ...

Boone, Smoky, and Scout It's been fun seeing how much the boys gain in weight each month. I wish we would have kept track of the girls ...

Scout is now up to 13.0 oz. This photo shows Scout being fairly well behaved. The normal Scout is clinging to the side of the cage, ready ...

While they are growing so fast, I will try to have an update once a month. The little boys can't really be called "little" an...

Today we used an old, one-arm balance scale to weigh the rats. The finest unit of measure is 1/2 an ounce, but that works. We have been am...