Mah Fuzzbutts
I spent pretty much all of yesterday loading programs on my new netbook and futzing with some media files. (I'm going to learn how to vid, I swear.) This was fun for Bartleby and Leo, I guess, having me lazing around on my bed all day.
They have been super cuddly ever since it got cold out. (Yesterday it was 9 degrees when I briefly left the house, BRRR.) My bedroom is in the basement and it does have an outside window, but it also has a ceiling vent. If my parents are running the furnace, it can get really super warm in here. And if they aren't, it gets coooolllddd. So my ratties like to snuggle.
They come sit next to me as I work or watch TV, nose around in my blankets until they find a comfy spot, crawl inside my shirt to sit on my boobs. And whenever they find a good spot they just sit and brux and boggle and have the best time. They seem to enjoy me messing with them, too. I'll pick them up with one hand and squish them around and squeeze them and stick my hands underneath them and wiggle my fingers and start little wrestling matches. They are mostly very pliant and content to let me squish them. ♥ The past couple of nights they've been sleeping with me, too, curled up at my back or in the crook of my elbow, or even right under my chin. It's like having very small cats with razor-sharp teeth and bitty paws.
I'm hopeful that they're starting to get along better, too. Despite my most careful efforts, the various introductions never seemed to work with these two. They're cohabiting the same small bedroom fairly well now, but it took them awhile to work up to it. But when it's so cold, they both want to cuddle with me, so I guess they are learning to tolerate each other better. Yesterday they both sat on my back at the same time, right next to each other even, which was quite exciting. :D But they still get aggressive sometimes, though I haven't seen any biting or blood recently. Leo, who is bigger, will come alongside Bartleby and bump him repeatedly with his body, which is a bad sign, and Bartleby shrieks if Leo gets too close to his face. Annoying little brats.
But I think maybe they're learning to get along. VERY HOPEFUL FOR BETTER RATTY RELATIONS IN THE FUTURE. ::fingers crossed::
They have been super cuddly ever since it got cold out. (Yesterday it was 9 degrees when I briefly left the house, BRRR.) My bedroom is in the basement and it does have an outside window, but it also has a ceiling vent. If my parents are running the furnace, it can get really super warm in here. And if they aren't, it gets coooolllddd. So my ratties like to snuggle.
They come sit next to me as I work or watch TV, nose around in my blankets until they find a comfy spot, crawl inside my shirt to sit on my boobs. And whenever they find a good spot they just sit and brux and boggle and have the best time. They seem to enjoy me messing with them, too. I'll pick them up with one hand and squish them around and squeeze them and stick my hands underneath them and wiggle my fingers and start little wrestling matches. They are mostly very pliant and content to let me squish them. ♥ The past couple of nights they've been sleeping with me, too, curled up at my back or in the crook of my elbow, or even right under my chin. It's like having very small cats with razor-sharp teeth and bitty paws.
I'm hopeful that they're starting to get along better, too. Despite my most careful efforts, the various introductions never seemed to work with these two. They're cohabiting the same small bedroom fairly well now, but it took them awhile to work up to it. But when it's so cold, they both want to cuddle with me, so I guess they are learning to tolerate each other better. Yesterday they both sat on my back at the same time, right next to each other even, which was quite exciting. :D But they still get aggressive sometimes, though I haven't seen any biting or blood recently. Leo, who is bigger, will come alongside Bartleby and bump him repeatedly with his body, which is a bad sign, and Bartleby shrieks if Leo gets too close to his face. Annoying little brats.
But I think maybe they're learning to get along. VERY HOPEFUL FOR BETTER RATTY RELATIONS IN THE FUTURE. ::fingers crossed::