I'll admit, up until a few weeks ago, I just couldn't see how CUTE PEWs are. Until i met my girl Trixie!!  The moment I saw her, she took one look at me and started bruxing. I knew i had to have her. She just moved into the big girls cage today, and they even love her. Normally, it takes Cinny a week or so to warm up to a new addition, but nope, she started grooming Trixie straight away. I can see alot of baby wipe baths in her future though lol.

 

My sweet girl, in mid brux. The moment she sees me, she starts bruxing and if she's not sleepy, she comes running straight for some scritches.

Thank you goosemoosers, for turning me on to the wonderfulness of PEWs!!

Yes, ditto -- I can't stop checking this thread! LOL --
 ooo   Trixie! Squeak! 

Once you start you can't stop. That goes for knowing and loving PEWs too.   

i have a hooded and a gray, but i want a PEW with them! 

Connor

Here are the promised pics of Rosey and Celeste. Without further ado...


Rosey was attacked by a cat as a very small baby so she has a notch in one ear and a squinty eye on the other side. When she turns her head her face looks almost diamond-shaped. I think it adds to her character and cuteness!


Bookworm Celeste enjoying the finer points of reading.


Rosey's favorite place, tucked safe in my shirt, with a good sniffing vantage.


Squinty-eyed Celeste lost in the wonders of head-scritching.

I don't have too many action photos yet because these girls are just too cuddly! Hooray for PEWS!

Mario and Luigi were my first two ratties...got them about 2.5 years ago. Luigi was a darling PEW...this happens to be the only picture I have on my computer:



He passed away in January of 2007. I have some darling pictures of him that I'll have to look up.

Hmmmm.....coincidence?  My first PEW in 1999 was a girl....named Roses!  Because of her pretty eyes.

 All of the PEWs are so beautiful. I have two: Stella and Ruby ( sorry I can't seem to do pics) I also have a himi boy Truman and am fostering another barely himi boy named Charlie.
Pink and white is our color scheme around here!

In India at the Karni Mata temple, all rats are worshipped but it is the white rats that are considered the most holy. Everyone who visits tries to see or touch one. Maybe there have been other threads about this temple..but I thought that it deserved mentioning in the PEW thread. We are so lucky because we get to actually live with white rats!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ACzWdSfZXmw&feature=related

Oh my god! That is soooooo cool! That video is amazing. The whole time watching it I just kept exclaiming and laughing. I've always wanted to visit India, and if I ever go I'm totally visiting that shrine! Rats are divine creatures, and PEWs are  precious among them.

This thread has me so excited. I'm getting a rescued male PEW from ratattack soon, and every time I look at this thread, I just get more excited. His name is going to be Cosmo! (His soon to be added brother is a tan and white variberk who's going to be Kaluha). My fiance isn't crazy about pews because they remind him of "lab rats", but I just can't get over how cute they are! I'm so very excited. 

One of my mom's co-workers is actually Indian and he was telling my mom about that temple just a couple days ago. We both think it's so cool.
And, just to add some more PEW goodness, introducing our new PEW, Ten Ten:



Her sister, Mulan (also a PEW), has not wanted to hold still for the camera, but we just got them, so pics of her will come soon. And I just realized that I never shared pictures of our little Lucky boy here, either:



So, three PEWs over here, now (and a smeezie girl). I dunno why people don't like PEWs...

Oh, and I also found out a couple of really cool things - I love Japanese history, and I ran across this: a rat temple in Japan:
http://www.johnharveyphoto.com/Japan/Kyoto%20Day%202/RatTemple.html
I also found this:


I thought it was really interesting. I remember having read that in old Japan, a white rat was associated with one of the seven gods of luck - it says the same thing on that site, though I had read it somewhere else a couple months ago.

The more I see the more I love 'em. Ten Ten and Mulan are sweet! I can't wait to see more. Please post pics when you get yours Cheerio!
I love  the Japanese temple!
The Indian deity Ganesh (He is an elephant) always has his rat friend Vahanna with him because Vahanna can chew through obstacles....that wonderful Japanese story reminded me of that. Apparently westerners are a bit behind as far as rat respect goes....well not all westerners
Annie

I'm adding one of the remaining lil sweet PEW to the popcorn boys! I hope he likes to play or cuddle with rats lol. If he's a player, he'll join Pea and Anborn romping all over the house. If he's a cuddle, shy little Ashe will just LOVE him! I've missed having a lovable PEW ever since Mad-Eye passed on to the bridge. No name chosen yet though Gwiddion is a possibility!

ETA Or Luaron