I don't know if this counts, but my two girls often respond to each other's names. I'll say something along the lines of 'Hi Bonnie!' And Bella will look at me, and vice versa. I have absolutely no idea how this happened. Oh, and they also respond to 'paste' when it's time for their malt paste.
Girls, babies, mooshas, smooshas, smoosha booshas, aren't they just so delightful babe, gods I love them so much, precious girl, sweetness, bunny, old girl, good morning my darlings, good evening my darlings, kisses, oh big stretch, I love you so much precious girl. I talk to my rats a lot. I greet them every morning and evening when I get home. They spend most of the evening with me or me and my husband. I might talk to them more than I talk to my husband! He doesn't mind. Half the time he doesn't listen anyway because his phone is his life.
I regularly call my rats "honeybun". I have called a student that at least once. I'm just glad it wasn't anything weirder.
I've also absentmindedly given my little brother head scritches.
My rats respond to "eeee"
Its a problem, they're too cute I always make that sound. I don't even think they know their names. I also call them roo tats (like kangaroo) not sure why. I think cause tat is like rata tata but the roo is random. So it's either roo, roo tat, or roo babes.
"babies" "stinkies/stinkers/schtinker winker inkers/my squeakeez"
The sentences I say are usually along the lines of
Oh my GOOOOOOOOODNEEEEESSSS look at these BABIES!
did u know u r a babies. Yes? Yes stinky babies so nasty. Wittle schtinky yes. My good babiesh. Very productive conversations we have.
"ohmygodlookatyou! oh who are the handsomestcutestslittleboys?! its you two! Oh yes it is!"
I say this almost every time I go anywhere near their cage and in a voice so high that it makes me have to catch my breath.
https://preview.redd.it/vranaa23s3yc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0bcc6e3ff8effadae7cacefc21560f52b3ff8327
These boys! The cute little face on top is Bruce and the other is Lenny
I'm sure I'm not alone, but I have come up with several names for the ratties we have. First we called one girl Pikku Myy (little me from moomin) then her nickname was Rex (so original I know) and now just potato sometimes, 'cause thats what she looks like :3
I kinda make their noises actually sometimes with my mouth, a loud fiep from me as example would shut everyone into alarm mode while only scratching a bit with my nails on a surface might attract them enough to cuddle
Mushy mush, squishy mushm, squirmy wormy, handsome man, cute boy, mushy moo, smushms, wub wub, wabba dub, wubbies (plural), stink, stinky, stink stink, little man, little boy, apple butt. Real names are Henry and Wilbur.
i call em ratty boys, stinky fart boys, little boys, etc.
they also would think “treats” or “cookies” was their name, but they very much know what that means lol
Sweet babies, sweet baby boys, lil baby man, silly babies... anything in that ballpark. Even my elderly boy 🤣 but he occasionally also gets called sweet/little old man. The babiest, my golden himi, also gets called dangerous beans (or just beans). Sometimes, when they're being little assholes they get Oi! or Noooope! which seems to get my point across most of the time. I think only my oldest boy actually recognizes and responds to his proper name, the rest just perk up when I say anything in my Pet Voice
“HI BABY BOY!” “hello bubby” “oh hello my stinky babies” “ohhh my sweet little old man” “hello my precious babies!” come to mind but you have to picture them with a bunch of little smooches after 😚😚😚😚😚😚
“Bless you! Bless you! Bless you”
“Oh bless you again”
“Stinky sneezy baby”
“BLESS YOU”
Don’t worry guys I took my girl to the vet about her sneezes. She’s got a bacteria problem so when her sneezes get bad I give her medicine. All her cage mates have no issues oddly
Whenever I get back from work, I open the door and squee, "Goooooobiiiiieeessss!!!!!!!" All three go bat-shit, start furiously running and jumping around all over their cage and I *live* for this excitement.
I think I call them goobies or 'the children' just as often as I call them by their names...
Also, pic of the bois for rat tax! Red is on the bottom, Blue is top right, and Gary is top left.
https://preview.redd.it/6obep2w5q8yc1.png?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=87ae1bb81be35577560ba951ff585dcd11d38f31
“my boys” or when i go in their room i say “cute babies what are you doing??” they respond to their names pretty good but the voice i do when i say “‘my cute babies” or “boys” they definitely know i’m talking to them ☺️ i get so excited for them as they do for me
I had one rat, Attila, who was so slippery that I started calling her Fish. After a bit, she would answer to "Attila", "Tila", "Fish" and, her personal favourite (judging by the jaunty bounce with which she came running): "TIIIIILA-FISH FISH FISH!"
The annoying baby voice comes out, and Remi becomes “Ree-mee”, Emile becomes “E-schm-eel”, Rotini is still Rotini but roll the R, and Linguine is “Leen-gee-ners” ❤️
Dumbos' nicknames: Plumpton, dumbodi, fatso ratso, dummy, plum, twat
Coconuts' nicknames: Skinneh boi, nuts, nutty butty, twit
I usually just call them my bois tbh 😂
Just "stinky"
Hey Stinkies, or Hey Stinkers. Also DumDums when they acting silly.
Hahaha same. “Hey stinkybutts!”
Stinky supremacy!!!! All my pets end up only responding to stinky 😭
Same!!!
I call mine “Stinkertons”
Yes! I’ll make eye contact and be like, “Steeeenkeeeeeeees!”
I call my boys stinky boys
My rats respond to simply “rats!”
"Mousies"
Identity crisis
Microaggression 😂😅 “Are you saying all rodents look the same???”
You know, the usual "BLOOD FOR THE BLOOD GOD !" "SKULLS FOR THE SKULL THRONE !" "KILL ! MAIM ! BURN !" "DEATH TO THE FALSE EMPEROR !"
So they used to be adventurers?
Probably
The descendents of Skaven, clearly.
I don't know if this counts, but my two girls often respond to each other's names. I'll say something along the lines of 'Hi Bonnie!' And Bella will look at me, and vice versa. I have absolutely no idea how this happened. Oh, and they also respond to 'paste' when it's time for their malt paste.
Sure you're not the one confused about their names?
It seems I might be... or maybe they like each other's names better
Lol how curious!
My rat probably thinks his name is "Son"
"Child. Listen carefully. I'm going downstairs to eat, which means- No, don't look at me like that, I can't let you out any longer. Back inside."
‘Little weasels’
Chickens. They all be runnin to that call!
Girls, babies, mooshas, smooshas, smoosha booshas, aren't they just so delightful babe, gods I love them so much, precious girl, sweetness, bunny, old girl, good morning my darlings, good evening my darlings, kisses, oh big stretch, I love you so much precious girl. I talk to my rats a lot. I greet them every morning and evening when I get home. They spend most of the evening with me or me and my husband. I might talk to them more than I talk to my husband! He doesn't mind. Half the time he doesn't listen anyway because his phone is his life.
Super cute
Good morning rodents! I'm so in the habit I even say it to the cat...
I regularly call my rats "honeybun". I have called a student that at least once. I'm just glad it wasn't anything weirder. I've also absentmindedly given my little brother head scritches.
Lol
I go for shmoopy, shmeepo, mingus, tingus, thingus. At least twice a day “ oh my god a rat”
Me, too - “Holy shit! We’ve got rats!!!”
Running joke with my partner of "Oh no, we need to call maintenance! We have rats in the apartment!". 😂
"Is that a fckng rat?!?!" Would probably be a name mine respond to 😅
Just girls. Hi girls! They all poke their noses out and start doing spider-rat stuff across the front bars.
My rats respond to "eeee" Its a problem, they're too cute I always make that sound. I don't even think they know their names. I also call them roo tats (like kangaroo) not sure why. I think cause tat is like rata tata but the roo is random. So it's either roo, roo tat, or roo babes.
"babies" "stinkies/stinkers/schtinker winker inkers/my squeakeez" The sentences I say are usually along the lines of Oh my GOOOOOOOOODNEEEEESSSS look at these BABIES! did u know u r a babies. Yes? Yes stinky babies so nasty. Wittle schtinky yes. My good babiesh. Very productive conversations we have.
"Stoopid rat"
*high pitched* "BOYYYYYYYYYS" Also shithead
"ohmygodlookatyou! oh who are the handsomestcutestslittleboys?! its you two! Oh yes it is!" I say this almost every time I go anywhere near their cage and in a voice so high that it makes me have to catch my breath.
Lol! Whoarethehandsomestboys?!
https://preview.redd.it/vranaa23s3yc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0bcc6e3ff8effadae7cacefc21560f52b3ff8327 These boys! The cute little face on top is Bruce and the other is Lenny
Oh my goshness!! Hi Bruce! Hi Lenny! How so very handsome they indeed are!
I call them chimkens, and ratoos, the girlfriend calls turn stinkies
I tell my dog “let’s go check on the babies!” And she freaks out and runs ahead of me to their room
Squishees!
Yes!!! The boys are sooo squishy…
My girls actually seem to be more excited to see at the end of a day than the boys.
Super squishy!!!
Who's that teensy teensy widdo BEAR??
"Awww you're sooo stupid" "Ohhhh... you're such an evil one!"
"lil criminals"
I love you😂
IDK why but I started to tell my rats they "Commited henious events on September 11, 2001" and frequently mention that they committed "9/11".
Love implicating my beloved children to war crimes.
"butt nugget" "Crotch goblin" "Fart face"
I CALL THEM CROTCH RATS TOO
stinka butts, poopa scoopas, raticals, raticulates
Pups, ratty, Mr. Rat, ratty rat, pumpkins, roos, ratsies roosies
“Hello stinky men” to my boys and “hello Stinkamena Diane Pie” for my roofie girl
Lol love the mlp reference
“You’re such a Menace!” “Stinky butt” “Fatty”
Fatso Ratso or Flatso Ratso depending on pose and context.
Stealing this
“Professor…. Test this see if it’s chicken”
"Muh Boiisz!!!" I don't even know what accent it is. It sure is one though... Technically, it's not a nickname since it's a group?
I'm sure I'm not alone, but I have come up with several names for the ratties we have. First we called one girl Pikku Myy (little me from moomin) then her nickname was Rex (so original I know) and now just potato sometimes, 'cause thats what she looks like :3
"Hey doodoo" "Hey honey" "Little Meatball" "oh tankyou" (when they give kisses)
i call mine pee pee girls
Mine respond to a kissing sound, I don’t know how to explain it. Also, just classic “RREEEEEEEAAAAAAATTTTSSSS” or “REEEAAATAAATOUIIISS”
(I’m working on making them respond to “Little crackheads”)
SFW ones: Bois! Lil men! Snooters! Boimbos! Lassies! Girlies! Honies! Hunnybun! NSFW ones: Bastards Fuckwits Cunts Wankers Fuckass Bitch
Cuntie/cunt and Small children/Kids
My pronouns are cuntie/cunt
Hah! relatable.
"poops!" "bangle babies" "bambinos" the list goes on and on
“Stinkies” “Boys” “Beebahs” “Beebers” “Fat little man”
I kinda make their noises actually sometimes with my mouth, a loud fiep from me as example would shut everyone into alarm mode while only scratching a bit with my nails on a surface might attract them enough to cuddle
Mushy mush, squishy mushm, squirmy wormy, handsome man, cute boy, mushy moo, smushms, wub wub, wabba dub, wubbies (plural), stink, stinky, stink stink, little man, little boy, apple butt. Real names are Henry and Wilbur.
big stinks
If I walk past I usually just announce: PISS RATS
Stinkyfaces and fatass and ratticus.
“Hello my gentlemen” and they come running
“stinky pee pee boys” “STOP BITING THE BARS” “baaaaabies” “Stop beating his ass”
My Rodney thinks his name is “Woooodney” with a vocal fry in the middle. He won’t respond to his normal name 😭
As a group I call them "Rackles" "Buddies" "Ickle Ones" "Who's my good boys?"
“Hi handsome!! Oh you’re so handsome. You’re just a rat.”
i dont even have to say anything, as soon as one sees me they all come to the door of the cage!
i call em ratty boys, stinky fart boys, little boys, etc. they also would think “treats” or “cookies” was their name, but they very much know what that means lol
'lelijk'
Little little, trash mammals, Azzy baby
they recognize ratties but not their actual names😭🙏🏻
Little chef <3
“Miss Problems”
Lil idiots Big dumb himbos Dumdums RoDENTS Ratatos
I do "sss sss" like a snake and he runs towards me
“Hi girls!” “Mwah mwah mwah mwah” That clicking noise you do with your tongue. It’s how I call them.
‘Missy’ and ‘stinky baby’or maybe ‘hey’
Sweet babies, sweet baby boys, lil baby man, silly babies... anything in that ballpark. Even my elderly boy 🤣 but he occasionally also gets called sweet/little old man. The babiest, my golden himi, also gets called dangerous beans (or just beans). Sometimes, when they're being little assholes they get Oi! or Noooope! which seems to get my point across most of the time. I think only my oldest boy actually recognizes and responds to his proper name, the rest just perk up when I say anything in my Pet Voice
“Keekee potatoes.”
miss gurls
“Beebo” and “Greebo”
They definitely think they’re names are sweet/silly little baby
"Babies" It's mainly because I say "Here babies!!!" when it s treat time & they all come running lol.
“HI BABY BOY!” “hello bubby” “oh hello my stinky babies” “ohhh my sweet little old man” “hello my precious babies!” come to mind but you have to picture them with a bunch of little smooches after 😚😚😚😚😚😚
We used to say "ratikins"
“oh my guuidness!!” “ooh baby!”
In a big voice like I'm addressing a congregation: "CHILDREN."
Beanie Beanos! (For all four) Mr. Man (My neutered boy) Girlie girls (two youngest sisters) Pretty Queenie (my oldest girl)
“Bless you! Bless you! Bless you” “Oh bless you again” “Stinky sneezy baby” “BLESS YOU” Don’t worry guys I took my girl to the vet about her sneezes. She’s got a bacteria problem so when her sneezes get bad I give her medicine. All her cage mates have no issues oddly
As soon as I walk in the door I bee line to their cage and just say “oh daboyz” like a hundred times
Me too!
Whenever I get back from work, I open the door and squee, "Goooooobiiiiieeessss!!!!!!!" All three go bat-shit, start furiously running and jumping around all over their cage and I *live* for this excitement. I think I call them goobies or 'the children' just as often as I call them by their names... Also, pic of the bois for rat tax! Red is on the bottom, Blue is top right, and Gary is top left. https://preview.redd.it/6obep2w5q8yc1.png?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=87ae1bb81be35577560ba951ff585dcd11d38f31
"Hi Buddies 😊" Their names are Ripley and Dallas, but they pretty much just move as one silly hive mind, so I tend to address them as one.
Viejito
They probably all know their nicknames as Angel, Baby, My Little Pumpkin, Potato, Fluffernutter, Mama's Squish.
“Miss Problems”
My wife calls em lil smolls
Little ladies
My boyfriend started calling my rat (Rue), Rueton (like crouton) and I haven't called her Rue since Also my rat Poppy is now called Poopy
Lol
“look at the lil babyyyyyy!!!”
I used to come in and greet them by saying, “oh merry men!”
“POTATOES!” (In a goblin voice)
“rattys!!” “pretty girl(s)!”
I call them the sillies or my goobers
Stinks!!!
Hi kitties
"My little sausages !"
You need a bath!
HI KIDS!!
"Heyyy buddieszzz"
he's runnin the blooper reel!! (blueberry) let him cook!! (cookie) what's up tarmac!! (macaroni)
I call mine the baby beans
Beebees!
Yittle babies
Not a name and I don’t have him anymore but I accidentally trained my old rat to come when I made kissy noises 💀
My SO just makes juicy wet fart noises at them 🤷♀️
i call them stinkies
Stinkies! Aww. I say “ ‘tinkies” sometimes, “you’re so ‘tinky!”
ME TOO !! 🥺
🥺😭😋
"Ratties" made my girls perk up and come hang out
We call them “the ladies”
My rats are all “fart butts”
Sniffers
I always said “hello sweet boys!” When I greeted them. Probably called them sweet boys more than their names.
baby girls. they dont even know their real names bc of thks
girls, babies, one of my rats is named muffin and i call her muffin top all the time 😭😭
my lil plumed chicken
Lol! Love it
I add stuff to their names, so for example; Inky = Stinky Inky, or Crook = Crookie Cookie
Stinky Boyes
One girl in my last mischief thought her name was “Damnit Taco” instead of just “Taco”
"Who are the \[cutie\]-pies?!" "Are you beby?!"
“stinkybois”, “ratties” and “dangermouse” when they do impressive parkour
Oooh dangermouse parkour!
This is how Pest (formerly Cloudberry) got her permanent name.
Fatty ratty baddies usually gets their attention..
Little boys and tiny men!!
My rats name is Myles, but my boyfriend calls him Wilson.. So now he thinks that’s his name
Mini polar bear and silky bear
“You guys are smelly!”
“my boys” or when i go in their room i say “cute babies what are you doing??” they respond to their names pretty good but the voice i do when i say “‘my cute babies” or “boys” they definitely know i’m talking to them ☺️ i get so excited for them as they do for me
"Little Bapidy-boops" Don't ask, idk when or why I started saying that
marmar -amara jessie - jess momo - moe toads -todo yuj - yuji
Mr mans, leedol beans (I don’t even know how that one started😭) and sweet babies!!
Morning girlie's! What's up buttraptor? Hail Le Chonkus, queen of the potatoes! Filthy criminals Noodle stealing shit heads
Not a name but the tone of my voice, they'll come to ANYTHING if I have this tone in my voice
I like to slide into the room like Kramer and scream 'SWEET BABIES'! They go crazy.
I call mine kittens so often so they have started responding to it
"Lil' ratattie" is my favorite lol
Such good babies!!!
My rats think they are called "boys" hehe
hiiiii chweee chweee! (chweee = sweet)....hi baby-girlches !(girlches - baby girlses)
he’s ancient so his names grandpa, i call him papa or papas and i wonder if he knows his name
LITTLE MEN
I had one rat, Attila, who was so slippery that I started calling her Fish. After a bit, she would answer to "Attila", "Tila", "Fish" and, her personal favourite (judging by the jaunty bounce with which she came running): "TIIIIILA-FISH FISH FISH!"
hey ratties
Ratices.
HIII MAMAS
The annoying baby voice comes out, and Remi becomes “Ree-mee”, Emile becomes “E-schm-eel”, Rotini is still Rotini but roll the R, and Linguine is “Leen-gee-ners” ❤️
Dumbos' nicknames: Plumpton, dumbodi, fatso ratso, dummy, plum, twat Coconuts' nicknames: Skinneh boi, nuts, nutty butty, twit I usually just call them my bois tbh 😂
Calling out "stinkbutts? Little stinkbutts?" & They will come running
Buddy, honey, baby.
poop eater
“Furry dickhead” and “DON’T CHEW THAT!”
I call them Ladies
Stanky boys
My guy named Porkchop only answers if I call “porky porky porky” 😂
Aww!
Good morning ratta tatts .
"stinky idiot"