Honestly I am so excited for Christmas to start! It’s only 9 DAYS AWAY PEOPLE. 9 DAYS! Can you believe it? I feel like December went by so fast! I already have all my presents wrapped and everything is ready for Christmas! Christmas is the best time of year, but it’s not just about Santa Claus, presents, big red jolly bows and candy canes, it’s when Jesus was born!
Christmas is my favorite time of year because:
Christmas is when Jesus was born!
Winter is my favorite season!
You get LOTS of presents!
Elf on the Shelves come!
You get to put up the Christmas tree!
You get to sit on your reading chair reading Christmas Classics while sipping hot cocoa and sucking on a candy cane!
December is when 1 of my sisters was born, Zoe!
Just keep in mind that Christmas isn’t just about all those things: It’s when Jesus was born! (:
Tell me in the comments down below if you have your presents wrapped already! I can’t wait to see what Christmas NEXT year will bring!
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to have rats?
Hi there! It’s Haley here! I just wanted to give you an overview of what it’s like to have rats!
Pro tip: If you get a rat, don’t get one, get 2 so that it will have a friend when you are gone!
So first things first. Why would you want to get a rat? No, it’s not that kind of a rat. It’s a pet rat! They are so sweet, and they are NOTHING like sewer rats! Rats will cuddle and climb on you! Each rat has a different personality, for example, 1 rat might be very adventurous and daring but another rat might be timid and cautious.
We put our rats in a separate room so that the cats and the dog can’t get to them. This is a good idea if you have other pets that might want to eat the rats (especially snakes and cats) and it’s just easier when clean time, play time, or feed time come around!
Our rat, Maggie, safe and sound!
Above you can see a picture of one of our first rats, Maggie! (This is my rat.) When we first got her, she escaped into the couch! ): But we finally found her, and now she is safe and sound! When you first get a rat, they might try to escape. But that’s okay! There are ways to prevent this. When you first get a rat, let it explore, just not on the couch! They are small when you first get them. Just remember this, and everything will be fine! (:
Now, I did mention we have 9 rats on our first blog post, correct? We do! We have 5 girl rats and 4 boy rats! Here’s another tip: Unless you want lots of baby rats, have 1 cage for the boys and 1 cage for the girls!
What can you feed rats? You can find rat food at a nearby pet store, which they need in their diet. It’s also good for their teeth because they need hard stuff to chew on. You can also feed them mostly any table scraps. But if you want to know exactly what they can and can’t eat, click on this link. https://www.thesprucepets.com/feeding-pet-rats-1238500
What should you put in your rat cage? Well, you should have a food bowl that is easy to access, perhaps a screw-on food bowl! Or you could just use a normal food bowl. You will need to have a water bottle inside the cage. This should also be easy to access, not too high up but not too low. You can also add in a rat litter box, which you can probably find at a nearby Petco or Petsmart. You might also want to put in some chewing blocks. Our rats love to go in their little space rat pod!
How to clean your rat cage? It gets messy pretty fast. Food is everywhere, and the rats have to go! To help the process, every day (or every other day) take some wipes and wipe down the shelves in their cage. You can also remove the bottom tray, get a trash bag, fit it into the trash bag, and start wiping everything into the trash bag! Every 2 weeks you should deep clean their cage. I would recommend taking out your rats before you deep clean the cage, maybe having someone else hold them and let them explore. First, remove all the shelves, the pod, anything that can be removed and washed. Fill your bathtub with warm water, then soak and scrub everything. Put everything back into the cage, and you have a freshly cleaned cage for your rats!
Rats are so sweet, adventurous, social, and intelligent. Rats will cuddle with you and they love to explore. They are very social, and you can form a special bond with them. Rats are also very intelligent, and you can teach them tricks! Want to see some of the tricks people teach them? Check out this video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7g2rxtWu_FM and want to see even more? Check out this. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0jo_EG7XqZQ
If you wake up one morning and find your elf hasn’t moved, it’s a sad experience. But do you ever wonder why they don’t move? Maybe you can find ways to fix it! So here are 22 reasons why your elf on the shelf might not have moved.
1: She/he has been in the freezer for too long!
2: Maybe the elf caught a flu or a cold ):
3: Perhaps you did something bad and the elf doesn’t want to report it back to Santa ):
4: Could this be your elf’s new favorite spot?
5: Did you look very closely? It could’ve ate a snack last night or moved a little!
6: Maybe she/he is very hungry!
7: If there’s bad weather, the elf can’t fly back to the North Pole to report to Santa!
8: Maybe the elf found a way to communicate to Santa from your house!
9: Your elf could be tired…
10: She/he could’ve forgotten that they moved there last time!
11: She could be having an elf on the shelf baby! (:
12: She/he is saving their energy for a big surprise!!!
13: Maybe she/he has just gotten a new pet and she/he is very busy taking care of it!
14: Maybe your pets were watching she/he!
15: You or one of your family members stayed up too late last night!
16: Or you could’ve woke up too early!
17: The elf could’ve gotten lost going to the North Pole last night, so she/she had to come back and get into place very quickly!
18: If you were recording, the elf might’ve not wanted to move!
19: The elf could be too cold.
20: Or too hot?
21: Maybe the elf is trapped, and she/he can’t move ):
22: If someone touched the elf, then it lost it’s magic! There’s a simple cure for this: You can put it in the freezer! But have caution, because if it stays in too long, it will freeze!
Thanks for joining us! Here on this blog we will do so many things! We will do lists, things to do with elf on the shelves, animals, drawing tips, and more!
Haley:
Hi there! My name is Haley. I am 11 years old right now. My favorite color is yellow and my favorite animal is a cat! I have a passion for animating and drawing, and I have 2 pets that are my own – my kitten Ember, and my rat Maggie. I have 2 sisters and 1 brother. My sister Zoe is 8 years old, and she is going to turn 9 on December 28. My sister Aria is 4 years old, and my brother Giovanni is 17 years old! I share a room with my 2 sisters and my best friend is named Gianna. We have been friends since kindergarten! I have a website and a YouTube channel, and that’s all you need to know about me!
Hi! My name is Zoe. I am 8 years old, my favorite color is strawberry red, my favorite animal is a dog, I like doing cartwheels and playing games. I have 1 pet that’s my own, Maya the rat. I am going to turn 9 on December 28, my sister Aria is 4 years, my brother Giovanni is 17 years old and my sister Haley is 11 years old. I share a room with my sisters and my best friend is Avery. I have been friends with Avery since preschool. I have 13 pets, I have 1 dog, 3 cats, and 9 rats. They are sweet and I love them. I have a YouTube channel called Rats and Crafts.
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