New Pet Rat, New Grommet Tool, New Games, and Revisiting Atari (05-01-17 #5)

Liz and Matt talk about our new foster pet rat Toro, video games and more.

Ratty Topics – We talk about our new foster rat Toro, who was raised alone for the first year of his life. He is so sad and depressed – rats need to be raised with ratty companions. They are highly social animals and human companionship is not enough for them. It can be difficult to do introductions with a rat who has lived alone for a long time, but it is so worth it for them in the long run. They become so much happier!

Local Animals News – A bit of crafty ratty news, Liz discusses DIY rat hammocks and the best grommet tool out there for the job. Hint: it’s a table-top tool instead of a hand press. Also, we talk about Marty Mouse House (who, btw, is a rat, not a mouse. Mouse is just his name.)

Grommet tool for making rat hammocks
Marty Mouse House

Nerdy Topics – We talk about video games, some distressing news from Nintendo, retro Atari, and somehow Bon Jovi comes up (but let’s be honest, that’s never a bad thing!)

Playerunknown’s Battle Grounds
Nintendo announces they are stopping production of NES mini
Bon Jovi fan karaoke video
Nintendo’s Restrictive Licensing History

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