I absolutely had to paint little Merlin's portrait as soon as I saw his sweet face and all those WHISKERS! 🥰😂 Merlin is a retired lab rat and a member of @popcornsmischief (a mischief is the name for a group of rats 😉), whom you should totally follow for cute rat photos and videos! 🤗 · I think this is my first rat portrait, which is crazy because I absolutely love rats. I think they make just about the perfect pet: they're as smart and as sweet as dogs, as clean as cats, they can learn to use a litter box, but they're small and quiet and make great apartment pets. My rattie boys (several years ago) knew they weren't allowed in the kitchen and would go back in their cage when we told them to. They were always so excited when we got home and loved to spend time with us. The only downside about rats is their short lifespan - on average between 2-3 years. Just long enough to get to know them... 😔 · swipe to see some pics of my boys, Charlie and Bravo 🥰 · Not convinced rats are cute yet? Check out these great hashtags (and blame the media for always depicting them as creepy, gross, and diseased 👎🏻) #petsnotpests #ratsaspets #ratsareawesome #ratslove · · · #ratsofinstagram #ratsofig #ratties #fancyrats #ratstagram #petrats #dumborats #instarat #rodentsofig #igrats #rodentlove #petratsofinstagram #animalartistry #art_4world #animalartists #creative_animalart #artfeaturehelp #rtistic_feature #justartinspiration #artspotlight #artdailydose #instaartexplorer #artisthelp https://www.instagram.com/p/B8l1GwHlK-u/?igshid=gry45h35avam
