Rat Eye Boggling

[soopercow1]

good looking rat u got there

[harrysjulie]

What's that little 'sneezing' sound? Is that the teeth grinding or just a sneeze?? :D

[apey1980]

i love this, my rats are always bruxing and licking me lol. I see you have some granite on the shelf behind?? How did you do that?

[flyyergirl]

Haha my mom used to freak out when my rat did that :)

[evilpompom]

My little Toshiya used to do that all the time! Weird but cute ^^

[marxandmarzipan]

One of my rats does this but the other never does :-( Maybe she doesnt like her cage campanion!

[achtungbaby86]

what a beautiful ratty!

[TheSnickers545]

he has beautiful markings!

[pokemonandratlover22]

lol i burst out laughing when he/she boggled:-3

[edenw1]

my old rat used to do that, is that meant to happen or is it soemthing bad??

[jetherwing]

Nice little diamond on the forehead--thanks for sharing!

[KnittingPasta]

when I get a rat, I'm getting a hammock for it. so cute!

[Thechachafriends]

Did you know that the eye boggling actually means that the eat loves you and is REALLY happy? Well, now you know!

[Jeffersen08]

kinda looks like ferret

[christine11996]

pretty rat!

[kiwifou23]

Sooo adorable! And what lovely markings and color too! :3

[Nehawes]

I just love how angry rats look when they want to sleep <3

[LUXSofie]

He's absolutly wonderful ♥

[peacereka]

Thank you for this information, this is new to me! :)

[animallover5326]

y do rats do this ? and is it normal? please answer im, wondering because my rat did it and i didnt know what was going on!

[z0rlinshap3]

@animallover5326 "Eyeball vibrates rapidly in and out of the socket. Occurs during high-intensity bruxing. The rat's masseter muscle, which passes through the eye socket behind the eyeball, moves the jaw rapidly up and down during bruxing. When bruxing is intense, the contractions of the masseter vibrate the eye in and out of the socket in time with the incisor grinding. Usually considered to indicate pleasure and contentment."

[animallover5326]

@z0rlinshap3 wow i didnt know that! thanks :D

[drewsmonkeyaaf1]

thanks...never knew this and i have had several rats over the yrs....knew they did this when happy and content but never new the actual scientific version

[z0rlinshap3]

@animallover5326 Completely normal. My rats do it when happy, so your rattie must be a happy little guy/gal.

[animallover5326]

@z0rlinshap3 haha yay! :D

[thewr0ngchild]

@animallover5326 'boggling' is actually a side effect of bruxing (when your rat grinds his back teeth together) usually when he is content and happy. The vibrations from the bruxing travel through his jawbone and causes his eyes to vibrate. It is perfectly normal behavour in rats, it can be alarming to watch at first, but it means your rat is happy, so nothing to worry about :)

[opalshuman]

bruxing is also when humans grind their teeth! good for rats, bad for humans.

[opalshuman]

is there a playground outside of the cage

[SatinReign]

They look so spastic when they boggle ^_^ I love it!! Makes me giggle.

[linkz35]

That is one really happy rat!

[kiwifou23]

So cute! He looks like a miniature ferret! lol :)

[Colourfullauriecake]

Awwwwww, her markings make it look like she's a tiny Alaskan Malamute XD

[P4brains]

awwww cuteness overload! exploding in 3, 2, 1............

[thisisbonkers]

dawwwww

[xist522]

he looks angry!

[floramarge]

that means they're happy.

[Supesie]

so adorable!

[Growwithmeinsunshine]

So damn cute omg.

[Frogster7]

His movements looks like he is stuggling or something inside him is moving o_0

[kiklex1]

it's cute =)

[FuzzlCore]

oh my god, that rat is so beautiful...and so cuuuute hihihi

[xXxScareFactoryxXx]

@FuzzlCore

I agree i wonder what thye rest of him looks like.

[vivalabad6]

Oh my god, that rat is so adorable!

[PeromyscusManiculat]

She's absolutely gorgeous. And adorable. :)

[whitedeerindian]

she 's got neurologic prob !!

[wytwolf]

No, eye boggling is completely normal for a happy healthy rat. Ask any person who has had one as a pet :)

[whitedeerindian]

oh really thatks to tell me that because my only raty who has that had a neuro prob but she died very very hold , she stayed with me 6 years !! i used to have 12 raties , love tham so so much one day i'll get a gamby rat !... good life to your raties ...

[WeWillNotRockYou1]

@wytwolf in this vid the rat ( Sneezes? )

Myn does this but quiet alot. I also can hear his breathing if i get up close and apparently your not suppost to hear their breathing.

Anyway of curing it? ( Home remedys )

[nicolamata123456]

that is such a beautiful rat

[nahgle463]

What dose eye boggling mean and Brux?

[BJARRGH12]

@nahgle463 Bruxing is when they grind their teeth and it usually means that they are relaxed and comfortable. Eye boggling occurs when they brux, the lower jaw happens to go into the eye socket and it makes their eyes bulge. Its perfectly normal. :)

[MistressX000]

Thank you for the explination! I didnt know what it menat lol. S/he is adorable! ^_^ Looks happy to be with you and looks comphy (sp?) too.

[1109Gizmo]

omg I love it's colour please can you tell me what it's called?!

Thanks

[jkillacoup]

i have a rat just like they look like little foxes with a diamond on there heard and a rorchach ink blot on there back the only diffrence is that mines black and the diamond on mine is more centered

[DramaticSuicide]

That is one cute rattie!!

[joyville2]

That is so cute. I just realized they never blink!

[ladyshifty90]

they do blink

[stackablecows]

Those markings are so cool, I've never seen that kind before! And my rats used to have those plastic links in their cage too!

[coolgirlvannesa]

rats sneeze alot lol

[lillybomb]

What a cutie pie!

[semsmurph]

What kind of rat is that? It reminds me of the markings of a ferret.

[wytwolf]

It's just your regular fancy rat. She has special markings, as many fancy rats do. They come in quite a variety but they're all just regular pet rats. :)