Puzzles and Games

Rattie Word Search

Rattie Scrambler

Match the Rat

Rattie Logic

Rataholics Quiz

Psychology Test

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Rattie Word Search

Find the hidden rat-related words:

C O L B E R S A C T E G A C R D I O L M
W S Q I R B D O L C F B E R K S H I R E
A A U G T L N N I D T O O F E L B M U B
T X N U C T E D M L I A H F O B X W E D
E A O G L R E T B N S E S S I K E H L Y
R I L S T A R R V T N L A D A C V Q O P
B G D L E M O A C P L O O S T H C G E S
O A T S N W K D T A I L Y L R G U N A M
T E B R U X L A S T X R A M A R T H E K
T Y L C S R L K M Q U P S S T I L G B O
L D A S T P C S H O M S A E P S O N E T
E S C U H M H R G I H N T S I A E I D H
I C K A D E P E A R T M I E L T N M D T
S I P Y S E I K N I P Z Z R E I U O I F
M Y L K I T T S Y S N A M H Y E S O N H
E B A D N A Y I R R L U F O S H I R G E
A U G T I F U H L E V E N O T H P G O A
H S U N F L O W E R S E E D S S H R G U
E S E O M E T I L M E X S E B I L T O S
Y D N R A T B L O C K S A D H L R Y M P

        1.Agouti                                         14.Litter
        2.Alpha                                          15.Peas
        3.Bedding                                      16.Pinkies
        4.Berkshire                                   17.Porphyrin
        5.Black Plague                              18.Rat Blocks
        6.Brux                                            19.Rat Pile
        7.Bumblefoot                                 20.Rattus
        8.Cage                                           21.Sunflower Seeds
        9.Climb                                          22.Tail
        10.Gnaw                                        23.Water Bottle
        11.Grooming                                 24.Whiskers
        12.Hooded                                     25.Yogurt
        13.Kisses

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Rattie Scrambler

Unscramble these words:

1.KWSREIHS
2.ATR
3.ERD YESE
4.AKBCL DDEOHO
5.ENTS XBO
6.OAHCMKM
7.TTSARE
8.GTOYRU PRSOD
9.SUAKQE
10.RUBOWR
11.IKLC
12.IIRVTEENANAR
13.CRXEEESI HLEWE
14.APE GSFIHNI
15.ACHIRTOAL

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Match the Rat

Follow the winding paths to match each rat with his stashed treat.

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Rattie Logic

by Robyn Frankland
robyna@bigpond.net.au

    There are 5 rats (Fidget, Smooch, Fuzzbutt, Mischief, Bruxburger),with 5 different markings/colours (black-hooded, PEW, agouti, blue berkshire, cinnamon dumbo), who prefer 5 different treats (peanuts, sunflower seeds, yogurt drops, popcorn, peas), owned by 5 different
people (Sandra, Jane, John, Jeff, LeeAnn) living in 5 different countries (U.K., Australia, U.S.A., South Africa, Norway).
    Your job is to determine who owns what rat (it's name and colour), what treat it likes and in what country it resides.

The clues are:
1. Fidget is owned by Jane.
2. The Australian rat loves yogurt drops.
3. Jeff prefers self rats.
4. The black-hooded rat lives in the southern hemisphere.
5. Bruxburger, the agouti is owned by a female.
6. Dumbos are only available in the USA and UK.
7. Mischief, the blue berkshire, has a male owner.
8. Sandra's rat loves low fat treats.
9. Peanuts are the favourite treat for Jane's rat.
10. Smooch is a PEW.
11. LeeAnn is from Australia
12. The popcorn loving rat is from Norway
13. Jeff's rat goes ga ga for seedy treats.
14. The pea-eater does not live in the USA.
15. Fidget lives in the USA.
16. Bruxburger bruxes for green treats.
17. Sunflower seeds are popular with rats in the southern
hemisphere.
 

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Rataholics Quiz

by Robyn Frankland
robyna@bigpond.net.au

Are you a rataholic?  Do your rats control your life?
Take this quiz to find out...

1.  You go to the pet store to buy bedding, you leave with:
a.  Bedding
b.  Bedding, yogurt drops and a new chew toy they're selling
c.  Bedding, yogurt drops, the new chew toy, a hammock,
six new baby feeder rescue rats and another cage.

2.  Someone says "Euuuw!!" when you mention you have
pet rats.  You:
a.  Sigh and forgive them for their ignorance and intolerance
b.  Try to explain to them why rats make such great pets
c.  Pull two rats from your shirt, kiss their furry bellies and wave
their tails in the persons face

3.  The last thing you do before going to bed at night is:
a.  Brush your teeth and kiss your partner
b.  Say goodnight to the rats and turn the light off
c.  You've become nocturnal and stay up all night scritching,
bruxing at, talking to, offering treats and playing with your rats.

4.  You've just logged on and received your email.  The first
message you read is:
a.  An urgent memo from your boss
b.  A birthday message from a close friend or relative
c.  A new Dapper & Fudge song from the RatList

5.  You've just found your rat gnawing on a family heirloom.
What do you do?
a.  Yell "No!" and confine the rat to his cage to think about
what he's done
b.  Think "Oh well!  Rats will be rats!  I shouldn't have left it
there in the first place"
c.  Praise your rat on his artfulness and skill and offer him a
yogurt drop

6.  When your rat pees on you, you think:
a.  Euuww!!  And I only just washed this shirt!!
b.  <sigh>  When will he learn to use the litter tray?
c.  Oh!  I love you too, you furry little sweetie ratty pie! <kiss>

7.  The pictures in your wallet are:
a.  Your drivers licence
b.  Your partner and/or family
c.  All 42 of your rats, complete with names, ages, colours,
weights, pedigrees, show awards, etc. printed on the back.

8.  You spend your weekends:
a.  Enjoying your favourite sports and activities
b.  Relaxing and playing with the rats
c.  Attending your regular Saturday morning vet appointment,
cleaning cages, going to the petshop for supplies, sewing
hammocks, baking rat treats, scrounging in neighbourhood
bins for construction material for rat toys, etc.

9.  What do you do when a wild rat gets into your house:
a.  Call an exterminator
b.  Trap it and let it go outside
c.  Trap it, place it in a cage with treats and toys and call
it Binky.

10.  How many times did you pause while doing this quiz to
scritch/play with/treat your rats?
a.  Not at all.
b.  Once or twice
c.  My rats are on my keyboard answering the questions for me

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Psychology Test

by Robyn Frankland
robyna@bigpond.net.au

A little psychological test to find out what sort of rat owner
you are...

On a blank piece of paper, DRAW A RAT.

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