Rats are cute too

#1 Herjan And His Fancy Hat (Herjan)

#2 The Sweetest Pillow (Herjan)

#3 Brothers Enjoying A Snack (Izumi, Lysander And Kaelan)

#4 There's No Rabbit In The Hat... (Heimdall)

#5 Yaaaaawn (Arkanys)

#6 Polka Dots (Kjalarr)

#7 What's This? (Thjazi)

#8 Bloody Strawberry (Lysander)

#9 Two Brothers (Semtex And Toutatis)

#10 Spring Time (Tjall)

#11 Tiny Boat (Taz)

#12 Christmas Nap Time (Feirefiz)

#13 Fragile (Feirefiz)

#14 May I Eat All The Grapes Now? (Hepha)

#15 The Winter Fairy (Lysander)

#16 Trust Me, I'm A Daisy (Tjall)

#17 Valentine's Day (Arkanys And Lorich)

#18 Ho Ho Ho! (Fenrir)

#19 Kiwi Or Strawberry? That Is The Question... (Blue Suede Shoes)

#20 Tasty Raspberry (Louis)

#21 The Ballerina (Fenrir)

#22 Breakfast Time! (Pagello, Feirefiz And Inoa)

#23 This Is Halloween (Feirefiz)

#24 I Want A Treat (Chlamy)

#25 The Cheesiest Picture Ever (Bobillot)

#26 Pumpkin Killer (Arkanys)

#27 My Apple, Not Yours! (Lysander)

#28 Fancy Hat For A Fancy Rat (Roll The Dice)

#29 Welcome To Grapeland (Svölnir And Grimnir)

#30 Autumn Leaves (Lillebjörn)

#31 Warm Summer Day (Peach)

#32 Brothers Snuggling (Wait For It, Tasty Cool And Lillebjörn)

#33 Jingle Bells! (Caprice)

#34 The Hazelnut Thief (Grimnir)

#35 Yummm, Kiwi! (Unknown Potato)

Pics by Diane Özdamar who's spent years taking pictures of rats to show how adorable and likeable they can be - who doesn't want those tiny boops, right?

Anyway, here's what she had to say about them:

"I have been taking pictures of pet rats for years hoping to break the negative image that is often associated with these lovely animals.
Here are some of these photographs, both of my rats and of my friends' rats and, as you may see, they are far from being dirty nasty little monsters! They are actually highly intelligent social beings that love interacting with each other and their favorite humans. They are very friendly, smart, playful, they love cuddles and are very clean: many rat owners agree to compare them to tiny dogs.

I made all the little accessories (except for the little black hat) so these wouldn't constrain the rats: they could remove them very easily, although they didn't bother most of the time as they were quite cool and relaxed. No animals were harmed during the making of these pictures, the ladybug was also alive and well and flew away soon after the photo shooting.

If you ever want to adopt pet rats, please consider contacting your local pet shelter as there are many rats awaiting for a forever home. You must also adopt at least two rats of the same sex, rats absolutely need to have a friend from their own species."

And of course, link to more of her work: https://dianeozdamar.myportfolio.com/photography