[reessm01]

My cheddars was sitting with me at my computer desk and he suddenly stopped and started what sounded like grinding his teeth, i read somewhere that means he's happy! true?

 

[Vixie]

Yes, it's comparable to a cat's purr. Mostly done when happy and around trusted friends.

 

[ambernd]

awwww... i didn't know that they did that cuz they where happy! My Cheese is happy every time im around her!! i feel so special = )

 

[Forensic]

Yep! It's called bruxing.

It can also signal nervousness, but probably not in that situation. Happy rats may also boggle. :lol:

 

[renay]

i have yet to see a boggle... that or maybe i have and just didn't recognize it :S lol

 

[fallinstar]

boogle??

 

[Forensic]

Boggle. Eyes popping in and out of their sockets. :lol:

 

[fallinstar]

ohhh lol stoopid me!

 

[renay]

i think if ever i saw that before comming to this forum i would have rushed my rat to the vet thinking that it was dying or something haha

 

[Whiskers]

[align=center]Rats have some weird ways of showing that they're happy.... [/align]

 

[Stephanie]

bruxing can also indicate that a rat is in pain LoL you have to learn your rats body language before you understand what it signifies. The first time I saw Jackson boggle i thought he was having a seizure LOL

 

[mopydream44]

Boggling makes me crack up!

 

[kkdepp]

Does anyone have any video or anything of a rat boggling? lol

 

[Mana]

I know there are some on youtube if you search for "rat boggle" If I hadn't seen any videos first, I would have been scared to death when I first saw Rokk boggle! It looks so weird!

 

[Matt]

Ive Still Yet to See a Boggle. Im searching youtube though.

 

[lilspaz68]

Not youtube...you should always check ratbehavior.org

http://www.ratbehavior.org/Eyeboggle.mov