they were very sweet with the vet and a little shy, then got kind of pouty after being weighed and having their teeth checked and their tummies poked

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they were very sweet with the vet and a little shy, then got kind of pouty after being weighed and having their teeth checked and their tummies poked
Thinking about how tiny a rat's tongue must be! I bet they do the same licky licky as guinea pigs when they get their teeth checked.
I did see at least Gorp did lickly lick his cheeks after getting his teeth checked! I didn’t know guinea pigs did that too, that’s cute :)