Name the Rat Competition - Winners Announced!

Congratulations to our Winners!

The Name the Rat Competition has now closed.  Many thanks to all the enthusiastic participants who took the time to think of names for our adorable rats.  There were over 2000 entries and the names ranged from celebrities to, flower names, to the galaxy!  The four winning names selected we thought most closely matched the personalities of our furry little friends.  So, the winners are:

  • Rat 1 – Pepper, named by Greta aged 13
  • Rat 2 – Button, named by Angus aged 4
  • Rat 3 – Aroha, named by Da’john, aged 6
  • Rat 4 – Pumpkin, named by Lara aged 3.

Congratulations to our winners, they will each receive a family pass to the Night at Auckland Museum - Food Glorious Food!  event.

Hi, i'm Pepper!

Rat 01 Black

(Black colouring) She may be the smallest but she is feisty. She’s also the fastest and loves to steal food from her sisters.xxxxxxxxxxxx

Hi, i'm Aroha!

Rat 03 Ginger

(White & Ginger colouring) She is a gentle giant. She is the most social of her sisters and she is definitely the bravest. xxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxx

Hi, i'm Button!

Rat 2 - Grey

(Grey colouring) When she isn’t sleeping she likes to sit back and spy on what her sisters are doing. She also loves to slide down the plastic tubes.

Hi, I'm Pumpkin

Rat 04 Ginger and White

[Ginger colouring] She is shy and a bit of a loner. She likes to take her food away and eat it while hanging out in her favourite place, the grey box on the bottom level


Can you name our new Weird & Wonderful Rats?

We have new additions to the Weird and Wonderful Family — four adorable, cute and cuddly rats.  But we need your help to make them feel at home, they don't have names yet.

They are all girls, only a few months old and they all have very different personalities so why don’t you help us by thinking of cool names for them and entering our competition.

What could you win?

You could win one of four family passes to Night at Auckland Museum

If your suggested name wins not only will you give a cute little rat a name that will be displayed next to their case, but you could also win one of 4 family passes to the Night at Auckland Museum - Food Glorious Food!  event.

Winners will be contacted on the 12th of July and will have the choice of two dates for the Night at Auckland Museum show, the 13th or the 16th of July.


How do you enter?

Sorry, the competition has now closed. 

You can either come and visit the rats in Weird & Wonderful and fill in an entry form or you can email Anna with your suggestion(s).  What you need to tell us:

  • Rat’s Name
  • Which Rat is this name for?   (  Rat 1  - Black   |  Rat 2 - Grey   |  Rat 3 - White & Ginger   |  Rat 4 - Ginger  )
  • Your Name
  • Caregivers Name
  • Contact Phone Number (so we can contact you if you win).
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