"The Problem With Rats"
An example of the love from a rat - Ruby
When Ruby was only a few months old I had her in an aquarium on shelves by my bed.
Late one night I was fast asleep and felt something on my shoulder. I woke up to find something
furry jabbing me in the neck There was Ruby, prodding me with her little nose, wanting to play :)
She had escaped from her tank, climbed down all the shelves to bed-level and woken me up.
How could a mummy resist such a cute baby? :> To this day I have no idea how she did it as the
lid was firmly on and things hadn't been tipped over on the shelves.
Locke goes missing
When Locke was about 6 months old she was playing with me on the bed and took a flying leap
off. The room I had had a walk-in wardrobe as well as an en-suite bathroom. I searched high
and low for her all over the room. Often if you sit quietly the rats will come out of their hiding
place. But there was no Locke. Eventually I gave up searching and went to sleep for the night. I
woke up, couldn't hear or see her, and went to get dressed. In my wardrobe I had left my
drawers slightly ajar and when I pulled out my underwear drawer there I found Locke, curled up
in amongst my undies, having only nibbled a small hole in one singlet. She'd found somewhere that
smelled like Mum to go to sleep where she must of felt safe in a scary new place :)
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