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[aprilstarchild]

Rodent, from the latin word "rodere," which means "to gnaw." The defining characteristic of a rodent is that their teeth never stop growing. This means that pet rodents should have something to chew on: a safe piece of wood or wooden toy, for instance.

This also means that many of the items in our room have small holes in them--most noticeably, my pillowcase, the blanket, and the duvet cover. Jarrod has a styrofoam pillar in the closet that you lay on to stretch your shoulders, it's being destroyed!

All the stuff on the bed is old and worn anyway, so it doesn't bother us too much. With the styrofoam, I'm mostly worried about them swallowing it.

Hee, ratties. I love'em.

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[isquiesque.livejournal.com]

So... I gotta ask - are they running loose? Seems... dangerous. Like, I'd worry about accidently stepping on one or something.

[aprilstarchild.livejournal.com]

They get what's called "free-range" time, where we make sure the door is latched (two cats in the house) and we know to be careful. We do step very carefully, and sit down very carefully...although they mostly like to hide behind the laundry, in the corners of the closet, and under the bedding.

*giggle* While I'm typing this, I have two in my hoodie. One at the top of my shoulders, and one in my left armpit. They love the hoodie. When Pippin gets in a sleeve, she loves it if I hold the end open, she sticks out her tiny face and her whiskers wiggle like crazy.

[5minutelimit.livejournal.com]

You're infested!

[aprilstarchild.livejournal.com]

I know!

What's funny is that I said that myself last night. But at the time, I had three rats hiding in my hoodie.