November 13, 2003
Fooled ya!
I've been trying to cut back on treats for the girls because they are, well...fat. The problem is, they are right next to Bob, and Bob gets treats constantly because he's old and I spoil him. (Maybe that's a bad reason to give him constant treats, but when I'm the equivalant of his age, God willing, I intend to indulge in constant treats myself.) Anyway, the girls see him getting treats, and they hang on the cage bars and look like little rat Oliver Twists. I feel so mean saying no.
Awhile ago we bought some rat food (Regal Rat) from Oxbow Hay Company. They liked it okay...it went faster than lab blocks but not as fast as Nutro. But somehow the bag of food ended up in a cabinet before we finished it.
One evening when the girls were begging, I took three pieces of the Regal Rat and handed them out. Well, each girl ran to her separate corner and gobbled it down, then begged for more.
When I put just one piece in, they did the stash-and-grab game. I've never seen them do that with regular food. I guess it's all in the distribution...if I made them beg for lab blocks, lab blocks would be a treat. If I put a bowl of yogies in the cage, I wonder if they'd ignore them?
Posted by Abita at November 13, 2003 06:08 PM