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Saké

We had zucchini and squash with dinner the other night, and Dave cooked them in such a way that they were super tender. Naturally we saved a couple of pieces for the girls.

Sushi

Sushi doesn't often get fresh vegetables, so she was particularly excited.

Holding on tightly

Sushi would eat the tender inside of each piece and then discard it when just the (slightly tougher) rind was left. Fortunately Saké was not as picky, and she quickly cleaned up Sushi's mess.

Garbage disposal...

Beans!

We had green beans with dinner the other night, and the cooked, softened beans were perfect for Sushi.

Sushi pauses to look at the camera.

Saké quickly figured out that there was something going on upstairs that she needed to investigate.

If curiosity killed the cat, what did it do to the rat?

Saké scopes out her options...

I'm sure you can guess where this is headed.

A happy rat and her bean.

No Cooperation

Whenever I see adorable, obviously posed rat pictures, I think to myself, "how did they do that?" Nearly every time I try to take a picture of our girls, it turns out like this:

Even broccoli can't help Saké resist the draw of the camera.

Broccoli

Saké was funny the other night with her vegetables. Normally the girls get a dish of vegetables each night, and depending on the kind of vegetables, they treat it differently. If they get a dish with peas, corns, or tomatoes, they eat it quickly and immediately. If they get broccoli, carrots, beans, or something else, they tend to nibble throughout the evening.

This time though, Saké behaved differently. I put a small dish of broccoli and carrots into the cage and Saké immediately rushed over. She grabbed as much as she could in her paws, shoved broccoli into her mouth and took off to a corner of the cage. She dropped her entire load, raced back to the dish, and loaded up again. She returned to the dish a third time, picked out a single piece of broccoli, and climbed into their nest to eat.

During this entire time, Sushi was on a different level of the cage, asleep in the hammock.

Saké and her broccoli.

Farm Fresh

Last night the girls had broccoli straight from the local farmer's market. Saké approved, but true to form, wasn't too busy to pose for a quick picture.

Saké