The first wave of ratties shot forth. They entered the Parsley Forest determinedly. Parsley parts flew around the cage. They clutched it in their mouths, they hauled it up and down the 4 stories. One even took it for a ride in the Wodent Wheel! It was a parsley massacre.
The brothers spotted little round red bodies originally hidden in the Parsley Forest. An army of grape tomatoes stared unblinkingly back at the 6 pairs of rattie eyes. The war was lost before it began. The ratties moved in for a second strike. The poor tomato soldiers never had a chance. No trace evidence of their existence remains here.
Then the ratties spotted a limp foe. Cooked green beans. Shivering on what was previously the Parsley Forest floor. The beans huddled in a pile. The ratties didn't bother to hide their superiority. They sauntered over and walked by the forest remains as if to say..."you aren't worth eating...believe you are safe." Then one by one, the ratties promptly snatched an unsuspecting bean. There was no resistance.
This was repeated in 16 battles. In only one did the tomato prevail...albeit a bit wounded. Pip, just like her human papa, does not like tomatoes. One bite and the medical brigade came and removed the injured soldiers from the battlefield.
Tomorrow...kale, bananas and celery intend to enter the fray. Will they return?
Reporting from the battlefield, this is the Rat Slave. I have to go and peel some potatoes.
The image to the left is actually the brothers Rico, Baxter, Worth and Mosco. They have a hammock, a house, and other stuff in their cage. What do they sleep on? The Parsley Forest floor!
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They are getting so big! I'm so happy to see how good they are doing. I now have one of the brothers, who I kept from the litter, and two adopted brothers. So now there are three. They are a happy bunch. I just started feeding them Regal Rat food. I heard it is one of the best for adult rats.
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