TheHermit
Senior Member
Penelope the Monster has struck again, the inanimate victim being the couch.
She's been in the upper cushions before but they're separate from the rest of the couch while being attached with sewing.
This time, while we removed a bottom cushion to get Maggie out of the upper cushion (they both ran up there as soon as I put them on the couch and went to get Lilly), Penny slipped into the crevice between the main couch frame and it's arm, which was only there because I was sitting on the springs. We tipped the couch over slowly and had to carve into the bottom to get her out, which was an hour long process.
So first it's Lilly's cage when Lilly hated her (all good now)
Then it's the wall (checked to see what empty space there was where the floor heater connects to the wall when we moved in, for Lilly's sake - it had maybe a two millimeter gap and Penny STILL fixed that up)
Then it's Quinn's cage (I'm surprised she survived that trespassing experience - Quinn is a very aggressive hedgie)
Now it's the couch.
I pride myself in rat-proofing things and this little beast has bested me every time. I can't let her free range, now I can't let her on the couch, and I have so much homework that I can't clean out the closet properly and I still don't have a barrier for the door anyway so I don't want to keep them in a chilly closet.
What do I do with this girl? I love her to pieces but lawd, can she be frustratingly clever. It would help if she wasn't the runt and able to slip into anything she chooses...
I've made digging boxes, provided more chew toys... I just don't know where to put her to let her out of the cage
Editing in pictures later to show you her handiwork.
Also, I keep my focus on the rats when they're out. It's always when Maggie and Lilly are fighting or the boyfriend steals a longer kiss that she disappears and I find her somewhere absurd or dangerous. I want to let her have free time and exercise (though she could use some weight gain) and would feel bad just getting Lilly and Maggie out and not her
She's been in the upper cushions before but they're separate from the rest of the couch while being attached with sewing.
This time, while we removed a bottom cushion to get Maggie out of the upper cushion (they both ran up there as soon as I put them on the couch and went to get Lilly), Penny slipped into the crevice between the main couch frame and it's arm, which was only there because I was sitting on the springs. We tipped the couch over slowly and had to carve into the bottom to get her out, which was an hour long process.
So first it's Lilly's cage when Lilly hated her (all good now)
Then it's the wall (checked to see what empty space there was where the floor heater connects to the wall when we moved in, for Lilly's sake - it had maybe a two millimeter gap and Penny STILL fixed that up)
Then it's Quinn's cage (I'm surprised she survived that trespassing experience - Quinn is a very aggressive hedgie)
Now it's the couch.
I pride myself in rat-proofing things and this little beast has bested me every time. I can't let her free range, now I can't let her on the couch, and I have so much homework that I can't clean out the closet properly and I still don't have a barrier for the door anyway so I don't want to keep them in a chilly closet.
What do I do with this girl? I love her to pieces but lawd, can she be frustratingly clever. It would help if she wasn't the runt and able to slip into anything she chooses...
I've made digging boxes, provided more chew toys... I just don't know where to put her to let her out of the cage
Editing in pictures later to show you her handiwork.
Also, I keep my focus on the rats when they're out. It's always when Maggie and Lilly are fighting or the boyfriend steals a longer kiss that she disappears and I find her somewhere absurd or dangerous. I want to let her have free time and exercise (though she could use some weight gain) and would feel bad just getting Lilly and Maggie out and not her