The chinchillas can be such troublemakers. On their nightly supervised romps around their room, they run right for trouble just as soon as I let them loose. Marco thinks wires are the bomb. Nom, nom, bzzzt! Gina runs right under the computer desk into the nest of wires as I’m sitting there. They’ll run right out the door if I forget to shut it. Not to mention dismantling the container of fish supplies like the nets and cups. They are smart critters no doubt about it, pulling pranks knowing I’m outnumbered. Gina makes a beeline into the nest of wires and as I’m chasing after her, Marco takes off into the living room. Finally, last night, I decided screw it, function over aesthetics – I ginned up cardboard box barriers to keep them out of the computer wires.
Sometimes when I want to take a break on the computer I shoo them back to their huts. They’ve caused enough trouble for one night. Then poor Marco does one of these pitiful looking numbers, rattling his bars looking so forlorn. He knows I’m a sucker for sad eyes and they’ll come out for round two.
Or I counter with kibble. Take that! Ok, now I must go collect the presents they’ve left me.
hahaha awesome~