Table Manners
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I
can tell you from first hand experience that swamp rats
don't really like tomatoes - but they wish they did! For several days I have been collecting ripening tomatoes from the self sown plant just outside the window where the rats visit daily. Many of them have bite marks, but are not eaten |
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However,
they seem to have the attitude
"just one more day and they'll taste a whole lot better"! |
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You
can almost see the disappointment on the face
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And
the tomato hangs in there bravely, scarred by its daily nibbles.
I'm keeping a close eye to see if a very ripe tomatoe is more to their liking |
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Sometimes
the doves chase away the rat when it tries to join the group
so I leave just a few seeds in front of the flower pot |
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If
there are any peanuts among the bird mix I leave one for the rats
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They
seem very fond of peanuts - and wheat
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I
have never seen them eat directly from the ground
unless it is to nibble a bit of grass (or sprouted seed which I haven't pulled out) but they don't seem to eat much green leafy stuff either |
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The
odd piece of dried banana seems to be amongst the bird seed
and this also goes down well |
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Everything
they eat appears to picked up in their claws
and eaten while being held |
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I
wonder if this is just how they prefer to eat............
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............or
is it so they can hold their heads upright ..............
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........................and
keep a watchout for danger?
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