Clive & Hershey

Clive investigating his new room, 2011

I brought Clive home from my Biology teacher in high school (He had snakes and rats- You can guess what the rats were raised for!) I was incredibly excited to have a rat, which my parents unhappily obliged to. Clive loved popcorn, carrots and lettuce. He'd sit on my shoulder while I browsed tumblr RP threads and would love to figure out how coins made funny noises by nudging them with his nose. He was also ever the escape artist, usually figuring out how to unlock his cage so he could nap in my hair. He did not like getting his balls removed but by god did he not care when he got to jump though a new bag of popcorn as a reward.

Hershey meeting Clive, 2012

A few months later I brought home Hershey as well after a bit of negotiating with my parents. Hershey was very shy gal and loved to snuggle into her hammock and dash up ladders. Though they're shown lounging together here, I had saved up and bought her her own room, but kept them next to each other so they could pass each other popcorn. I hardly got to hold Hershey, but she seemed happy with her home setup- she'd even boggle her eyes at me sometimes.