Fizz is about 8 months old now and today I noticed an expected change in his coat that a male puberty causes. He's gone from being ultra soft to having a little more roughness in his texture. He's still very strokable and largely happy for me to stroke him so I'm not complaining.
While their such short lives can feel a curse, getting to see them develop and grow into themselves, and then chill out as they eventually retire is also kinda lovely.
Truffle has better sight than his half brother, so is much braver about exploring the boundaries of his reality. He had a day or two of being obsessed with escape, but has calmed down. It's on me to offer better enrichment to keep him occupied.
Great video from Apopo on their work with African giant pouched rats and the training they go through https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7I-ZA6O9qLA
This video focuses on the training for landmine detection, but similar techniques are used for work in tuberculosis detection.
Offer Truffle ball toy. No interest.
Offer Fizz ball toy. Stolen. Retrieved.
Offer Fizz ball toy in front of Truffle. Fizz takes, Truffle steals.
Awet Tesfaiesus, MdB
ocnurb
eon 🐀
Dinah 🕊🇺🇦