Kunoichi's Pet Tails

My first memory of any encounter with an animal was when I was approximately toddler age and my "mommy dearest" used to often stick me in a large cardboard box as a play pin. But of coarse the usual stuffed animals and toys did not keep me entertained nor contained for long.

So somehow she came up with the idea to put a semi-pet rat in the box with me. Well needless to say it kept me occupied. It gives new meaning to the phrase
'rug rat'.