Rat Recipes

Herby Chicken and Green Bean Stew(aka what the rats had for dinner)

120 grams cooked skinless chicken thigh + bones(do not include bones in weight) - about 2
Extra chicken bones of your choice(each rat needs one), or bone meal/egg shell
240 grams potatoes - about 2 medium
180 grams green beans
60 grams brussel sprouts - about 6
3 cloves garlic
1 cup water
2 tablespoons tarragon
2 tablespoons oregano
1 teaspoon basil
1 teaspoon black pepper

Dice potatoes and chicken, slice garlic, cut up green beans, half brussel sprouts. Toss all in a pan, along with the rest of the ingredients. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer covered for 20-30 mins. Feed to hungry rats! If you wanted to feed it to people, exclude the bones, add some salt/butter, onion and serve with crusty bread.

Makes twelve servings. Approx 1.8% fat, 11% carbohydrate, 3% fiber, 8% protein

Chicken Soup

60g cooked shredded white-meat chicken
60g dry tri-coloured curly pasta
60g carrots, chopped
120g zucchini
2 cloves garlic
2 teaspoon oregano
2 teaspoon basil
1/8 teaspoon black pepper

Boil a pot of water; add pasta. Chop carrots and slice zucchini into half moons. After 6 mins, add chicken, carrots, zuchinni and garlic. Boil 2 mins longer and drain(reserve some liquid if desired). Remove garlic, mash, then toss back in along with the herbs.

Makes six servings. Approx 1% fat, 9% protein

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The banging and shaking got too much and I ended up outside. Successfully started a fire. Went much better then yesterdays attempt, so I know I am not completely inept at everything. Yesterday I could barely get newspaper to catch.

Cleaned the rat cage, finally. Let the boys free-range in the bathroom while I was doing it and they had fun. If it had a proper window, I would let them have that plus a small cage. It's easy to rat proof and clean. And the girls could have the big cage all to themselves. Of course it doesn't. Girls got the dog crate during cleaning- they were not terribly impressed.

One of my girl mice died the night before last. Opal. I think her cage mate did it. It just made me mad. Not at the mouse. Not at me. So, at what, I'm not sure... I hate being uncertain. Makes me anxious. Anxiety makes me - Panicky. Twitchy. blah. tired.

Need to go to sleep.. I planned on getting up .early. regardless of the amount of when I went to sleep. So it looks like I'll be getting 3 hours -/+ . ick.

To do list

Vacuum
Figure out cage arrangements
Go thru show pictures
E-mail Belgian breeder contact person
Go for a walk
Finish Catfishs' task list