Originally posted by Tubby & Peanut's Mom
I believe Ritzy does this too. I don't know if there's anything you can do to stop her. Maybe Tuxluvr will chime in and tell her your experience with Ritzy. Although, Tuxluvr is busy and not around much anymore, so you might want to PM her for any hints. I think it's cute and funny, but I can see how it would be a bit of a mess.
T&P's mom is right - both about Ms Ritzy's "water works" and about me being a little too absent recently (pesky work schedule)...but, to the matter
Ritzy has this ritual. Dunk in the water, then remove it and put it in the dry food dish....we are not entirely sure of the meaning, but like you, think it is cute (except it means we clean out the water bowl a lot because it gets "furry" and sometimes "tinted" from the colored mousies--blech)
There are mornings when we wake up and find these "treasures"--her record so far is 5 mice, three milk rings and a shoestring.
We are not sure if this is her way of leaving a tip, offering payment or sending a hint "this thing is empty, fill it up" ...or, she could be "flavoring the mice" or "sharing food and water with the mice"....perhaps she, like us, watches the FOODTV channel too much and is trying a new recipe
"First, wet your mousies, then dredge them in dried kibble for a nutty flavor, leave them to marinate for 1 day and your toys will have that "snack quality" for days to follow!!"
I used to think this was "random" and that her play efforts sometimes flung the mouse to hit the food dish...however, we have on occasion actually witnessed the event, and it IS very deliberate!
Someone on Pettalk told me that animals in the wild cover their food with plant material to keep it fresh...
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