As responsible and loving parents, we will always spend some quality time with our dearest Cotton everyday. It was one of those rare Saturday nights that Daddy and Mummy came home before midnight. As usual, we would check on her.
Pellet and oatmeal replenished? Checked.
Cage cleaned up? Checked.
The longing look on her wanting to come out? Checked?
Not able to resist that longing look, we would succumbed to that yearning desire of hers and carried her out for a little “stroll” around the house. It was such a great pleasure carrying her around and enjoying the moment together.
But everything changed the moment we put her back in the cage. The cute-looking-yet-timid-and-jumpy Cotton SUDDENLY turned into an aggressive-touch-me-and-I-will-scream creature. She barked and ran away whenever we pat on her head and even sprayed urine at us! We were stupefied by her sudden outburst.
It may be her hormones, or the full moon effect that led to her sudden insanity to attack the hand that feed her. OR it may be the stroke of mid-night that transformed her into urine-spraying Wolverine Cotton.
As much as we love her, discipline must be put in place. As for now, she is grounded and showered with cold shoulders till further notice.
