I am hanging out with the Mom today. So, we went to the pet store, and I saw a rat that I just had to have. So I am over here til about 10pm tonight.. so I constructed a rat motel :) 10g tank w/ window-screen lid weighed down, newspaper, water bowl.. some rat food that was in the container from the store (lab blocks.) Good to go!
Now as long as my gramma does not go down in the cellar to do laundry...
My poor Mom.. her 26 year old daughter still finds ways to keep animals in her house! (though temporary..)