Either way, pretty cool stuff! Did you see the bit about saving the chocolate chips for the captive? When alone, the rat would eat all 5 chips, when there was a captive, often they saved 1-1 1/2 chips for the captive. That's just crazy neat.
Yeah that was interesting! Something my own rats hadn't bothered doing. They would play tug of war trying to wrestle the good stuff away from each other. Maybe mine were just spoiled brats! lol
Why keep a snake? Why keep any animal? Because you enjoy the animal, find something beautiful and fascinating about it, and it fits seamlessly into your lifestyle.