this is why I don't let the niece or nephew feed the rodents alone.. they ask first and then I will watch them . they under stand thatthey can bite and even jump out of the cage. I found that if all water and food up outside a few pieces they will be in there eating withing a 2 day period.

my one escape that lasted long than the time it took me to bend over and grab them. was on the table the next evening eating right out of the bowl when i came to check on the other. I just dumped the rodent back in and went about my normal thing. now the rats are more of a pain since they are large and the cats( mom pains ) think hte rats are paly toys. we find the ratt most the timw as the cat screaming blooody murder cause it chomped ont othe cat for smacking it like a toy ball.