Despite their reputation in political cartoons and at union protests, rats actually hate money. I spent more time than I’d care to admit trying to get Tatiana and Zéa to be the first rats to pose for Stacks & Rats. There was a lot of this:
I spent an embarrassingly long time trying to get them to hang out around the money and give me a good photo, and then I started to feel a little like a psycho pageant mom, insisting that her freaked out toddler smile big and look cute for the camera RIGHT NOW OR ELSE.
So I tried having them pose with my stripper shoes instead and had a little more luck. Here is Tatiana:
And Zéa:
Tatiana checking out my sex work books and stripper pole:
They love you for your humanity and artistry; not your scrilla.
That’s real love of the unconditional variety.
That is absolutely adorable, and comparing rats to pageant contesters is hilarious.
Love this!! Hilarious!
what cute little buggers. and they have good taste too!
Lol! The glamorous tatiana posing on a pair of platforms. I hope this paves the way for gerbils and stacks, mice and Cheddar, birds and Bills, etc.
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