Octavius King's nightly pudding experiment - here comes the science bit, concentrate

[@RetroRespawn]

Even Peter looks dismayed at this sorry situation.

[@dreamkatcha]

He seems even more inclined to feed rats the sort of junk vets advise you not to. Sarah points out that he needs to exercise caution... then ignores her own advice elsewhere. At least he has the excuse of not being clued-up on rodent care. Then again, I'm not convinced that this isn't just part of the pantomime. The banter is all a bit too repetitive and contrived to be believable.

[@lestat1uk]

Those poor rats😞

[@dreamkatcha]

I believe we're working from the principle that food = love. I could suggest a few reasons why this might be problematic.

[@lestat1uk]

@@dreamkatcha but what she is doing is doing is shortening their life span. If your theory is correct then she is thinking illogically, food should never looked at as love.

[@dreamkatcha]

Precisely, and certainly not when it's excessive junk food. This is the rodent equivalent of those human feeder shock-docs you see on cheap TV networks where the 'caregiver' keeps delivering 'nutrition' to a clinically obese bedbound 'loved' one until they die of heart failure.

[@lestat1uk]

@@dreamkatcha I was thinking exactly the same thing