so...Ive begun the grueling process of potty training, in addition to weaning, and they are all going when I take them out, right away, then they explore, so, doing good there. my "bus" however...the box I transport them out and in with, is seeing some degradation, and I had fun at 0 dark thirty this morning, getting them to stay in it long enough to get past the bed.
heres what happened...lil boy starts yelping as he does, when he hears Buddy hop off the bed, and I had to refill the water for him. mom, ignored him, and I let her this time...as we are weaning, and they were fed not long before. everything gets quiet finally, and an hour later or so, now its time to go out. so, I get up, partly dress (its cold out) and start scooping up wriggling lil fuzzies, into a box that is partly deconstructed, by same. soon as I pick it up, and start swinging past the bed...Squeaks hops out and does a flying faceplant on the bed, shes all happy with herself and romps in circles. meanwhile, as I set down the box to catch her, the other two leak out and take off across the covers in different directions....this ensues about 8 minutes of scoop one, another leaks out, arm in another, catch escapee, reach for next escapee....repeat. Im sure it was quite comical, I wasnt impressed by the time I just leaned over and covered the box with my chest to prevent more escape attempts, and just yanked the box up and ran out the door, hoping no one would fly out again....everything was peachy after that, they hit the ground outside, scattered in three directions, they did their thing, back inside, they curled up, passed out, squeaked occasionaly....
they got to nipple mom again later, then we went out without any antics, and morning progressed as usual. I put a bowl of water in for them and they all promptly stepped in it, then as quickly drank from it, so they figured that out fast...and a small plate of kibble, vanished with some rapidity.