Pumpkin Fun

These pics are from back in November, but I kept procrastinating in putting them up on the blog.  I had bought a decent sized pumpkin for our fall decorations.  After awhile, it seemed like a waste to just compost the pumpkin when I was done using it, so I decided to scrape out all the seeds (to bake) and carve the pumpkin so that the rats could have fun playing in it.  Here are some pictures of them playing.

Mama was one of the first to explore the inside of the pumpkin.

I love Maple's cheeky grin in this pic.

Munching away at the pumpkin's teeth.

Buttercup was a little timid about going inside the pumpkin, but she still wanted to check it out.

I like the little peek rat in this pic.

A group shot of the rats coming to check out the photographer.  (Notice how much the pumpkin's teeth have been "filed" down).

One last cute pic of some of our sweeties.

Rats and Pumpkins

This year, I thought I would try to carve a rat pumpkin. I found an idea online for a pumpkin with two rats, but decided to only carve one rat and put a piece of cheese next to him instead. I am pretty happy with how it turned out.

I have noticed a trend in pumpkins is to carve some of the pumpkin's outer part away, so to create another color when it is lit up. So I tried that method on the cheese. Below is my pumpkin with the light in it.

After lighting the pumpkin and taking some pictures, I let the boys investigate it. They wanted nothing to do with the pumpkin when it was on the table, but when I put it on the floor, they felt safe enough to take a look.

Scout investigating. "What is it?"

After awhile, they figured out they could eat the pumpkin! Here is Smoky taking a piece of the "cheese."

Scout and Smoky enjoying the pumpkin.