...rick was "living in a van down by the river"...I took him in and tried to educate him and nurture him but he was just too raw. I initially tried to introduce him to public settings but all he wanted to do is mumble and rub his own feces into little balls and throw them at people...very unnerving and embarrassing.
...Sooooooo, I ended up having to put him in a packing crate which may sound cruel but I really had no other choice. But he actually seems quite happy in there all to himself. I even toss some lettuce in there every now and then and I have even installed one of those wheels like hamsters run around on so he can get his exercise...and I added some shredded up newspaper in case he has an "accident". Sadly he's gradually going bald from me patting him on the head so much, but I just can't seem to help myself...he's just so damned cute when he looks up at me and mumbles incoherently and drools...kinda reminds me of the Elephant Man.