I thought it was deep-fried hampsters.

I see now it's a dog crate that lets them piss inside without getting wet

Starting with "apricot" makes this a wilder ride. Had me thinking of fried apricot for a moment.

Honestly that looks like some fire fried chicken.

You need to let the oil drain before you eat them. There's nothing odd about this.

At that age they're just like soft shell crabs.

The grate is because they're going to pee and poop where they're laying. Having it fall down means they're not rolling around in it.

Apricot, you say?

First dino-shaped now this one. Why are they not chicken-shaped?

didn't read the text first, thought they were some really weird looking fried chickins