Meet Pumpkin, the baby capybara who loves to cuddle and play tag with her cat sister.<br /><br />Marina Somma, 29, adopted Pumpkin, a five-month-old capybara, in November last year.<br /><br />Animal-lover Marina runs Darkwings Wildlife, a wildlife refuge which care for seven animals, but Pumpkin has a special bond with Marina and lives in her house. <br /><br />"We for sure have a pet and owner relationship, she lives in the house, and we spend so much time together," said Marina, from Palm Coast, Florida, USA.<br /><br />Pumpkin loves to cuddles on the couch and keep Marina company when she works from home. <br /><br />She also loves plays with tag with her cat sister Chloe. <br /><br />Capybaras are the world's biggest rodent and Pumpkin lives up to the name. <br /><br />Marina says it's a constant battle to stop the animal chewing through her things.<br /><br />"It's matter of capy-proofing everything. She'll chew through any exposed wires and anything plastic. She has one specific sheet that she loves eating," Marina said.<br /><br />Caring for capybaras isn't easy, and lots of special accommodations had to be made for the animal.<br /><br />Capybaras live near water and refuse to go to the bathroom anywhere else, so Marina needs to haul a large tub of water in and out of the house for Pumpkin to go in.<br /><br />They are also vegetarian, with very specific dietary needs, meaning Marina spends almost $200-a-month on fresh hay, grass, and vegetables for the rodent.<br /><br />Marina, a social media manager, added: "I don't want to do the math of how much her upkeep has been in total, that scares me."<br /><br />She plans on keeping Pumpkin in the house for the foreseeable future.<br /><br />Pumpkin weighs about 10 kilos, the same as a yorkie, but will end up weighing about 50 kilos, or the same as a bloodhound.<br /><br />Despite the difficulties, Marina loves having the capybara around, she loves cuddles, being pet, and is generally lovely to have around.<br /><br />Marina said: "She gets along with everybody, she loves playing tag with the cat, she's great with the dog.<br /><br />"Her personality is chill, but quietly mischievous, capybaras can be very comfortable around people, so she's great to have around.<br /><br />"She can only go to the bathroom in the water and chews everything, so she can be heavy, time intensive and smelly."
