Twitter user NON (@TTR03s2) wanted to give a cute prop to her one year old Chinchilla called Totoro and shared the result online.

Like the chinchilla’s name, the plan was inspired by a Ghibli animation. Referencing the main character of Kiki’s Delivery Service, she thought her pet would look cute with a witch’s broom, so she made this adorable rodent-sized prop.

But in practice, Totoro looked less like a witch and more like a domestic servant.

After a bit of nibbling he seems to diligently get on with the sweeping.

‘No one ever helps me in this house!’

It seems that after the photo shoot, Totoro managed to break the broom, freeing himself from the slavery of housework.

Depsite working out a bit differently from expected, the result is still super adorable. I just hope that Totoro’s fairy godmother appears soon!