Saturday, June 16, 2012
Friday, June 15, 2012
Shelter Pups :(
This shelter gives animals 3 days to find a home...then death. My beautiful husky came from here. If you are thinking about adopting a dog...PLEASE check here first and save a life: http://www.petfinder.com/pet-search?shelterid=FL118
Located in Bronson, FL
Located in Bronson, FL
Wednesday, June 13, 2012
Caring for a rat with a head tilt
My precious girl, Saoirse, now has a head tilt from her ear infection....this means she will not be able to live like a normal rat.
Since her sense balance is completely gone...she cannot walk without sliding/falling/rolling....so she must be supervised in an area without anything to climb on or she will fall off and injure herself. Her new home is now a giant plastic storage tub with windows cut out for air. She cannot be in a cage because she will try and climb the bars and fall. She gets visits from the other rats and I'll let some stay with her in the tub.
The fact that she cannot walk straight does not stop this girl, though. She still roughly shoves things out of her way, burrows into blankets, shoves my hand away if she wants to get past and loves to get out and explore. ]
I love this girl so much. She'll be a grandma for the second time this weekend!
Since her sense balance is completely gone...she cannot walk without sliding/falling/rolling....so she must be supervised in an area without anything to climb on or she will fall off and injure herself. Her new home is now a giant plastic storage tub with windows cut out for air. She cannot be in a cage because she will try and climb the bars and fall. She gets visits from the other rats and I'll let some stay with her in the tub.
The fact that she cannot walk straight does not stop this girl, though. She still roughly shoves things out of her way, burrows into blankets, shoves my hand away if she wants to get past and loves to get out and explore. ]
I love this girl so much. She'll be a grandma for the second time this weekend!
Monday, June 11, 2012
Rat News
Ophelia should be due on or around the 17th of June. She's getting pretty large now.
I will be breeding Lenore and Laertes (Both dumbo Siamese), on the 13th...in two days! They will probably be petite rats as both parents are pretty tiny for their age.
The waiting list is filling up nicely. I'm excited!
More rat happenings: Victor escaped and was in the porch the entire day. He stole the dog food, cat food, and hid them in his cage.
Saoirse's ear infection appears to be clearing up. I thought she was gone for sure last Tuesday. She still may not recover, but she's on the road to getting better, so here's to hoping! She's my special girl and I don't want to lose her earlier than I can.
I sold my My Little Pony plushie for $130 this morning. I am putting this towards the girl's Critter Nation cage. I will be making and selling more plushies so I can hopefully convert both cages into triples.
I will be breeding Lenore and Laertes (Both dumbo Siamese), on the 13th...in two days! They will probably be petite rats as both parents are pretty tiny for their age.
The waiting list is filling up nicely. I'm excited!
More rat happenings: Victor escaped and was in the porch the entire day. He stole the dog food, cat food, and hid them in his cage.
Saoirse's ear infection appears to be clearing up. I thought she was gone for sure last Tuesday. She still may not recover, but she's on the road to getting better, so here's to hoping! She's my special girl and I don't want to lose her earlier than I can.
I sold my My Little Pony plushie for $130 this morning. I am putting this towards the girl's Critter Nation cage. I will be making and selling more plushies so I can hopefully convert both cages into triples.
Friday, June 8, 2012
Rat Mansion
The new cage is here! I ran to the door very excitedly when the UPS man showed up. The poor guy...
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
Showing!
I think Ophelia is starting to show! There's at least a week and a half left. She is very healthy, receiving lots of healthy food and protein enriched mixtures.
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