Hello! I stumbled upon this forum accidentally trying to figure out if it was okay for me to put a quartz crystal in her habitat. (I still don't have an answer if someone would like to give it to me. Willing to wash, not willing to bleach. Not only will it damage the crystal physically, but it will also screw with the spiritual properties. I don't want to put it in her area because I think it will help her or whatever, I just think it would look cool and that she might like it.)
Anyway, I started reading a bunch of these forums and discussions and really loved them and everyone here is so helpful and friendly, so I figured I'd make an account and join in. I got Dracona Rae Janeway, Janeway for short, on August 2nd, 2019. I love Star Trek, if she had turned out to be a boy (too young to tell when I got her) she would have been Neelix Montague. I just thought the two names sounded good together. As for Janeway's full name, I know other trekkies, mostly in my family, that I don't get to see often, so I wanted to have the opportunity down the road to see them and go "Hey, wanna see pictures of Janeway?" "Katherine Janeway?" "No, Dracona Janeway!" *finger guns* As for Rae, when I was preparing to get her, I wanted either a rat or a beardie. Which one I got depended on what the store had in stock when I got there or what mood I was in. I asked a coworker for name ideas for if I got a rat and he said if I got a white or light grey girl, I should name it Rae and he was really invested in the name for Pokemon reasons and I like Pokemon, too. When I got there, they had no rats in, but I liked the name, too, and he was so invested in it and we were good friends and I didn't want to not use his name so I played around and realized that Dracona Rae Janeway sounded really good together.
Janeway and I got off to a bit of a rocky start, unfortunately. All of August, I was working massive amounts of overtime because our store got pretty screwed over in terms of numbers of employees go and all full timers were putting in full time, part timers were putting in extra hours, and employees from other branches were coming to lend a hand. I still live at home until later this year, so my sister was able to help me keep on top of the feeding schedule needed for a baby, but she didn't get handled a whole lot because I didn't have the time and I didn't want anyone handling her without my supervision because she's a runner/jumper.
In early September I pointed out from my job because I was sick too much and a few days later I got T-boned/broad sided on my way home from an interview and broke my hip, which drastically limited my interaction with her. My room is small and she is in the far back corner with a narrow path to get to her that my borrowed walker could not fit through and I was not allowed on crutches for the first month. So during that time, my mom and sister were her primary caretakers and I still wouldn't let anyone handle her without my supervision. And even once I was allowed on crutches, i still could only have limited activity on them.
Janeway definitely noticed something was up even though she's pretty grumpy and apathetic, she still recognises me. I was able to get in the first few feet with my walker and when I was having better days I would wheel in to say hi and once I was allowed on crutches, I would start to hop all the way in to her terrarium and she definitely noticed that I was not moving the way I used to. This Monday will make it two weeks since I have started walking and she definitely noticed the difference.
Last Sunday was my first time sleeping back in my bed since the accident (had to live on the recliner in the living room) and she noticed me clearing off the bed and changing the bedding. When I sat on my bed, she showed even more interest from where she stood on her hollow half log, tilting her head and leaning forward. Her terrarium is on the far opposite wall and kiddy-corner/diagonal from my bed and her log and basking light are on the far end with her heat light being on the end closest to me. When the dogs and I were getting settled in bed, she crawled down off her log and curled up in the corner closest to me. It made me feel really good that she missed me.
Anyway, I started reading a bunch of these forums and discussions and really loved them and everyone here is so helpful and friendly, so I figured I'd make an account and join in. I got Dracona Rae Janeway, Janeway for short, on August 2nd, 2019. I love Star Trek, if she had turned out to be a boy (too young to tell when I got her) she would have been Neelix Montague. I just thought the two names sounded good together. As for Janeway's full name, I know other trekkies, mostly in my family, that I don't get to see often, so I wanted to have the opportunity down the road to see them and go "Hey, wanna see pictures of Janeway?" "Katherine Janeway?" "No, Dracona Janeway!" *finger guns* As for Rae, when I was preparing to get her, I wanted either a rat or a beardie. Which one I got depended on what the store had in stock when I got there or what mood I was in. I asked a coworker for name ideas for if I got a rat and he said if I got a white or light grey girl, I should name it Rae and he was really invested in the name for Pokemon reasons and I like Pokemon, too. When I got there, they had no rats in, but I liked the name, too, and he was so invested in it and we were good friends and I didn't want to not use his name so I played around and realized that Dracona Rae Janeway sounded really good together.
Janeway and I got off to a bit of a rocky start, unfortunately. All of August, I was working massive amounts of overtime because our store got pretty screwed over in terms of numbers of employees go and all full timers were putting in full time, part timers were putting in extra hours, and employees from other branches were coming to lend a hand. I still live at home until later this year, so my sister was able to help me keep on top of the feeding schedule needed for a baby, but she didn't get handled a whole lot because I didn't have the time and I didn't want anyone handling her without my supervision because she's a runner/jumper.
In early September I pointed out from my job because I was sick too much and a few days later I got T-boned/broad sided on my way home from an interview and broke my hip, which drastically limited my interaction with her. My room is small and she is in the far back corner with a narrow path to get to her that my borrowed walker could not fit through and I was not allowed on crutches for the first month. So during that time, my mom and sister were her primary caretakers and I still wouldn't let anyone handle her without my supervision. And even once I was allowed on crutches, i still could only have limited activity on them.
Janeway definitely noticed something was up even though she's pretty grumpy and apathetic, she still recognises me. I was able to get in the first few feet with my walker and when I was having better days I would wheel in to say hi and once I was allowed on crutches, I would start to hop all the way in to her terrarium and she definitely noticed that I was not moving the way I used to. This Monday will make it two weeks since I have started walking and she definitely noticed the difference.
Last Sunday was my first time sleeping back in my bed since the accident (had to live on the recliner in the living room) and she noticed me clearing off the bed and changing the bedding. When I sat on my bed, she showed even more interest from where she stood on her hollow half log, tilting her head and leaning forward. Her terrarium is on the far opposite wall and kiddy-corner/diagonal from my bed and her log and basking light are on the far end with her heat light being on the end closest to me. When the dogs and I were getting settled in bed, she crawled down off her log and curled up in the corner closest to me. It made me feel really good that she missed me.
