Im sorry its been so long guys.
Unfortunatly we had a family tragedy, and I havent really felt like posting here because its such a joyful thread.
A dear friend of the family, and a close companion of my father took his own life. We are all still in shock.
I dont believe that death is something to dwell on. Insted life should be celebrated so its not something I wish to think on so Id be greatful if we could just put it to one side. Deeply greatful ^_^
So
Ruben:
He is still in this wierd eating habit. He'll eat his salad every day but he'll only accept bugs every third day. I think its blackmail to get him something other than superworms. I cant get hold of any butterworms at the moment, and Im reluctant to give him locusts again because the legs tended to upset his digestive tract.
I know I could pull the legs off... but Im a bit of a wuss. Im ok with live feeders as its the "circle of life" as it were, but it feels a little unfair to pull their appendiges off before they meet their doom.
He simply cant "do" crickets. They move too quickly and he FREAKS if you try and tub-feed him. We're talking full beard tantrum.
Miso:
Well Miso is being a good little monster. She's eating one meal of roaches and one meal of crickets a day.
Thank the LORD Christy told me about crickets not being able to climb glass becasue its saving me a fortune.
She is NOT a fan of her medicine though.
We go through a daily battle to get 0.05 into her. As soon as she sees the syringe she starts trying to flee.
Ive gotten it in her eye once after a furious head flick at the wrong time, which mean I had to
bathe her eye in water, which she was even more irrate about.
Generally the way Im getting it into her is to try to open her mouth manually, at which point she loses her temper and bites me.
Whilst she's attempting to
gum me to death I squirt it in.
HA!
I dont fancy the idea of having to do that for Rube though. Oh those teef!
She'll then sit on her basking rock and puff herself in and out in a rage to show me just how cross she is.
Well Ive hit a snag with Miso's new viv.
I bought all the equipment I needed:
BUTTTTTT my plan isnt going to work. I had planned on having a long basking platform across the bottom stretching about a foot. Then I was going to have a large ramp attached to the back wall starting low in the middle and plataeu-ing at the hot side.
Unfortunatly Ive no realised I cant do this with an MVB because I cant get 12inches clearance. Boo! Thats the problem with wooden topped vivs. To get an MVB inside with the proper temperatures I can only have a basking platform at about 4inches high.
Pleh
I toyed with the idea of just using an Arcadia, but it felt selfish to deprive her of an MVB just because I wanted to build her an interesting and challenging viv.
Im having to go back to the drawing board and figure out another way of making her some platforms and ramps away from her hotside.
Sulk. Sulk. Sulk.
Vet:
Sheesh girls! I should watch what I say. That was like throwing chum to a tank full of sharks! hehe.
He is handsome, but he is also
fabulous.
Im due to go for my re-check next week so im sure I can formulate some kind of "oh i has to take your photo" plan.
There is little hope im going to manage to get out of that one without looking like
a. a stalker
b. a murderer
Oh and here's a quickie of Miso chillaxing.
Love and hugs all round!