So I just thought I would update you guys on a few things and tell you what all of my pets have been doing.
So, I'll start with Pipsqueak. She is her usual happy self. Her new favorite thing to do is bury her food dish. She just got her nails clipped tonight. Usually hamsters don't really need their nails clipped but hers were very long, so I carefully clipped them. She is very happy now. She was very cooperative about the whole thing. I didn't think she would let me do it, but she proved me wrong.
The cat has mostly been sleeping in my room all day, she got her claws trimmed too, and actually enjoyed herself.
Sheba is her usual self too. She has really been enjoying her dog bed a lot lately.
Lacey had fun today because I sliced up some carrot and she got to practice her favorite tricks and games: rollover, crawl, leave it, and hide and go seek.
And Munchkin has been having fun today playing with his plastic blue ball with a bell inside. He has moved it all around. It has been in his water bowl once today and it is now sitting in his food dish. Right now he is next to me licking his paws.
And some fish updates...
I have a lot of my fish supplies ready all I need now is
A water test kit
food
a heater
and decorations (gravel, plants, etc)
and of course the fish!
Today I went shopping at petsmart and saw all of the cute little betta fish, and bought some stuff. I got a thermometer for the tank, water conditioner (to remove harmful chlorine and chloramine), and a bacteria supplement.
If you are curious what the bacteria supplement is for and what it is:
It literally just bacteria in a liquid. You put some into the water when first starting a tank to start a bacteria cycle. If you don't get good bacteria in the tank, then there will be nothing to reduce the harmful ammonia and waste that the fish produces, so your fish could die from ammonia after the first few days of owning it. Adding a bacteria supplement prevents the ammonia from getting to dangerous levels.
Coming tomorrow: My shelter profiles which are a bit late, but better late than never!
Thursday, March 31, 2011
Sunday, March 27, 2011
Yay!!!!
I have great news!!!!
In this weeks shelter pet posts I posted profiles of Tonka, a rottweiler, and Billie Jo, a guinea pig. Well...
They BOTH have been adopted. Just thought I would tell you guys that. That would be why Billie Jo didn't have a petfinder page anymore. And in fact, all three of the guinea pigs at the shelter were adopted! I am very happy although it seems weird having no guinea pigs there!
And the cat named Benz, the pit bull named Beowoof, and the cat named Suki from older profiles have all been adopted too.
and even more yay!!! :
According to the KVHS facebook page, Walmart donate 10,000 dollars to the shelter!!! Which is awesome!
In this weeks shelter pet posts I posted profiles of Tonka, a rottweiler, and Billie Jo, a guinea pig. Well...
They BOTH have been adopted. Just thought I would tell you guys that. That would be why Billie Jo didn't have a petfinder page anymore. And in fact, all three of the guinea pigs at the shelter were adopted! I am very happy although it seems weird having no guinea pigs there!
And the cat named Benz, the pit bull named Beowoof, and the cat named Suki from older profiles have all been adopted too.
and even more yay!!! :
According to the KVHS facebook page, Walmart donate 10,000 dollars to the shelter!!! Which is awesome!
Cool new blog gadget!!!
For any of you who are wondering what the gadget/thing is over at the top right corner of my blog, it is a new gadget that blogger came up with. You can now subscribe/follow my Critter Corner blog via email. You simply enter your email address and I believe it will email my posts to you. I am trying it out myself, so I will tell you if it works well.
Friday, March 25, 2011
Lots and lots of pictures!!!
I just imported a bunch of pictures off of my ipod and onto my computer so here are lot of pictures of the critters:
Sheba with her head on Lacey's toy covered in melting snow.
A confused looking Sheba.
A relaxed Sheba.
A series of pictures of Lacey with her "marshmallow man" toy:
Two toys at once! (the more the merrier)
The "evil one-eyed glare" from the cat.
Two pictures of naughty pets:
Sheba was perfectly innocent, however the cat was laying on my clean clothes.
And Lacey was napping on my sisters bed which is very naughty!
And now many pictures of Munchkin being his usual cute self!
He is just the cutest bunny ever!!!
I have a ton of videos to upload which I am going to attempt tonight so if all goes well, there will be many cute pet videos in the very near future!
Shelter pet profiles!
Here are this week's shelter pet profiles:
This weeks "pet of the week":
This weeks pet of the week is a cat named Alfina. She is a two year old brown tabby. She came in because her previous owner had to many animals to be able to properly care for them all. Alfina has been here for a while. I don't know why because she is very sweet. She seems to get along with other cats and animals. She has lived with a lot of other cats before. She is just an all around great cat. She can be playful but she is also pretty mellow.
For more about Alfina check out her petfinder page:http://www.petfinder.com/petdetail/18188752
or go to the Kennebec Valley Humane Society webpage (the link is on the sidebar under "Critter Corner's favorite sites".
Shelter dog profile:
This weeks shelter dog profile is a big, lovable rottweiler named Tonka. He is a very goofy and lovable dog. He is big, but he isn't very difficult to handle on leash or off leash. He loves to play. He LOVES his little stuffed toys. He carries them around in his mouth all day till they weight a ton from a day's worth of his drool. It is very cute (until you go to pick one of the toys up). He is just a great dog in general. His favorite thing to do (besides carrying his stuffies around) is to run really fast and not be able to stop and hit a wall, door, etc. His only problems are that he hates the vet (not unusual), and he does have a few skin and ear irritations but they are easily handled. He can't wait to be adopted!
For more info and pictures of Tonka check out his petfinder page:http://www.petfinder.com/petdetail/18970898
Shelter cat profile:
This weeks cat profile is a black and white cat named Neon. She is about three years old. Neon has been at the shelter for a VERY, VERY, VERY long time. I can't even remember. She is a bit grumpy sometimes, but once she gets used to a person she can be very friendly. She would like a quiet peaceful house, and I think she would like to be the only cat and be in a home without dogs. (she might tolerate and elderly pet though.) She likes to make funny noises and sleep in a comfy bed.
For more info and pictures of Neon check out her petfinder page:http://www.petfinder.com/petdetail/18738018
"Pocket pet" profile:
This weeks pocket pet profile is a guinea pig named Billie Jo. She is a very sweet guinea pig. She is black, white and red. One of her eyes is slightly crossed, so she looked cross eyed sometimes which I think is very cute. She came in a while ago with eleven other guinea pigs. She isn't fully grown yet and it under a year old. Despite how young she is she has already had two babies both of whom have been adopted. She is very sweet and likes to groom everyone! She lives with her cage mate a baby guinea pig named Babe. Billie Jo and Babe would like to be adopted together because they are very close. (Babe usually freaks out when she is separated from Billie Jo even for a few minutes).
Billie Jo doesn't currently have a petfinder page. She used to, so it is possible that she was adopted yesterday or Wednesday. I hope so!
Here is a picture of Billie Jo:
This weeks "pet of the week":
This weeks pet of the week is a cat named Alfina. She is a two year old brown tabby. She came in because her previous owner had to many animals to be able to properly care for them all. Alfina has been here for a while. I don't know why because she is very sweet. She seems to get along with other cats and animals. She has lived with a lot of other cats before. She is just an all around great cat. She can be playful but she is also pretty mellow.
For more about Alfina check out her petfinder page:http://www.petfinder.com/petdetail/18188752
or go to the Kennebec Valley Humane Society webpage (the link is on the sidebar under "Critter Corner's favorite sites".
Shelter dog profile:
This weeks shelter dog profile is a big, lovable rottweiler named Tonka. He is a very goofy and lovable dog. He is big, but he isn't very difficult to handle on leash or off leash. He loves to play. He LOVES his little stuffed toys. He carries them around in his mouth all day till they weight a ton from a day's worth of his drool. It is very cute (until you go to pick one of the toys up). He is just a great dog in general. His favorite thing to do (besides carrying his stuffies around) is to run really fast and not be able to stop and hit a wall, door, etc. His only problems are that he hates the vet (not unusual), and he does have a few skin and ear irritations but they are easily handled. He can't wait to be adopted!
For more info and pictures of Tonka check out his petfinder page:http://www.petfinder.com/petdetail/18970898
Shelter cat profile:
This weeks cat profile is a black and white cat named Neon. She is about three years old. Neon has been at the shelter for a VERY, VERY, VERY long time. I can't even remember. She is a bit grumpy sometimes, but once she gets used to a person she can be very friendly. She would like a quiet peaceful house, and I think she would like to be the only cat and be in a home without dogs. (she might tolerate and elderly pet though.) She likes to make funny noises and sleep in a comfy bed.
For more info and pictures of Neon check out her petfinder page:http://www.petfinder.com/petdetail/18738018
"Pocket pet" profile:
This weeks pocket pet profile is a guinea pig named Billie Jo. She is a very sweet guinea pig. She is black, white and red. One of her eyes is slightly crossed, so she looked cross eyed sometimes which I think is very cute. She came in a while ago with eleven other guinea pigs. She isn't fully grown yet and it under a year old. Despite how young she is she has already had two babies both of whom have been adopted. She is very sweet and likes to groom everyone! She lives with her cage mate a baby guinea pig named Babe. Billie Jo and Babe would like to be adopted together because they are very close. (Babe usually freaks out when she is separated from Billie Jo even for a few minutes).
Billie Jo doesn't currently have a petfinder page. She used to, so it is possible that she was adopted yesterday or Wednesday. I hope so!
Here is a picture of Billie Jo:
(she looks kinda fat, but that was because this picture was taken when she was expecting babies)
Thursday, March 24, 2011
Shelter and pet updates!!!
So, I have a habit of jinxing things I guess. For example late last fall the shelter had like no guinea pigs, then I say to the staff, "you know we haven't had any guinea pigs in a while". Then of course the next time I come we have twelve guinea pigs with a bunch more on the way if the very near future. Well I obviously did it again. All we had were a few mice and a few guinea pigs. So I said "we have finally slowed down with small pets" When all of a sudden the shelter now has: four rabbits, four rats, plus thirteen rats in foster care (most are babies), three mice, three guinea pigs, two birds, and the most recent arrival, a very cute hamster.
A lot of dogs have been getting adopted at the shelter and we were all very happy because they were some of the shelter's long term residents (some of them had been here for quite a few months.)
My favorite cat a really sweet cat named Ralph was adopted.
And now for my pets. All of them are doing pretty good. Pipsqueak was grumpy for a day last week, don't know why, but is back to her sweet happy self. Munchkin is doing very well. He is enjoying his salads with a special treat of some cabbage this week. Right now he is playing with my sweatshirt that is hanging off the couch. He really loves that sweat shirt. The cat is in a very good mood today and even let me trim her front nails without complaint. In fact, she was actually sitting in my lap and purring through the whole thing. Sheba is her usual old self, sleeping in sunny spots and licking the carpet. I have a few pictures of her I have to post because lately she likes to rest her head on wet things. I have pictures of her lying with her head resting on Lacey's toys covered in melted snow. She also likes to lick the spot where her head goes on her bed before she lies down. Lacey just got her fur trimmed. So now she looks funny to me after all winter with her long fur, but now she doesn't get as hot. She seems to enjoy it. And I bought a few more things to add to my fish supply. I still have some things left but hopefully by around the end of April I will be able to get my fish! I can't wait!
Coming hopefully tomorrow: I am planning on posting the shelter pet profiles tomorrow because the shelter has their new pet of the week, and if blogger will cooperate, I am planning on uploading some videos and pictures that I got of Munchkin.
A lot of dogs have been getting adopted at the shelter and we were all very happy because they were some of the shelter's long term residents (some of them had been here for quite a few months.)
My favorite cat a really sweet cat named Ralph was adopted.
And now for my pets. All of them are doing pretty good. Pipsqueak was grumpy for a day last week, don't know why, but is back to her sweet happy self. Munchkin is doing very well. He is enjoying his salads with a special treat of some cabbage this week. Right now he is playing with my sweatshirt that is hanging off the couch. He really loves that sweat shirt. The cat is in a very good mood today and even let me trim her front nails without complaint. In fact, she was actually sitting in my lap and purring through the whole thing. Sheba is her usual old self, sleeping in sunny spots and licking the carpet. I have a few pictures of her I have to post because lately she likes to rest her head on wet things. I have pictures of her lying with her head resting on Lacey's toys covered in melted snow. She also likes to lick the spot where her head goes on her bed before she lies down. Lacey just got her fur trimmed. So now she looks funny to me after all winter with her long fur, but now she doesn't get as hot. She seems to enjoy it. And I bought a few more things to add to my fish supply. I still have some things left but hopefully by around the end of April I will be able to get my fish! I can't wait!
Coming hopefully tomorrow: I am planning on posting the shelter pet profiles tomorrow because the shelter has their new pet of the week, and if blogger will cooperate, I am planning on uploading some videos and pictures that I got of Munchkin.
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Videos coming soon!
I am going to try to do some more video tours, and put up some more videos. I have been trying to get videos of Munchkin being super cute, and I have a few and I also have some of Pipsqueak being her adorable self, so I will probably be uploading those soon.
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