Published on
May 15, 2010 in
Pets.
Did you know that pond snails give live birth? Yup. I woke this morning to 3 pea size baby snails all courtesy of Noémie, The Black Japanese Trapdoor pond snail.
I started out with a few mystery snails but decided against using them in my aquarium because of the potential for overpopulation. The ever so informative pet store person said concerning Apple Snails/Mystery Snails, “With the size of your aquarium you can purchase 10 of these.” WTF? Are you on crack? Thank God I did research before taking her horrible advice. Can you imagine what the tank would look like if I’d added 10 hermaphrodite snails capable of self-fertilization? Oh my goodness! That’s not good! They’d have taken over my tank in a heartbeat.
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Little Miss Mercy has a few medical problems which go wayyyy beyond my abilities so she has gone to a nice care 
center which will aid her in with some issues she was having. Don’t be sad though, she should be taken very good care of and helped on her way to a very nice life. Mercy left here about an hour ago wrapped in the arms of a capable vet so no worries what-so-ever.
Her little self will be missed here but she’ll make someone a very nice cat someday.
Just in case y’all have forgotten the sweet faces that have passed through my home here is a quick view of fur and paws. Some were wonderful, others no so much but the good ones are the reason I keep on doing this. Ladybird was a runner and biter. Buddy killed off all my blueberry bushes but I’ve since forgiven him. And Brody… Dear Lord there was Brody… master destroyer and escape artist who now spends his days chasing small dogs or what he might call “livin’ the dream”. If it weren’t for others and the cute stories I have I’d so give up cause I mean to tell you he and Ladybird put me through hell!!!! At least I can laugh about it now but then I wanted to strangle them both!!!! The Ladybird and Brody drama can be read here and here.
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She will melt your heart!
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Is this kind of cuteness even legal?
Continue reading ‘A Kitten’s Sweater’
My little vampire ran away. For two hours I had no idea where she was. I looked all over the place. I called her name, walked around but nothing. Gus went outside to use the restroom and Mary Jane rushed right out with him and was gone in a flash. I was both mad and sad but mostly sad cause my little person was gone all gone. About two hours later my door bell rang and a neighbor told me he’d found her wandering around. He said had she not had on tags he would have just chased her out of his yard. Thank goodness for tags.
Mary Jane’s tags have my name, my number and my long time email address on yahoo. On the back of the tags in small caps it says: I am loved. I’m so happy she was found but now I’m pissed at her for worrying me to death. She’s too pretty to be out there in the mud messing around.
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I have to rehome Flynn my shubunkin because he doesn’t get along with the fantails. I’m keeping my fantails, they’re awesome!!! I’ve got three of them and they’re staying.
I have a prospective speaking engagement at the University on PTSD. I’m more worried about smaller crowds than larger. Give me 50 or more and I’m good to go less than that makes me a bit nervous. The more people the easier it is to have them all blend together.
I finished a few birds I made from air dry clay. I like how one of them turned out.
This spring rain is killing my joints.
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I’ve had several fragments of memory over the last few days. The ones below are specifically about small breed dogs.
An Aunty S had a medium size dog but I’m not sure what happened to it. It was a Golden Cocker Spaniel that hated to be left alone. Every time my aunt came home the dog had peed on her pillow. He also use to wipe his butt on the carpet and piss her off big time. I have no idea what happened to that dog. I liked him though. I lived with him when I was about 3 years old. This was also the time when the abuse picked up and the time frame where I fully believe I became a multiple. I don’t recall the dog barking, ever.
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You know you’re irritated with the world when you’re in the middle of cleaning the aquarium and find yourself upset because the fish keep swimming up to you.
My Lord! Would you leave me alone, I thought. I’m not here to socialize. I just want to clean the tank. That’s when I burst out laughing because I was pissed that the fish had the nerve to swim up to me. Yeah, it’s possible I have some issues right now.
This is a great example of seeing the entire world in one single light. I didn’t even want the fish to touch me or want anything from me. Dammit I can’t do everything or be all things to all people… or fish. I’m only one person (technically). Why does everyone want something?
Really, when you’re taxed and feel stretched too thin it only takes one tiny thing to tip you right over into crazy unreasonable. I tipped last night when I lashed out at the fish. I laughed at myself then decided to relax a bit.
Austin
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