Its oh so quiet Shh Shh

[Zephyr]

Woo! Just got back from the show. No sign of any garters, but I picked up an adorable little female butter corn snake and some silk worms for the beardies.
However...
MY dad saw an old colleague from work at the show, and he has a 2 foot female albino checkered garter who doesn't eat alot, and he was wondering if I'd like to trade a corn for her. HECK YES.
I'm offering the female Miami phase who's a little *****. XD

[drache]

good trade, Kyle
and Terry
I wish I could be up there is the snow
all we get is rain rain rain
and I'm sick again - sheesh
so I couldn't get myslf to treck to the petshop to get minnows
so I tried feeding Mesa some f/t minnows and salmon strips, but she wouldn't go for it, so I have to make the trek after all
the problem is that the mta uses the weekend for repairs, so what would ordinarily be just a train ride, now becomes a train ride, switching to a shuttle bus, and then switching back to the train
or, alternately, a train ride and a 15 block walk
oh, maybe it's not raining today
I just have to remind myself what a wimp I am compared to Shackleton and his guys

[enigma200316]

sounds like a good deal, I can't wait for the pics..............

[drache]

Velvet, our crested gecko passed yesterday
we'd adopted him from the rescue and he came with some handicaps
he went quickly - kidney failure
he was a sweet little guy and I'm sure in whatever netherworld geckos go to, he'll be able to climb as well as the rest of them

[Sid]

Velvet, our crested gecko passed yesterday
we'd adopted him from the rescue and he came with some handicaps
he went quickly - kidney failure
he was a sweet little guy and I'm sure in whatever netherworld geckos go to, he'll be able to climb as well as the rest of them

Sorry to hear about the Crested, Rhea. One of our Finches broke its neck somehow yesterday and I had to put it down. Always a bummer to lose a pet isn't it?

[Lori P]

So sorry you lost Velvet, Rhea. I'm glad he passed quickly and got to spend the last of his life with someone who cared for him.

Sid, also sorry on the finch. Too sad.

We had to put down one of our client's miniature donkeys yesterday-- I happened to be riding with the vet-- and it was sooooo hard. It's the first time I've witnessed a little donk being euth'd and it really got to me, I was crying as hard as the owner... I know my poor vet was seriously regretting his decision of a ride along partner yesterday. lol I couldn't help it, I adore my own donks and have not ever thought about the eventuality... I came right home and hugged them to pieces. It wouldn't have bothered me so much if it had been one of the horses, I suppose because I've seen so many horses euth'd. The tiny little donkey was just realllllllyyyyy hard.

[Stefan-A]

Sorry about your losses Rhea, Sid and Lori.

Lori, how's the horse doing, by the way? The one that got impaled.

[Lori P]

He did not survive. :-( The branch had punctured into his hip joint, and an infection formed in the joint that they were unable to get to to treat (it abscessed and sytematic antibiotics did not reach it). He was colicking from the stress and they had to make a decision to try and send him for surgery (upward of $8,000 and no guarantees) or let him go, so they let him go. He was 26 years old and had some other health issues so it really was the best decision. But the whole thing was so unbelievable... no-one thought it would turn out to be a mortal wound. An unusual wound, sure, but not mortal.

[enigma200316]

sorry to hear of the losses you guys, it is always hard when you have to go through that, but remember you did your best and they had a good life with you no matter how long or short it was, keep the chin up.......

[anji1971]

Rhea, Sid, and Lori,
so sorry to hear all the sad news.............not a good day.