karen8967
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My little Kareltje is just the best cat in the world! I came home today after the funeral of a 90 year old aunt, a bit worried about the baby guinea-pigs, as Kareltje regularly visits their pen. When I came he was basking in the sun in the guinea-pig pen right next to the spot the babies usually are, so I was preparing myself to cleaning up a nasty family drama. But the baby guinea-piggies were right next to the cat, with their mother. Funny, wonderful cat! It catches mice, rats and moles (is that right in English? I mean the short-sighted animals living underground) regularly but seems to like my guinea-pigs as company
Yes, Mole is the right term. My old cat, sadly not with us any more, dispatched my middle son's gerbils one at a time. He then 'presented' them to me. Of course I told him that the gerbils had gone to live on the river bank, he is 26 now and still hasn't clicked.
Well, it's happened.
United Utilities who provide our water have announced a hose pipe ban from 5th August. Ironic really as the North West suffered severe flooding last winter.
Thanks for all the likes, folks! Not sure what went wrong, Kareltje, a rat, birds, the other guinea-pigs or the great escape, but the last newborns were nowhere to be found this morning. Luckily there are still the two-week old babies, who are thriving, but after losing 2 baby guinea pigs last week and 4 more today I think I'll refrain from pregnant guinea-pigs in the future. I could of course put them in a cage for safety but that wouldn't make me happy.My little Kareltje is just the best cat in the world! I came home today after the funeral of a 90 year old aunt, a bit worried about the baby guinea-pigs, as Kareltje regularly visits their pen. When I came home he was basking in the sun in the guinea-pig pen right next to the spot the babies usually are, so I was preparing myself to cleaning up a nasty family drama. But the baby guinea-piggies were right next to the cat, with their mother. Funny, wonderful cat! It catches mice, rats and moles (is that right in English? I mean the short-sighted animals living underground) regularly but seems to like my guinea-pigs as company
I'm with you. Going to try to dream of the north pole, or at least of swimming in a cool lake.not sleeping too well with this muggy weather.
Well, it's happened.
Oh no! Could they be kept in an enclosed pen with a wire mesh lid? That is what we always did when we kept guinea pigs. Never lost one, though we did have an escape artist who would climb like a spider, and we never did find out how frogs managed to get in through the tight spaces in the wire mesh.Thanks for all the likes, folks! Not sure what went wrong, Kareltje, a rat, birds, the other guinea-pigs or the great escape, but the last newborns were nowhere to be found this morning. Luckily there are still the two-week old babies, who are thriving, but after losing 2 baby guinea pigs last week and 4 more today I think I'll refrain from pregnant guinea-pigs in the future. I could of course put them in a cage for safety but that wouldn't make me happy.
For today, I'll go on waiting till this stupid and much too hot day is over and try my luck with pizza. It was a stupid 'I pretend to not exist-day' anyway, so if diabetes doesn't like the pizza, too bad for diabetes but this day was stupid from the start so I'll erase it anyway.
Tomorrow I plan to think of clever ways to make life bearable and perhaps even wonderful again, despite the heat!
Oh no! Could they be kept in an enclosed pen with a wire mesh lid? That is what we always did when we kept guinea pigs. Never lost one, though we did have an escape artist who would climb like a spider, and we never did find out how frogs managed to get in through the tight spaces in the wire mesh.
Frogs I love em such good slug and snail eaters
Yes, unfortunately many neighbours are paving over their gardens, extending houses, and filling in ponds. We are trying to maintain a homely environment for the frogs and hedgehogs, who also make a meal of the slugs and snails, but we seem to stand alone in our neighbourhood.Frogs I love em such good slug and snail eaters