Kitties!
Mommy did some petsitting two weeks ago...and they were two unusual pets!
The first one (not actually pictured because he never came out of his burrow) was a Desert Tortoise:
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| "Stunt Tortoise" |
He got dandelion greens and chard, and a couple of tomatoes, too, to eat.
The second pet Mommy cared for was a Bearded Dragon!
We'll call him Big George.
And he is pretty big...his body is nearly a foot long, and then there's the tail! Not even Maui (a champeen lizard-eater if there ever was one) would be able to get Big George down all in one go.
Mommy was amazed at how friendly Big George was. As soon as she came in the room he'd start zooming around his cage, all excited (he gets to go out when his owner is home and wander around the house) and he enjoyed being handled and stroked.
Even more than that, though--he likes his DINNER! He gets a tube full of big juicy crickets every day. Can you see his tongue? He chases the crickets around and eats 'em all up...and he is fast! A dozen crickets go down the hatch in just a few minutes. Mommy had to buy more crickets at the pet store mid-way through the week, and she cracked up, ordering 100 large crickets from the sales lady.
As for us, we are rather miffed that Big George didn't get to "stay" at our house...
Happy Caturday!
XX The Lounge Kats XX
aren't you miffed she didn't buy you guys some large crickets to chomp on too??
ReplyDeleteVery cool tortoise, I would so love to pet sit for one of those!
I fear that had Big George come to stay with you he might have gone home named Stubby.....
ReplyDeleteHow mean of your Mommy to not bring them to the Lounge for a meet and eat, er, greet!
ReplyDeleteyoW! Big George is kinda scary...but cool! our mom took some pictures of a baby George in our back yard. he was proly the size of a cricket. we think that might be more our speed...
ReplyDeleteHave a great weekend!
Pip, Smidgen, Minnie, Hollie
Ick. Just . . . ick. Oh, and yuck. Yuck, too. Live crickets? Ick, ick, ick.
ReplyDeleteMy human LOVES Big George! She used to have lizards as a kid, and garter snakes too.
ReplyDeleteHmmm... I prefer the furry kind of pet-kind. glad you had good time though!
ReplyDeleteShame you never met the moving rock - Äiti loves it when kitties meet Tessie for the first time .Perhaps May Ling should ask Mirsku what he did, hehehehe.
ReplyDeleteBig George looks like a pawful and we wonder who would win in a race to the crickets between you and him!
But just imagine what a trophy tail that would be.....
You have to live with strange critters, I mean for a cat ! You can't play with a turtle not even run behind it and a mini crocodile is not an ideal play partner either !
ReplyDeleteYes, but WHERE's THE FUR????????
ReplyDeletePurrs,
The Chans
Those both scare us! We met a Snapping Turtle in the yard last week and TBT didn't have ta chase us away from it! We saw that jaw and ran like chipmonks...
ReplyDeleteOh yes, we're sure Big George would have been verrrrrry welcome there. :)
ReplyDeleteA lady walks into a store and asks for 100 of their largest crickets... The boyz and I will have to work on the punch line....
ReplyDeleteThose are sure two interesting ones and we're glad to know they had the best care going on!
ReplyDeleteNow there are some different guys to pet sit and take care of. Very interesting. Have a great day.
ReplyDeleteOf all the critters your mom handled, we think the crickets would make the best pets. We told our mom we want pet crickets, but she said no way.
ReplyDeleteSweetie, there are enuff crickets to go around. Ask Mommy to being home a large bag of 'em.
ReplyDeleteWe thinks you is furry brave to have a big lizard like that in the house. Mom bean says she used to have red-eared turtles, and they would bite, so we is kinda glad the tortoise didn't come out..he might have tried to bitey you!
ReplyDeleteHave a great weekend efurryone.
Sasha, Sami, & Saku
ahhhhhhhhhhh beauty is in the eyes of the beholder and we beholders think all creatures are gorgeous.
ReplyDeletewe loved your helping post...i had my senior wellness checkup yesterday and mom got out of her blog reading routine. Vet report on Monday
hugs madi your bfff
Shame you did not get a chance to meet Big George kitties. :)
ReplyDeleteWe bet Big George would be a lot of fun to play with.
ReplyDeleteWow! Big George is cute! And sounds very friendly and nice :-)
ReplyDeleteThough I am scared of crickets. 100 of them....shudder! I wonder if you kitties got some share of the crickets :-)
Our mom likes pets with FUR. Even so, she enjoyed reading about Big George. He sounds like quite the character. As long as your mom doesn't post SNAKE pictures, we're okay.
ReplyDeleteWe do have to agree we kinda like our pets with fur, kitty fur. MOL What an adventure for your Mom!
ReplyDeleteMaybe your mum got those extra crickets to fatten Big George up for you.
ReplyDeleteMy comment didn't go through last night but had to say how special gorgeous George is.
ReplyDeleteIt sounds as if you kitties might have been in danger of Big George swallowing you whole if he'd come to your house. We would be miffed if we saw Big George getting crickets to eat and we didn't get any. They are nommy. Have a great weekend. XO, Lily Olivia, Mauricio, Misty May, Giulietta, Fiona, Astrid, Lisbeth and Calista Jo
ReplyDeleteWe have little lizards who live outside here, and we're always trying to catch them, but they've got nothing on Big George! He looks like he would be a lot of fun.
ReplyDeleteSomehow we bet Big George's owner is happy Big George didn't stay at your house :)
ReplyDeleteThe tortoise sounds a bit dull, but man, that Big George....now there's a saucy character!
ReplyDeleteI think that BIG George looks a little to BIG to try to chase :)
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful pair!
ReplyDeleteThose awe sum purretty cool pets tu be pet sittin' fur. GLad yous mommy had a good time.
ReplyDeleteLuv ya'
Dezi