Every species hibernates in their own way. Heck, even every being within every species has their own special way they like to brumate. No matter how experienced you are, every new hibernation season can be nerve-wracking – after all, you are about to dial down your metabolism and you want to be sure your sleepingContinueContinue reading “Day 300: Box Turtle Brumation Hay Tunnel”
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Day 299: A Mealworm A Day
As everyone knows, when you are born very cute, you will just get even cuter as you grow up. Since being as cute as possible is advantageous (something about “survival of the species”), the best approach is to simply go for it and get as big as possible as fast as possible so you willContinueContinue reading “Day 299: A Mealworm A Day”
Day 298: Cockatiel Takes a Grateful Nap
Being part of a flock is always fun, but it is especially fun around the holidays. This, of course, is because your personal Small Chef pulls out all the stops in preparing all your favorite delicacies. When the big day o’ gratitude finally arrives, as the official “alpha” flock member, you can expect to haveContinueContinue reading “Day 298: Cockatiel Takes a Grateful Nap”
Day 297: Gratitude with Feathers and Shells
Here in our little flock, every member has their own reasons to be grateful. Pearl is grateful for his fine and fetching grey and white feathers. (One glance at his flock mates and it is easy to see how lucky he got in this department.) He is also very grateful for his tuneful voice. HisContinueContinue reading “Day 297: Gratitude with Feathers and Shells”
Day 296: Tortoise Cuddles
When you are born cold-blooded with a shell, some beings might not immediately see you as “cuddly.” It is true you enjoy your me-time. You don’t need to be waited on hand and foot (like some of your other high-volume, high-maintenance flock members with feathers we won’t name). But now and then, togetherness-time can beContinueContinue reading “Day 296: Tortoise Cuddles”
Day 295: Grateful for Feathers
As the day o’ gratitude draws near, it is only natural to find your mind turning to the things you feel thankful for. Let’s say you are small and covered in feathers. So you might feel very grateful for those feathers. And also very grateful for your cute pink feet. And of course quite gratefulContinueContinue reading “Day 295: Grateful for Feathers”
Day 294: Box Turtle Makes Eye Contact
No matter how brightly colored and visible you might be as a manly male box turtle on the prowl, you can’t count on crossing paths with an eligible lady box turtle all that often. So when you do, you really want to be ready to put your best foot forward! You already know you lookContinueContinue reading “Day 294: Box Turtle Makes Eye Contact”
Day 293: A Tortoise and Her Blanket
Being a tropical tortoise from South America, you know exactly how you like your climate. WARM. Warm is good. Warmer is better. Very very warm is best of all. Since you don’t prefer to spend the cold weather days buried under a big pile of dusty hay like your smaller, clearly less discerning shelled brother,ContinueContinue reading “Day 293: A Tortoise and Her Blanket”
Day 292: Cockatiel Is the Original Napster
When your family includes multiple species, you are bound to run into the language barrier sooner or later. Take “Napster,” for example. Clearly, this term means “master napper.” (“Nap” + “ster” – could any translation be more obvious?) And yet somehow, your large featherless flock mates seem to think it has something to do withContinueContinue reading “Day 292: Cockatiel Is the Original Napster”
Day 291: Box Turtle Shell Pats
As a not-so-newly-rescued-anymore 3-toed Texas box turtle, you are slowly starting to feel more at home in your new casa and interspecies flock. You decide you want to become a bit more social and get involved in some new activities. Maybe first you try “head pats” and “shell scratches” and those are very lovely andContinueContinue reading “Day 291: Box Turtle Shell Pats”
Love & Feathers & Shells 