Myia's Bunny Blog

[Myia09]

So usually online fourms say minimum budgie cages for 2 should be 30x18x18...mine is 27x17x17 1/2..

I known its a little small, but I havent' found anything larger that I can afford, or that I like.

I really want something like this:
http://www.cageworldaz.com/Small chrome cage updated.gif

But its $400...I keep an eye on craigslist but most of them are just like the one I have.

I am buying the TOP bird seed tomorrow..making the switch.

If you don't read Ren's blog..I am going to get 2 10 gallons for my 4 bettas and divide each in half. I also have some pvc pipe to make caves, and some silk plants I have from when I had larger tanks.

I am pretty excited, but hoods are expensive..and I need a full otehr 10 gallon tank!

 

[RandomWiktor]

For my flock-o-budgies, I use those really big cages for ferrets/cats, and just cover the whole cage with (PVC coated, this is critical!) hardware cloth/mesh. Works great! For my lone cockatiel, I have a pretty spacious cage that was cheap (under $100) and if I can find the make and model I will definitely tell you what it is as it may be an affordable option!

And oh, when you said TOP I figured you meant pellets. Or do you intend on doing TOP pellets & seeds mixed?

ETA: Have you ever seen this model? Right now it's on sale for $100 w/free shipping, and it's pretty spacious!

 

[Myia09]

I am going to do the pellets and seed mix. I know most seeds aren't regulated, so you get the same thing, but at least these sprout and I feel better about feeding it.

I would def love to see what you ahve for a cage..
I went on CL and there is a cage fro $100 that is great, but I have no money! ugh!

 

[Myia09]

Speaking of budgies..

Mine are outside right now (In thier cage) and are bathing in their water bowl and chirping away!

It is slightly windy outside and they are loving it!

 

[Dragonrain]

Aw I miss having budgies. Our last one Toby was SO loud though, defiantly not a good apartment pet for us right now. My dad loved that bird, he passed away last winter though, but he was really old.

The betta's will love the new tanks! Mine was in a 5 gal for awhile before I switched him to a 10. They are a lot more interesting when they have more space, or at least I think so. Plus it's a lot of fun to set up the tanks when you have the space for extra stuff.

 

[Myia09]

I found some past photos:

One of my past geckos:

What she turned out to be:

One of my albinos that had "Smiley face" unfortunatly she passed away to MBD

And some of my past fish:

 

[RandomWiktor]

Poo. From looking around, it looks like my model isn't sold anymore :*( But if you want I can get a pic of the mesh-covered cages as they're much cheaper than most traditional bird cages and fairly easy to make.

And ah ok, I hear you. I haven't tried their sprouting mix yet, just the pellets, but I'd like to since I'm having such great results with the pellets. I hope they survive unlike many bird food companies because I'm finding their pellets have GREAT acceptance among my birds, and their feathers look awesome.

ETA: Oooh! NICE cichlids!

 

[Myia09]

Thanks!
You should have seen my Green Terrors..they were my "specialty"
They were stunning. My computer crashed and I no longer have most of my old photos

I wish I still had them. We moved from a house to a small 2bdrm apartment for 4 people and I had to sell all of my tanks and fish (Along with my breeding geckos)

And now I don't have room for a large tank.

Once James and I get a house (Either rent from his mom or buy) I am getting a 125 community African tank again.

 

[jcottonl02]

Awww the smiley faces!!! How cute!!

(I love the way you guys are all commenting on technical stuff, and species etc. and I'm just cooing over their colours )

Jen

 

[Myia09]

More photos of past loves!

My insanely aggresive foster hamster I named She Devil:

Her sister, a beautiful mottled blue who was sweet as peaches

Foster Chameleon (As you can see how bad he is, he didn't make it)

Foster/Pet beardies. Passed from impaction.

Harvey, Goffin rehab. I would bring him to work

Bad photo, but my foster albino ferret going to a good home

Foster Degu...they were 2 sisters

My convict:

My parrot rescues who would always lay blank eggs, but everytime even a divider was placed in the tank, they would stop eating.

And my pet first leopard gecko, she was a rescue.
She passed away from old age.

and ignore the dates on the photos..they were all wrong. These are from 2005-2007

 

[Dragonrain]

Pretty cichlids! When I use to work at my colleges biology department I took care of a bunch of cichlid tanks.

I like the gecko with the smiley face - and it's always so interesting to see the baby/adult gecko pictures. It's amazing how much some of them change.

 

[slavetoabunny]

I just love all your geckos. I was just outside watching a couple of bright green geckos chasing each other around on the top of our hot tub.

 

[Myia09]

I loved the smiley face gecko too. She was from a breeder and had Metabolic Bone Desiease in her rear legs. She passed away only about a 1 1/2 in her life.

When I hatch my babies, I am going to take photos every 2 weeks and keep a progressive blog on how leopard geckos change! It should be cool

Thanks Patti

I am enjoying my coffee before I go to a presentation for school.

 

[Myia09]

I just candeled the two leopard gecko eggs..both look great!

Can't wait for more eggs!

 

[RandomWiktor]

Oooh how exciting! I've never bred much of anything but bugs - about how long does it take before you have hatchlings, on average?

 

[Dragonrain]

Yay! Aurora still hasn't layed but looks like she should soon.

I really really really really hope her eggs hatch this year! I'll take like a gazillion pictures of the babies as they grow

 

[Myia09]

6-8 weeks..its week 2. I am sure it will take the full 8 because I am incubating for female.
My blazing blizzard didn't eat today, so I know she will be laying in the next couple of days.

!!! Yay!

 

[Myia09]

This Chinchilla breeder in AZ is nuts..

So she has 2 babies that I want..a Pink White and Brown Velvet female.

Well, I was goign to Tucson on April 17th for a rabbit show, and she lives down there (It is a far drive) and I was going to stop. But the show was cancelled, and I cancelled meeting her.

Mind you, the babies are not old enough to go home. In fact, she sent me this email
""I don't remember what I said that I was selling the brown velvet girl for...let me get back to you with that. You don't have to put down a deposit because I am not going to be offering her up for sale to just anyone, you know? I'm not sure about the pink white girl just yet. No deposits are needed because the chins aren't going anywhere...not yet anyway. That's the beauty of not having many babies being born...no one HAS to go anywhere."


So I told her "Hehe I bet! Being around all that cuteness!
Just let me know!
I am still interested in that beige/ebony pair too..even if one is a stinker. My beige has turned out to be quite a meanie. He will bark even while taking a treat from you! lol! "

I was waiting on HER to sell her chiinchillas.

Then today she sent me a nasty email about how she is holding the chinchillas for me, and I never came on the 17th (Which I told her I wasn't) and why I am being a flake, ect ect ect

Uh...I have been waiting on you. You are the one who told me the chinchillas were too young to go home, then you sent me said above email where it sounded like you were not going to sell the chinchillas anyways!

WTF?????

 

[Myia09]

More chinchilla news!

The female chin from my friend is here! She is beautiful!

And even more docile than Casanova!

I mean a complete sweetie! But she was being fed junk food..and even fruit :scared:

All her plastic stuff was chewed..she was on all wire (Big no no for chins)

But other than that healthy. She isn't a standard either; she is a TOV Standard

Pics:

The problem is, she has had ramps all her life and seems to be afraid to jump! Ican't believe it!

Hopefully she will get out of it !

 

[Myia09]

I also made new toys!

Foot toy for buns:

Random toys for all:

Hanging toy for buns:

CHin hanging toys:

I also orderd a toy for the buns that was suppossed to a foot toy..and was so tiny I gave it to the hamster! lol!