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BULLET, CHAPTER FORTY TWO
Jun. 30th, 2013 11:46 amHey guys, sorry for the delay! In addition to cleaning the rat cages this weekend along with throwing myself back in job-searching, I've also resumed my gym and pilates routines, which I previously was on a break from for a few weeks because of shin splints. Not mention volunteering at the animal shelter! On Friday, I saw seven dogs get taken to their new forever homes, three more get put on hold for a pending adoption, and one get reclaimed by the owner who lost him! We’ve also got a guinea pig there right now and she is sooooo cute! It’s going to be hard for me not to take her home, honestly.
As for the rodents I already do have...
Justin and Jenner are both so old now that they are balding and are having problems with their back legs. I took their food and water out of the penthouse part of the their cage and put it on the ground floor so they wouldn't HAVE to climb, though they still do. Justin has a lump that I'm a little worried about, but Dad thinks it's a subcutaneous cyst, not a tumor.
I got a rat ball (no idea what happened to the old one) and Sam loves it! While the others are happy enough to be lazy lap rats, Sam is super high energy and wants to go everywhere. This way, she can, and I don't have to worry about it!
Jenner and Ratsputin, being alpha males extraordinaire, both freak out if I hold one outside the cage bars of the other. They're fine if one of the girls is out there, though, just interested. Today I tried the reverse, holding Ratsputin outside the bars of the girls cage. To my surprise, Blatz was...not aggressive, but pretty defensive. Every time he tried to put his nose or paws through, she'd get in his way and even try to nip. She's fine with them all outside the cage, very friendly and tolerant, so I guess this could just be a territory issue, but I think she was defending Sam, because she only started that once Sam went over to check Ratsputin out, and she kept blocking Sam and pushing her back every time she tried to get near Ratsputin. She treats Sam like her baby, and I think she was worried that this big intruding male might be coming to hurt her.
Also, someone got an advance copy of Affliction and is flogging/summarizing it on the Amazon forums, if you're interested!
http://www.amazon.com/Affliction-Book-Flog/forum/FxIH9VYIM8DKMA/Tx3UR91JCP7PJUI/1/ref=cm_cd_pg_pg1?_encoding=UTF8&asin=0425255700
Or you can enjoy this post, in which there is a summary of fifteen pages yet they don't get to the sex. It's not sexy buildup either. It's just a really, really boring load of nothing.
( BULLET, CHAPTER FORTY TWO )
As for the rodents I already do have...
Justin and Jenner are both so old now that they are balding and are having problems with their back legs. I took their food and water out of the penthouse part of the their cage and put it on the ground floor so they wouldn't HAVE to climb, though they still do. Justin has a lump that I'm a little worried about, but Dad thinks it's a subcutaneous cyst, not a tumor.
I got a rat ball (no idea what happened to the old one) and Sam loves it! While the others are happy enough to be lazy lap rats, Sam is super high energy and wants to go everywhere. This way, she can, and I don't have to worry about it!
Jenner and Ratsputin, being alpha males extraordinaire, both freak out if I hold one outside the cage bars of the other. They're fine if one of the girls is out there, though, just interested. Today I tried the reverse, holding Ratsputin outside the bars of the girls cage. To my surprise, Blatz was...not aggressive, but pretty defensive. Every time he tried to put his nose or paws through, she'd get in his way and even try to nip. She's fine with them all outside the cage, very friendly and tolerant, so I guess this could just be a territory issue, but I think she was defending Sam, because she only started that once Sam went over to check Ratsputin out, and she kept blocking Sam and pushing her back every time she tried to get near Ratsputin. She treats Sam like her baby, and I think she was worried that this big intruding male might be coming to hurt her.
Also, someone got an advance copy of Affliction and is flogging/summarizing it on the Amazon forums, if you're interested!
http://www.amazon.com/Affliction-Book-Flog/forum/FxIH9VYIM8DKMA/Tx3UR91JCP7PJUI/1/ref=cm_cd_pg_pg1?_encoding=UTF8&asin=0425255700
Or you can enjoy this post, in which there is a summary of fifteen pages yet they don't get to the sex. It's not sexy buildup either. It's just a really, really boring load of nothing.
( BULLET, CHAPTER FORTY TWO )
