Tuesday, December 29, 2009

Zoo has decreased

As all of you by now know, our little zoo has decreased. Ten of our birds passed about two weeks ago so now we are down to seven birds, a rabbit and two dogs. Which is okay by me. It gives me more time for Rocky, Molly, Bella and the dogs since the finches and the canary aren't tameable. Rocky, Molly, Sunny, Bonnie, Clyde, Ozzy "Oz", and Harriet are doing fine. Baby Bella is doing great. Koko and Baby are as weird as ever.
Koko is bald again. He got too matty to brush out so we shaved him almost bald. He still has hair on his mouth, ears, tail and legs. But otherwise yes, he is bald. Baby isn't out much. He likes to hang around my room or the basement. He only surfaces to go out potty, whenever my mom gets home, to eat, or on the rare occasion they get to go "bye-bye" otherwise he is off hiding. Mainly sleeping. He is about 14-15 years old now but he has a few more years left in him. He is almost blind, almost deaf, and has arthritis which worsens with the snowfall. His legs get so sore out there that he rolls on his back and cries. Poor old guy. Koko is now two years old and as hyper as ever. We are hoping he will start to mellow out soon. So far its not happening.
Rocky and Molly now have two eggs, they are sitting on them but they probably wont hatch. They were laid before the ''gas leak.'' Oz and Harriet have three eggs but one keeps dissapearing and then showing up somewhere else. They could be eating the egg and laying another on the other side of the cage from the nest. The other two eggs are about a month old but are really dark which is a sign of fertility. They too are probably not going to hatch. We are planning on tossing them soon but I am hesitant because Oz and Harriet are still sitting on them and if we throw them out they will be replaced.
Just another day at the IGH Otteson zoo.

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