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Post by The Doctor on Sept 2, 2019 18:35:17 GMT
Monday is Clean Their Abode Day. I thought with 4 now instead of 5 this would be easier. Oh no it wasn't. They now fear The Paintbrush and run away from it rather than cling on so they can be moved to The Tub while their abode is cleaned! Three of the bastards escaped and made a run for it across the kitchen worktop before they were recaptured.
NEXT MONDAY IT'S WAR.
-Ralph
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Post by The Doctor on Sept 9, 2019 20:48:25 GMT
Much easier moving them today for house cleaning. The trick is to do it earlier when they are sleepy. Tee hee.
In other news, I have about two weeks left of ivy left before the current plant runs out of leaves. I cannot find a supply locally!!! They eat ivy. I have checked garden stores to no avail!!!
-Ralph
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Post by Fortmax2020 on Sept 9, 2019 21:04:14 GMT
Ivy can be bought in IKEA. And surely there will be some down the canel?? We get ours from a Bush at Tesco car park.
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Post by The Doctor on Sept 10, 2019 7:34:07 GMT
IKEA!!!!! That hellhole!!!
I had a look round Tesco but many dodgy characters hanging around so I did not linger.
-Ralph
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Post by The Doctor on Sept 23, 2019 18:04:28 GMT
The Four Surviving Stickies were getting bigger so it was time to move them to a bigger house which seemed to go ok though a spider infiltrated it so was swiftly evicted. I feared the Stickies being stuck in its web.
-Ralph
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Post by The Doctor on Sept 28, 2019 21:26:50 GMT
I don't think it is going well. They are not as active as before and two of them spend all their time hugging the same twig. I think they will expire soon. Don't think they are as keen on the outside ivy as they were with the Ikea plant ivy.
-Ralph
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Post by Fortmax2020 on Sept 28, 2019 21:28:51 GMT
Did you wash the outside ivy first? And have maintained a high humidity in the tank? They get less active with age and with lower temperatures as well.
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Post by Fortmax2020 on Sept 28, 2019 21:30:47 GMT
And are you keeping the ivy fresh by having the cut end in a pot of water?
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Post by Fortmax2020 on Sept 28, 2019 21:31:40 GMT
They're in a bigger tank now as well so have less need to roam around as they are not getting in each others way.
Fret not.
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Post by The Doctor on Sept 28, 2019 21:39:25 GMT
The ivy was washed before going in the tank and I spray every second day.
-Ralph
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Post by The Doctor on Sept 28, 2019 21:40:06 GMT
Did you wash the outside ivy first? And have maintained a high humidity in the tank? They get less active with age and with lower temperatures as well. How do I keep the humidity high? -Ralph |
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Post by Fortmax2020 on Sept 29, 2019 10:24:43 GMT
By spraying every other day? You probably don't need to spray that often actually.
Temperature will be key moving out of Summer. Keep their tank out of drafts and the room temperature reasonable.
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Post by The Doctor on Sept 29, 2019 10:47:40 GMT
They live next to the kitchen sink so are out of drafts.
-Ralph
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Post by Fortmax2020 on Sept 29, 2019 21:41:28 GMT
One of the Girls is currently flat out on her back about to molt.
That's two in under a fortnight. Come on Amy and Zoe - make it four!
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Post by browny87 on Oct 5, 2019 19:10:55 GMT
prayers required, we have had to take our cat to the vets and they are keeping her in for xrays and checks as her bladder is blocked.
requires anaesthetic so always a risk
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Post by The Doctor on Oct 5, 2019 20:25:54 GMT
Sure.
*heeeeuuurrrhgghhhh*
-Ralph
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Post by The Doctor on Oct 7, 2019 19:59:43 GMT
The Stickies were grumpy as fuck when I was trying to move them to clean their house this evening. They were not for moving. I think they have become teenagers.
-Ralph
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Post by browny87 on Oct 10, 2019 22:33:42 GMT
first time iv'e felt a small hint of positivity regarding our lil puss, shes home after 3 nights at the vets surgery, she was severely dehydrated, had numerous scans and bloods done but all came up fairly clear, however she was clearly REALLY poorly as she was barely moving. shes much better now but i dont want to hope too much that shes better just yet. we are enjoying her company ATM. 3 nights of 24 hour vet care, a few tests and all the different scans etc have set me back £1400 tho so no transformers till after Christmas me thinks sadly  |
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Post by Fortmax2020 on Oct 10, 2019 22:36:57 GMT
Two spiders have passed away in the last 36 hours here. Most peculiar.
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Post by The Doctor on Oct 25, 2019 20:27:04 GMT
Took some doing to wake up the Stickies this morning so I could clean out their house. They have since spent the rest of the day hanging upside down in indignation.
-Ralph
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Post by Shockprowl on Oct 25, 2019 21:17:42 GMT
Looking after the youngest's school friend's hamster over half term. Tiny thing it is. I can't remember it's real name so I'm calling it Sparky (youngest will correct me tomorrow I'm sure). It has tiny gripping hands. It climbed up it's cage with them. When it woke it looked confused. I let it smell my hand whilst I said, "Friend... friend...".
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Post by Philip Ayres on Oct 25, 2019 21:19:32 GMT
It's planning it's escape right now, they all do.
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Post by Shockprowl on Oct 25, 2019 21:20:57 GMT
Oh fuck no. No. Not with all the Orelly men in and out! Oh fucking heck. I cannot loose my youngest's school friend's hamster thing!!!
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Post by Philip Ayres on Oct 25, 2019 21:22:25 GMT
It's coming up for the one year anniversary of Geoff's last great escape :-(
Ditto the rabbits and the fox :-(
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Post by Shockprowl on Oct 25, 2019 21:23:23 GMT
We looked after the Nursery's hamster one time. Little test escaped. OUT OF A LOCKED CAGE. Gone for days. Rang the Head teacher to say sorry. Then, one evening, I walk into the kitchen, and there it was. Little fucker. I grabbed it, and secured it in it's cage. Nightmare.
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Post by Shockprowl on Oct 25, 2019 21:23:57 GMT
It's coming up for the one year anniversary of Geoff's last great escape :-( Ditto the rabbits and the fox :-( #sad |
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Post by The Doctor on Oct 26, 2019 5:11:39 GMT
-Ralph |
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Post by The Doctor on Nov 7, 2019 21:54:56 GMT
The stick insects continue to...not do very much. I have noticed though that each one tends to have its own part of the tank they like to hang about in. Sometimes they look like they are hugging.
No sign of eggs. I am not sure when they start doing that.
Their level of poo seems to increase a lot as they age. It will be mucking out time on Sunday, I reckon.
-Ralph
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Post by The Doctor on Nov 14, 2019 20:53:22 GMT
The biggest Sticky is now upside down with its legs in the air, balanced on a twig. I am undecided if it has expired or is just being weird.
-Ralph
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Post by blueshift on Nov 14, 2019 20:59:32 GMT
The biggest Sticky is now upside down with its legs in the air, balanced on a twig. I am undecided if it has expired or is just being weird. -Ralph what's his name? |
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