Friday, August 20, 2010

Zack, Cleopatra, Pumpkin and Sugar Gliders

I have great news about Zack the rat. His neuter went smoothly and he is already nearly healed. He didn't skip a beat after his neuter and immediately went for his food and climbed up to his hammock. He has been behaving well with Burrito and we hope to move Gormy back in with the two. Gormy's wound from Zack is also healed. All three will be monitored closely when they are reintroduced. If Zack acts back up, our next step will be introducing him with females ( after a month has passed from his neuter)
Yesterday we received a new arrival, one we didn't expect to be quite so large. Cleopatra the red eared slider arrived. I was told she was 5 to 6 months old, I was not envisioning a full grown female red ear that is definetly a lot older than that. We are urgently looking for a foster or adoptive home for her , with someone that has an indoor pond. Most glass aquariums are much too small for her. We have her in a glass aquarium right now. I know she needs more space. We would love someone with better accommodations to either adopt or foster her.
Pumpkin the rabbit was adopted today!! Pumpkin was dropped off at a pet store. Her previous owner had to rehome/take her somewhere, because the landlord found out about Pumpkin and pets were not allowed. Pumpkin went into foster care immediately and quickly found a loving home a couple of weeks after she was spayed. We are very happy for Pumpkin :)
The two sugar gliders saw the vet yesterday. We found out that one is a female and one is neutered male. That is why the neutered boy appeared to be a female , no male " pom poms" and the scent gland on the head disappears after a neuter. But Dr.T couldn't find a pouch, that signalled his true identity. The female does have a pouch. They are both in great health and are now ready to be adopted. The male has been renamed Luke , they are Luke and Leonna.

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