crabs & gerbils

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Terri, I'm sorry to hear about Nurse Betty. It's funny how we can get attached even to little creatures like hermit crabs. My parents had good success with theirs. The habitat was a kitty litter pan with rocks & fake plants in it; a little sunken water hole (I think it was a peanut butter lid). They fed them lettuce, peanut butter, little chunks of whatever my parents were eating. I wouldn't have thought it was a healthy diet, but the little guys lived quite a while. I think 2 of them outgrew their shells at least once. Maybe it was just luck; I'm sure that Herman falling from the screen door repeatedly couldn't have been good for him!

I really enjoyed our gerbils, when we weren't overrun with them! A couple of times a week we would put them in their "playground," a big cardboard box with old toys & toilet roll & paper towel tubes. Every time they saw a cardboard tube, they acted like it was the first one they'd ever seen! One of the toys was a Millenium Falcon (you Star Wars fans know what it is) that I bought at Goodwill, just for the gerbils. They loved it, lots of places to hide, run in & out. It was so funny to watch them. Then there was the Skywheel. We just had metal cages, not the fancy tunnel sets. We found a 3-story cage & suspended their little wheel from the top of it. So they had to go to the top level to get on the wheel & if they fell off, they fell to the bottom of the cage. Of course we kept a thick layer of bedding. Anyway, the funniest thing was how they would take turns on that wheel. One would be running & the other would be waiting, but getting impatient, putting out a paw now & then, until the first would get off & his brother would jump on & start running like mad. These were the famous Scooter & Skeeter. I never got tired of watching them. They were very gentle, maybe because we had been holding them since they first got a little fur on them. Occasionally one of them would escape & they were so easy to catch. We'd just put a cardboard tube down & sit back to wait. Within a few minutes, a little gerbil would appear from under the sofa or somewhere, go right to the tube & inside! If I had someone who would be reliable at cleaning the cage, I'd consider it again. But probably not until the little ones in the family are a few years older.

Whew! Another long story.

Ramblin' Rose

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Reply-To: Neurosarcoidosis To: Neurosarcoidosis Subject: Re: QuestionsDate: Fri, 09 Jun 2006 16:07:26 -0000

Rose,

I kinda like Tuttle - if he stays for more than a week - Tuttle will be it. BTW did I let you know Nurse Betty passed away. I didn't have her as long as Dr. Claw but it still made me sad. My husband gave her a burial at sea. I don't think I will get anymore; I worry that I am doing something wrong.

Terri G. > > > > Hi Everybody, Hope everything is going ok with you all.> > > >> > > > I have a question if you don't mind. I have had trouble off and > on> > with an unusual pain mostly in the right side of my head above my > ear. 2> > of 3 times this pain has felt like someone stuck a 38 to my head and> > pulled the trigger, the only thing that I imagine would be > different was> > it took a while for the pain to stop, and the very last time this> > happened it felt like something went up my carotid to my head, dummy> > here even tried to catch it before it got to the top. I have also > had> > this funny jab in my head off and on for a while, but usually they > are> > spaced out pretty good. All of a sudden this has changed in the > last 2> > weeks, the pain has started coming more often. I get a less severe > pain> > almost always in the same spot as the other that feels like someone > is> > trying to push something through my head, it hurts like the dickens > but> > doesn't last as long as the other, the difference is it has started> > making me dizzy and nauseous, which lasts for 20 or 25 minutes even> > > > though the pain has stopped. It's never done that before. What > is> > this? Any ideas?> > > >> > > > I know you guys are not doctors, but I trust your answers more. > You> > have been there and seem to understand the weird way I ask a > question.> > Sorry about that by the way.> > > >> > > > As always//Connie> > > >> > > > ---------------------------------> > > > How low will we go? Check out Yahoo! Messenger�s low> > PC-to-Phone call rates.> > > >> > > >> > > > ---------------------------------> > > > Love cheap thrills? Enjoy PC-to-Phone calls to 30+ countries for> > just 2�/min with Yahoo! Messenger with Voice.> > > >> > > > __________________________________________________> > > >

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Rose, Sounds like you had a great time with your gerbils. I had two growing up called "Chip 'n Dale" but they were nowhere as tame as yours. Your story brought back memories though! lol DebbieRose wrote: Terri, I'm sorry to hear about Nurse Betty. It's funny how we can get attached even to little creatures like hermit crabs. My parents had good success with theirs. The habitat was a kitty litter pan with rocks & fake plants in it; a little sunken water hole (I think it was a peanut butter lid). They fed them lettuce, peanut butter, little chunks of whatever my parents were eating. I wouldn't have thought it was a healthy diet, but the little guys lived quite a

while. I think 2 of them outgrew their shells at least once. Maybe it was just luck; I'm sure that Herman falling from the screen door repeatedly couldn't have been good for him! I really enjoyed our gerbils, when we weren't overrun with them! A couple of times a week we would put them in their "playground," a big cardboard box with old toys & toilet roll & paper towel tubes. Every time they saw a cardboard tube, they acted like it was the first one they'd ever seen! One of the toys was a Millenium Falcon (you Star Wars fans know what it is) that I bought at Goodwill, just for the gerbils. They loved it, lots of places to hide, run in & out. It was so funny to watch them. Then there was the Skywheel. We just had metal cages, not the fancy tunnel sets. We found a 3-story cage & suspended their little wheel from the top of it. So they had to go to the top level

to get on the wheel & if they fell off, they fell to the bottom of the cage. Of course we kept a thick layer of bedding. Anyway, the funniest thing was how they would take turns on that wheel. One would be running & the other would be waiting, but getting impatient, putting out a paw now & then, until the first would get off & his brother would jump on & start running like mad. These were the famous Scooter & Skeeter. I never got tired of watching them. They were very gentle, maybe because we had been holding them since they first got a little fur on them. Occasionally one of them would escape & they were so easy to catch. We'd just put a cardboard tube down & sit back to wait. Within a few minutes, a little gerbil would appear from under the sofa or somewhere, go right to the tube & inside! If I had someone who would be reliable at cleaning the cage, I'd consider it

again. But probably not until the little ones in the family are a few years older. Whew! Another long story. Ramblin' Rose Moderator Reply-To: Neurosarcoidosis To: Neurosarcoidosis Subject: Re:

QuestionsDate: Fri, 09 Jun 2006 16:07:26 -0000 Rose, I kinda like Tuttle - if he stays for more than a week - Tuttle will be it. BTW did I let you know Nurse Betty passed away. I didn't have her as long as Dr. Claw but it still made me sad. My husband gave her a burial at sea. I don't think I will get anymore; I worry that I am doing something wrong. Terri G. > > > > Hi Everybody, Hope everything is going ok with you all.> > > >> > > > I have a question if you don't mind. I have had trouble off and > on> > with an unusual pain mostly in the right side of my head above my > ear. 2> > of 3 times this pain has felt like someone stuck a 38 to my head and> > pulled the trigger, the only thing that I imagine would be > different was> > it took a while for the pain to stop, and the very last time this> > happened it felt like something went up my carotid to my head, dummy> > here even tried to catch it before it got

to the top. I have also > had> > this funny jab in my head off and on for a while, but usually they > are> > spaced out pretty good. All of a sudden this has changed in the > last 2> > weeks, the pain has started coming more often. I get a less severe > pain> > almost always in the same spot as the other that feels like someone > is> > trying to push something through my head, it hurts like the dickens > but> > doesn't last as long as the other, the difference is it has started> > making me dizzy and nauseous, which lasts for 20 or 25 minutes even> > > > though the pain has stopped. It's never done that before. What > is> > this? Any ideas?> > > >> > > > I know you guys are not doctors, but I trust your answers more. > You> > have been there and seem to understand the weird way I

ask a > question.> > Sorry about that by the way.> > > >> > > > As always//Connie> > > >> > > > ---------------------------------> > > > How low will we go? Check out Yahoo! Messenger�s low> > PC-to-Phone call rates.> > > >> > > >> > > > ---------------------------------> > > > Love cheap thrills? Enjoy PC-to-Phone calls to 30+ countries for> > just 2�/min with Yahoo! Messenger with Voice.> > > >> > > > __________________________________________________> > > >

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Rose, Sounds like you had a great time with your gerbils. I had two growing up called "Chip 'n Dale" but they were nowhere as tame as yours. Your story brought back memories though! lol DebbieRose wrote: Terri, I'm sorry to hear about Nurse Betty. It's funny how we can get attached even to little creatures like hermit crabs. My parents had good success with theirs. The habitat was a kitty litter pan with rocks & fake plants in it; a little sunken water hole (I think it was a peanut butter lid). They fed them lettuce, peanut butter, little chunks of whatever my parents were eating. I wouldn't have thought it was a healthy diet, but the little guys lived quite a

while. I think 2 of them outgrew their shells at least once. Maybe it was just luck; I'm sure that Herman falling from the screen door repeatedly couldn't have been good for him! I really enjoyed our gerbils, when we weren't overrun with them! A couple of times a week we would put them in their "playground," a big cardboard box with old toys & toilet roll & paper towel tubes. Every time they saw a cardboard tube, they acted like it was the first one they'd ever seen! One of the toys was a Millenium Falcon (you Star Wars fans know what it is) that I bought at Goodwill, just for the gerbils. They loved it, lots of places to hide, run in & out. It was so funny to watch them. Then there was the Skywheel. We just had metal cages, not the fancy tunnel sets. We found a 3-story cage & suspended their little wheel from the top of it. So they had to go to the top level

to get on the wheel & if they fell off, they fell to the bottom of the cage. Of course we kept a thick layer of bedding. Anyway, the funniest thing was how they would take turns on that wheel. One would be running & the other would be waiting, but getting impatient, putting out a paw now & then, until the first would get off & his brother would jump on & start running like mad. These were the famous Scooter & Skeeter. I never got tired of watching them. They were very gentle, maybe because we had been holding them since they first got a little fur on them. Occasionally one of them would escape & they were so easy to catch. We'd just put a cardboard tube down & sit back to wait. Within a few minutes, a little gerbil would appear from under the sofa or somewhere, go right to the tube & inside! If I had someone who would be reliable at cleaning the cage, I'd consider it

again. But probably not until the little ones in the family are a few years older. Whew! Another long story. Ramblin' Rose Moderator Reply-To: Neurosarcoidosis To: Neurosarcoidosis Subject: Re:

QuestionsDate: Fri, 09 Jun 2006 16:07:26 -0000 Rose, I kinda like Tuttle - if he stays for more than a week - Tuttle will be it. BTW did I let you know Nurse Betty passed away. I didn't have her as long as Dr. Claw but it still made me sad. My husband gave her a burial at sea. I don't think I will get anymore; I worry that I am doing something wrong. Terri G. > > > > Hi Everybody, Hope everything is going ok with you all.> > > >> > > > I have a question if you don't mind. I have had trouble off and > on> > with an unusual pain mostly in the right side of my head above my > ear. 2> > of 3 times this pain has felt like someone stuck a 38 to my head and> > pulled the trigger, the only thing that I imagine would be > different was> > it took a while for the pain to stop, and the very last time this> > happened it felt like something went up my carotid to my head, dummy> > here even tried to catch it before it got

to the top. I have also > had> > this funny jab in my head off and on for a while, but usually they > are> > spaced out pretty good. All of a sudden this has changed in the > last 2> > weeks, the pain has started coming more often. I get a less severe > pain> > almost always in the same spot as the other that feels like someone > is> > trying to push something through my head, it hurts like the dickens > but> > doesn't last as long as the other, the difference is it has started> > making me dizzy and nauseous, which lasts for 20 or 25 minutes even> > > > though the pain has stopped. It's never done that before. What > is> > this? Any ideas?> > > >> > > > I know you guys are not doctors, but I trust your answers more. > You> > have been there and seem to understand the weird way I

ask a > question.> > Sorry about that by the way.> > > >> > > > As always//Connie> > > >> > > > ---------------------------------> > > > How low will we go? Check out Yahoo! Messenger�s low> > PC-to-Phone call rates.> > > >> > > >> > > > ---------------------------------> > > > Love cheap thrills? Enjoy PC-to-Phone calls to 30+ countries for> > just 2�/min with Yahoo! Messenger with Voice.> > > >> > > > __________________________________________________> > > >

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Rose, Sounds like you had a great time with your gerbils. I had two growing up called "Chip 'n Dale" but they were nowhere as tame as yours. Your story brought back memories though! lol DebbieRose wrote: Terri, I'm sorry to hear about Nurse Betty. It's funny how we can get attached even to little creatures like hermit crabs. My parents had good success with theirs. The habitat was a kitty litter pan with rocks & fake plants in it; a little sunken water hole (I think it was a peanut butter lid). They fed them lettuce, peanut butter, little chunks of whatever my parents were eating. I wouldn't have thought it was a healthy diet, but the little guys lived quite a

while. I think 2 of them outgrew their shells at least once. Maybe it was just luck; I'm sure that Herman falling from the screen door repeatedly couldn't have been good for him! I really enjoyed our gerbils, when we weren't overrun with them! A couple of times a week we would put them in their "playground," a big cardboard box with old toys & toilet roll & paper towel tubes. Every time they saw a cardboard tube, they acted like it was the first one they'd ever seen! One of the toys was a Millenium Falcon (you Star Wars fans know what it is) that I bought at Goodwill, just for the gerbils. They loved it, lots of places to hide, run in & out. It was so funny to watch them. Then there was the Skywheel. We just had metal cages, not the fancy tunnel sets. We found a 3-story cage & suspended their little wheel from the top of it. So they had to go to the top level

to get on the wheel & if they fell off, they fell to the bottom of the cage. Of course we kept a thick layer of bedding. Anyway, the funniest thing was how they would take turns on that wheel. One would be running & the other would be waiting, but getting impatient, putting out a paw now & then, until the first would get off & his brother would jump on & start running like mad. These were the famous Scooter & Skeeter. I never got tired of watching them. They were very gentle, maybe because we had been holding them since they first got a little fur on them. Occasionally one of them would escape & they were so easy to catch. We'd just put a cardboard tube down & sit back to wait. Within a few minutes, a little gerbil would appear from under the sofa or somewhere, go right to the tube & inside! If I had someone who would be reliable at cleaning the cage, I'd consider it

again. But probably not until the little ones in the family are a few years older. Whew! Another long story. Ramblin' Rose Moderator Reply-To: Neurosarcoidosis To: Neurosarcoidosis Subject: Re:

QuestionsDate: Fri, 09 Jun 2006 16:07:26 -0000 Rose, I kinda like Tuttle - if he stays for more than a week - Tuttle will be it. BTW did I let you know Nurse Betty passed away. I didn't have her as long as Dr. Claw but it still made me sad. My husband gave her a burial at sea. I don't think I will get anymore; I worry that I am doing something wrong. Terri G. > > > > Hi Everybody, Hope everything is going ok with you all.> > > >> > > > I have a question if you don't mind. I have had trouble off and > on> > with an unusual pain mostly in the right side of my head above my > ear. 2> > of 3 times this pain has felt like someone stuck a 38 to my head and> > pulled the trigger, the only thing that I imagine would be > different was> > it took a while for the pain to stop, and the very last time this> > happened it felt like something went up my carotid to my head, dummy> > here even tried to catch it before it got

to the top. I have also > had> > this funny jab in my head off and on for a while, but usually they > are> > spaced out pretty good. All of a sudden this has changed in the > last 2> > weeks, the pain has started coming more often. I get a less severe > pain> > almost always in the same spot as the other that feels like someone > is> > trying to push something through my head, it hurts like the dickens > but> > doesn't last as long as the other, the difference is it has started> > making me dizzy and nauseous, which lasts for 20 or 25 minutes even> > > > though the pain has stopped. It's never done that before. What > is> > this? Any ideas?> > > >> > > > I know you guys are not doctors, but I trust your answers more. > You> > have been there and seem to understand the weird way I

ask a > question.> > Sorry about that by the way.> > > >> > > > As always//Connie> > > >> > > > ---------------------------------> > > > How low will we go? Check out Yahoo! Messenger�s low> > PC-to-Phone call rates.> > > >> > > >> > > > ---------------------------------> > > > Love cheap thrills? Enjoy PC-to-Phone calls to 30+ countries for> > just 2�/min with Yahoo! Messenger with Voice.> > > >> > > > __________________________________________________> > > >