Another video in the series of Ants vs .....
Looks like there is going to be more than one or two deaths from the pet ants with the introduction of three crickets into the ecosphere. And to think that I was worried about being bitten by a grasshopper. These crickets can be lethal. They might also be a bit amorous when it comes to ants. Check out the close-up.
Ants versus Crickets
Showing posts with label pet. Show all posts
Showing posts with label pet. Show all posts
Saturday, March 13, 2010
Friday, November 07, 2008
Now I Know Why Farmers Hate Rabbits
We have discovered why farmers hate rabbits. It's because they dig holes. Now, Stew has a perfectly decent hutch to live in but he's decided to dig a burrow, it's taken him about eight months to think about it, underneath my shed. I'm going to have to put a stop to it. Last night when I went outside to photograph his paw-work I caught him in the act.
Stew caught in the act extending his burrow beneath my shed
Stew Rabbit caught in the act.
Stew's handiwork, or paw-work, beneath my shed.
Stew's hiding spot at the back fence.
Stew has started digging elsewhere in the garden.
Stew caught in the act extending his burrow beneath my shed
Stew Rabbit caught in the act.
Stew's handiwork, or paw-work, beneath my shed.
Stew's hiding spot at the back fence.
Stew has started digging elsewhere in the garden.Saturday, October 18, 2008
Online Games - Rabbid Droppings
Quite topical this game - Rabbid Droppings - with our misbehaving rabbit in mind. The boy scored 17240 points. Beat that.
Friday, October 17, 2008
Just When I Thought I Needed A Dog
A couple of weeks ago I was chasing Stew around the backyard in an attempt to put him in his hutch and away for the night. I was thinking to myself, "I might have to buy a dog to help me round him up. Similar to a sheepdog but more of a rabbitdog." And with that thought he bounded off to the hutch and entered the open door. All by himself. Mind you he gave the hutch a big thump to show his displeasure. I was astounded. We've had him since February and he's just gotten more and more difficult to put away of an evening.
For 11 days he was cared for by some friends whilst we were on holiday. When I saw cared for I leave out reference to his escape and subsequent capture in the middle of the road on his second day there.
He's been back home for two days. When I went to collect him last night he headed straight for the hutch and jumped in. And here was me thinking that this is a dumb animal. He's put one over me for eight months.
For 11 days he was cared for by some friends whilst we were on holiday. When I saw cared for I leave out reference to his escape and subsequent capture in the middle of the road on his second day there.
He's been back home for two days. When I went to collect him last night he headed straight for the hutch and jumped in. And here was me thinking that this is a dumb animal. He's put one over me for eight months.
Monday, September 01, 2008
It's Not The Great Wall Of China
It's not the Great Wall of China but it is designed to keep the rabbit out. Kept me busy for a couple of afternoons. Stew must be wondering what the heck is happening.
Not the Great Wall of China1.
Not the Great Wall of China2.
Not the Great Wall of China3.
Not the Great Wall of China4.
Not the Great Wall of China5.
Not the Great Wall of China1.
Not the Great Wall of China2.
Not the Great Wall of China3.
Not the Great Wall of China4.
Not the Great Wall of China5.
Wednesday, April 02, 2008
Rabbit Stew Is On Tonight's Menu
That rabbit would be on the menu tonight if we were going out for tea. Little bugger has chewed through the speaker wires on my stereo. It's a pity that I wasn't listening to it at the time. I wonder how much damage he has done to the power cables in the vicinity.
Rabbit stew. Mmmm. Just in time for the onset of winter.
Rabbit stew. Mmmm. Just in time for the onset of winter.
Wednesday, March 05, 2008
Revenge Of The Rabbit
Not quite sure if you could classify it as revenge but the rabbit had a go at Miky yesterday. She caught him on the sofa where he peed and poohed. I guess that, as a male, he is just marking out his territory. Still, not on my sofa, fella. She gave him a couple of smacks to get him off the sofa. Then he started chasing her. She tried to shoo him away with her hands and then with a towel. Still he kept coming.
And then the revenge came. He peed on her leg. Worse was to come. Yu-Jin had news at school that day and guess what he told the class about? Yes, of course he revealed the story of the rabbit's revenge on his mother to his classmates. And now I'm telling the world this story. And all three people who read my blog.
His nuts are gonna get chopped soon if this behaviour doesn't stop. Now the pet shop assistant said that desexing a male rabbit wasn't very expensive. Which part of $110 isn't expensive, I'd like to know.
Revenge is sweet. But not necessarily so if you are a rabbit.
And then the revenge came. He peed on her leg. Worse was to come. Yu-Jin had news at school that day and guess what he told the class about? Yes, of course he revealed the story of the rabbit's revenge on his mother to his classmates. And now I'm telling the world this story. And all three people who read my blog.
His nuts are gonna get chopped soon if this behaviour doesn't stop. Now the pet shop assistant said that desexing a male rabbit wasn't very expensive. Which part of $110 isn't expensive, I'd like to know.
Revenge is sweet. But not necessarily so if you are a rabbit.
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
Ant Mine
Cool toy, is the Ant Mine. I promised the boy to buy him one for Christmas and his grandma provided the money for it. It's only taken two months for the National Geographic shop to get it back in stock so I bought it on Sunday.
The boy was quite excited by it and wanted to put it together by himself. I was busy washing the dishes. Imagine my surprise when he walked into the kitchen with a surgical mask and gloves on! They were provided to protect him from some harmful substance used to build the ant mine. Turns out that it was for the plaster of paris which had to be mixed and set into a mould. We did that together. Forty five minutes later and it was ready for painting. Then it had to set overnight.
Next evening we had to finish building it and catch about 20 ants to install. The boy wasn't having much luck as he'd only managed to collect about three ants with his fingers. I went outside with a spoon and we had something like 22 ants before too long. Put them in the fridge for 20 minutes before they were subdued enough to let loose in the ant mine.
They don't take long to awaken though. Before long many of them were scurrying around the mine, shifting the dirt and sugar we'd dropped in their also, and generally making themselves at home. There is one entry point for water and another for food. This afternoon I caught a live shield bug and inserted it into the ant mine. I'm a sadistic bastard. It's fun to watch nature at work.
Ant Mine Terrarium
The boy was quite excited by it and wanted to put it together by himself. I was busy washing the dishes. Imagine my surprise when he walked into the kitchen with a surgical mask and gloves on! They were provided to protect him from some harmful substance used to build the ant mine. Turns out that it was for the plaster of paris which had to be mixed and set into a mould. We did that together. Forty five minutes later and it was ready for painting. Then it had to set overnight.
Next evening we had to finish building it and catch about 20 ants to install. The boy wasn't having much luck as he'd only managed to collect about three ants with his fingers. I went outside with a spoon and we had something like 22 ants before too long. Put them in the fridge for 20 minutes before they were subdued enough to let loose in the ant mine.
They don't take long to awaken though. Before long many of them were scurrying around the mine, shifting the dirt and sugar we'd dropped in their also, and generally making themselves at home. There is one entry point for water and another for food. This afternoon I caught a live shield bug and inserted it into the ant mine. I'm a sadistic bastard. It's fun to watch nature at work.
Ant Mine Terrarium
Sunday, February 24, 2008
Update On The Rabbit
Young Stew, or Tommy as other members of the household refer to him, is a funny creature. He'll run around the house and spin 180 degrees much like a little dog would. He pees and poos in the one spot although he does leave a few pellets around the house. Miky bought him a dog bed and filled it with straw for sleeping in but he prefers to crawl under the buffet and sleep there. I guess no-one can bother him there. He's rather affectionate and will come and sit next to you. Yesterday he jumped up on the couch five times. Talk about a wascally wabbit.
Miky was working yesterday from early in the morning and Stew would pop in to see what she was doing quite regularly. That's rather nice but he's not attention seeking like a dog. He will just about follow her around the house. I guess it's got something to do with the fact that she feeds him. He'll even let her kiss him.
The biggest surprise of having Stew as a pet is the missus. As I've mentioned before she's a bit of a clean freak. Now with rabbit poo around the house and hay, pee and poo throughout the laundry you'd think that she couldn't handle it. To my shock it doesn't bother her. And to think that the choice of dog we had was narrowed down to a couple of breeds because they were the only ones that didn't drop hair. Yep, she was worried about dog hair lying about the place. No such qualms about rabbit poo.
Miky was working yesterday from early in the morning and Stew would pop in to see what she was doing quite regularly. That's rather nice but he's not attention seeking like a dog. He will just about follow her around the house. I guess it's got something to do with the fact that she feeds him. He'll even let her kiss him.
The biggest surprise of having Stew as a pet is the missus. As I've mentioned before she's a bit of a clean freak. Now with rabbit poo around the house and hay, pee and poo throughout the laundry you'd think that she couldn't handle it. To my shock it doesn't bother her. And to think that the choice of dog we had was narrowed down to a couple of breeds because they were the only ones that didn't drop hair. Yep, she was worried about dog hair lying about the place. No such qualms about rabbit poo.
Sunday, February 17, 2008
Meet The Newest Member Of The Household
It's been a long time coming but we have a new member in our household. His name is Stew. Well, that's what I call him. Miky and Yu-Jin have called him Tommy. Miky's preference was Oliver. I'm sticking with Stew.
Miky bought him today. We actually went looking for a rabbit last weekend but saw a few other animals of interest. At one store we saw a beagle puppy but at $825 that was a bit much. At another store there were Jack Russell pups for $450. Just a bit more than the $100 dad paid for Georgina back in about 1981. A few of the shops near the boy's school were closed when we arrived so Miky went back after school one day. She fell in love with a four month old bunny who was the size of a medium dog.
I didn't feel like paying $120 for a small cage or $200 for a medium cage for the rabbit so we looked in the paper. Found a couple for $50 within half an hour drive. Pity I couldn't fit it in the car with the rest of the family in it. I took a day off work, which I worked today instead, so that we could spend the whole day shopping. The new Ikea store has opened in Osborne Park and it's massive. Arrived at lunch time and had to queue for about 15 minutes to get lunch. Whilst in line a magician came to entertain us and then gave the boy a $5 gift voucher. Bonus. Ikea was so busy that you couldn't think and we didn't end up buying anything although we had heaps on our shopping list. Disappointing that. It's about four times the size of the old store.
Spent much of the morning and some of the afternoon hunting for tiles to redo the bathroom. Picked up pretty much what we wanted too. Not a bad days shopping.
This morning Miky bought another bunny. This time it was a tawny coloured dwarf lop, I think. I drove up to the guy's house with the rabbit hutch for sale and we only just managed to fit it into my car. Funny, I've put a whole Ikea kitchen into my car before.
Once home my missus informed me that the mozzies were bothering Stew and I would have to cover the hutch with mosquito wire. Duly went to Bunnings to purchase said article and then spent another hour installing it. Came up ok.
It seems that Stew is quite comfortable inside our house. He has a pee and a poo in the same place and likes wandering around the house. Stew is especially fond of hiding behind the buffet.
Stew just stretching out
Psycho Stew
Miky bought him today. We actually went looking for a rabbit last weekend but saw a few other animals of interest. At one store we saw a beagle puppy but at $825 that was a bit much. At another store there were Jack Russell pups for $450. Just a bit more than the $100 dad paid for Georgina back in about 1981. A few of the shops near the boy's school were closed when we arrived so Miky went back after school one day. She fell in love with a four month old bunny who was the size of a medium dog.
I didn't feel like paying $120 for a small cage or $200 for a medium cage for the rabbit so we looked in the paper. Found a couple for $50 within half an hour drive. Pity I couldn't fit it in the car with the rest of the family in it. I took a day off work, which I worked today instead, so that we could spend the whole day shopping. The new Ikea store has opened in Osborne Park and it's massive. Arrived at lunch time and had to queue for about 15 minutes to get lunch. Whilst in line a magician came to entertain us and then gave the boy a $5 gift voucher. Bonus. Ikea was so busy that you couldn't think and we didn't end up buying anything although we had heaps on our shopping list. Disappointing that. It's about four times the size of the old store.
Spent much of the morning and some of the afternoon hunting for tiles to redo the bathroom. Picked up pretty much what we wanted too. Not a bad days shopping.
This morning Miky bought another bunny. This time it was a tawny coloured dwarf lop, I think. I drove up to the guy's house with the rabbit hutch for sale and we only just managed to fit it into my car. Funny, I've put a whole Ikea kitchen into my car before.
Once home my missus informed me that the mozzies were bothering Stew and I would have to cover the hutch with mosquito wire. Duly went to Bunnings to purchase said article and then spent another hour installing it. Came up ok.
It seems that Stew is quite comfortable inside our house. He has a pee and a poo in the same place and likes wandering around the house. Stew is especially fond of hiding behind the buffet.
Stew just stretching out
Psycho Stew
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