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home for gorgeus cat
A few weeks ago this really beautiful Calico cat turned up at my house, I keep my doors opena lot so it has been comeing in and has made itsself at home thing is my husband likes birds and dogs, we have not got a dog yet but hope to soon, he doesnt want a cat,in fact he says its the cat or him, it had been bringing lizeads dead and alive all over the house, I am trying to find a home for it, I am willing to donate ,pay for fixings and shots etc, Anyone near the San Diego/ LA area any ideas how I can do this, the local sheleter do not have a no kill policy and I couldnt take it to anywhere like that. Be grateful for some input guys....Thanks
What a day I have had... the cat has to go to a good home where do you live you cat lovers .. I am near LA ...can travel ...to get it a good home..today feeling kind I let her out and watched her so she didnt climb or do anything untoward to make those sutures fall out, although maybe she has forgotten all that now she is "fixed" well she dragged lizards in to the house, ate one ,drove me nuts ,chasing another around the kitchen to get it outside, alive,.. good job the Master of the house wasnt here he would have smacked her on the head,the cat I mean, see what I am up against so come on what can I do she cant stay here, even if I hated lizards, I and he wont be able to deal with it anyone want to swop a nice 2 year old doggie for a young , clever, pretty, smart cat that likes" lizards...
I did not see the bee picture - I'll take a look. I couldn't do that - allergic to bee stings! UGH!!! I used to be frightened of all spiders, but lately there's a female spider that comes to our bedroom every year at the same time to lay eggs. I've gotten used to her (but I do kill the nest - I can't stand having a bunch of babies around). She walks around the ceiling of my apartment. My cats cackle at her - but leave her alone. I used to freak with this type of thing, but now I just let her go her way. I feel bad killing the babies, but the first year she came and laid the eggs, we didn't know and ended up with millions of babies all over our bedroom. It was horrible! I just can't do that again! ICK!!!!
That's why I found it interesting to see another person not afraid of handling things that other people are afraid of. Did you see my picture with the male bee?
I wonder if the same is true with insects to a degree. One time in fall my sister came home with a huge female katidid. I picked it up and it it chirped its wings (surprised me, but I read later some species both genders can chirp) and it bit me pretty hard. I dropped it in surprise. I picked it up later and it never did that again. It eventually stopped biting. I could hold it and it was very calm. If I didn't handle it for a while, then it started to get a little defensive. Unfortunately it was the end of the season and the katidid eventually died.
The same kind of tameness happens to caterpillars. One of my hobbies is to raise butterflies. If you catch a caterpillar in the wild, it will often curl up into a ball, and it may also spit out green stuff. (Gross). On rare occasions I have been bit by a caterpillar. (doesn't really hurt, but just seems strange and they tend to spit) But if I kept the caterpillar in captivity and fed it each day and handled it a little and let it walk on my hand, then it would eventually stop curling up. The spitting would be non existant.
If I kept them in captivity and didn't handle them or touch them, then they would curl up and get defensive almost like they would in the wild.
I can't keep adult butterflies, so I let them go after their wings have hardened and hopefully before they start flying around in the container. Their wild instincts pretty much take over from there. I suspect snakes and other reptiles naturally aren't used to being handled.
Same thing with feral cats or any animal. I can rest my head on Waldo and cuddle with him, but that's because I do that just about every day. When we first got him, he was very comfortable being pet, but not being held and if I put my head on him, he'd twitch his tail and get away. He wouldn't take me resting my arm around him. Now he takes it really well and is very comfortable with that if I get him at the right time.
It takes that gradual process to get a cuddly animal. By handling it each day, it builds up a sense of trust each time. Depending on the degree of wild instincts, this process may take longer or be easily reversed if not not done on a consistant basis.
I wonder if the same is true with insects to a degree. One time in fall my sister came home with a huge female katidid. I picked it up and it it chirped its wings (surprised me, but I read later some species both genders can chirp) and it bit me pretty hard. I dropped it in surprise. I picked it up later and it never did that again. It eventually stopped biting. I could hold it and it was very calm. If I didn't handle it for a while, then it started to get a little defensive. Unfortunately it was the end of the season and the katidid eventually died.
The same kind of tameness happens to caterpillars. One of my hobbies is to raise butterflies. If you catch a caterpillar in the wild, it will often curl up into a ball, and it may also spit out green stuff. (Gross). On rare occasions I have been bit by a caterpillar. (doesn't really hurt, but just seems strange and they tend to spit) But if I kept the caterpillar in captivity and fed it each day and handled it a little and let it walk on my hand, then it would eventually stop curling up. The spitting would be non existant.
If I kept them in captivity and didn't handle them or touch them, then they would curl up and get defensive almost like they would in the wild.
I can't keep adult butterflies, so I let them go after their wings have hardened and hopefully before they start flying around in the container. Their wild instincts pretty much take over from there. I suspect snakes and other reptiles naturally aren't used to being handled.
Same thing with feral cats or any animal. I can rest my head on Waldo and cuddle with him, but that's because I do that just about every day. When we first got him, he was very comfortable being pet, but not being held and if I put my head on him, he'd twitch his tail and get away. He wouldn't take me resting my arm around him. Now he takes it really well and is very comfortable with that if I get him at the right time.
It takes that gradual process to get a cuddly animal. By handling it each day, it builds up a sense of trust each time. Depending on the degree of wild instincts, this process may take longer or be easily reversed if not not done on a consistant basis.
Hey MJ: Earlier I said my brother "lives" with us and it was a type I meant it "lived" with us. LOL!!!!
Yes, pinkies are baby mice. Cornsnakes are very pretty. Pebbles was very unique in her look. I have some pictures of them somewhere and when I find them I'll post them. Cornsnakes are pretty mellow snakes too. The Ball Pythons are normally mellow but when Tom wasn't able to hold them as often they turned bitie. That was discouraging. It saddened Tom a lot. But, the guy who has them is rehabilitating the one and the other one has stopped biting. The rat snake/northern pine mix has started biting, which really surprised me. I wonder if it was the change in owners. He's been with me for 4 years. He had an amazing personality and so I fear that he misses me. But, I'm sure he'll get better. Pebbles and Rocky are used in the school program regularly and I think that's awesome. There are so many misconceptions about snakes.
Yes, pinkies are baby mice. Cornsnakes are very pretty. Pebbles was very unique in her look. I have some pictures of them somewhere and when I find them I'll post them. Cornsnakes are pretty mellow snakes too. The Ball Pythons are normally mellow but when Tom wasn't able to hold them as often they turned bitie. That was discouraging. It saddened Tom a lot. But, the guy who has them is rehabilitating the one and the other one has stopped biting. The rat snake/northern pine mix has started biting, which really surprised me. I wonder if it was the change in owners. He's been with me for 4 years. He had an amazing personality and so I fear that he misses me. But, I'm sure he'll get better. Pebbles and Rocky are used in the school program regularly and I think that's awesome. There are so many misconceptions about snakes.
Pinkies are baby mice, right?
I had to google up "corn snake". Those are very beautiful. They look like leopards or cheetahs, but scales instead of fur. Ball pythons are very pretty too, but a lot bigger.
I can imagine it would be tough having to give up any pet, especially something that beautiful. It sounds like you did the right thing and they are in good hands. You get to visit Pebbles and your other snakes, right?
At one time I wanted to have a pet lizzard, maybe an iguana, but when I read about how huge they can get and how mean they are, I decided I don't have the time or space. Iguanas need to be held regularly from young to adult, so they can be comfortable with handling. If not they can grow really mean.
I took care of a gecko once. That was over spring break at our high school. Basically it just slept most of the time and would eat crickets every once and a while. The crickets were more interesting to watch. There were some male cricket "perverts". They would chirp and chirp right in front of a female nymph, hoping she would be interested..... They'd even dance a little in front of her.
I had to google up "corn snake". Those are very beautiful. They look like leopards or cheetahs, but scales instead of fur. Ball pythons are very pretty too, but a lot bigger.
I can imagine it would be tough having to give up any pet, especially something that beautiful. It sounds like you did the right thing and they are in good hands. You get to visit Pebbles and your other snakes, right?
At one time I wanted to have a pet lizzard, maybe an iguana, but when I read about how huge they can get and how mean they are, I decided I don't have the time or space. Iguanas need to be held regularly from young to adult, so they can be comfortable with handling. If not they can grow really mean.
I took care of a gecko once. That was over spring break at our high school. Basically it just slept most of the time and would eat crickets every once and a while. The crickets were more interesting to watch. There were some male cricket "perverts". They would chirp and chirp right in front of a female nymph, hoping she would be interested..... They'd even dance a little in front of her.
MJ: Yes, we had snakes! My hubby had two ball pythons and I had two cornsnakes and one black rat snake/northern pine mix. My two cornsnakes were Pebbles and Rocky and the black rat was Blade. We finally had to give them away since we no longer had the time to give them. They deserve to be held regularly and we just couldn't do it anymore. I miss my Pebbles the most. I got her as a baby and she would not eat unless I held her in my hand and dangled her food (frozen dead pinkies) in front of her. But, then when she started getting bigger I had to start putting her into a separate container to feed her - I was afraid she would accidentally bite me. Blade bit me once by accident - he thought I had more food for him and went at my thumb. He bit and let go immediately once he realized it wasn't food. It stung a bit but wasn't too bad. I miss them so much!
I used to be terrified of snakes but my brother lives with us and started a business selling and buying snakes. Well, he brought Pebbles home (she was about 3 weeks old) and so tiny! I fell in love with her and she became mine. Hubby was shocked because he always wanted snakes but I would never allow them in the house! LOL!!! So, that was the beginning of my love affair with snakes and I no longer fear them. We recently went to a reptile expo and the man who took our snakes for us rescues reptiles and he uses my snakes in his school program. So, he brought Pebbles with him so I could hold her. I must of spent about an hour holding her and did not want to give her back! LOL!!! He said she does really well with the kids. She's beautiful! I never thought I'd say that about a snake!
But, we have 5 cats in our home and that's plenty. Dino died about a year ago and so we no longer have any reptiles. I posted a picture of my Daisy on my photos page - one when she was a kitten and a picture of her sibling - and she looks just like him right now. She's beautiful! I'm also posting a picture of the kitten we found in August and then sometime over the next few days I'll post the others too.
Hugs,
Janet
I used to be terrified of snakes but my brother lives with us and started a business selling and buying snakes. Well, he brought Pebbles home (she was about 3 weeks old) and so tiny! I fell in love with her and she became mine. Hubby was shocked because he always wanted snakes but I would never allow them in the house! LOL!!! So, that was the beginning of my love affair with snakes and I no longer fear them. We recently went to a reptile expo and the man who took our snakes for us rescues reptiles and he uses my snakes in his school program. So, he brought Pebbles with him so I could hold her. I must of spent about an hour holding her and did not want to give her back! LOL!!! He said she does really well with the kids. She's beautiful! I never thought I'd say that about a snake!
But, we have 5 cats in our home and that's plenty. Dino died about a year ago and so we no longer have any reptiles. I posted a picture of my Daisy on my photos page - one when she was a kitten and a picture of her sibling - and she looks just like him right now. She's beautiful! I'm also posting a picture of the kitten we found in August and then sometime over the next few days I'll post the others too.
Hugs,
Janet
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